Evolving Real-World Data and Evidence Use for New Drugs and Regenerative Medical Products Approvals in Japan-An Analysis of the 6-Year Trend. [PDF]
Several regulatory initiatives have been made to clarify the acceptability and requirements of real‐world data and real‐world evidence (RWD/E) for the benefit/risk assessment of new medical products in Japan. The objectives of this review were to characterize the use of RWD/E in regulatory applications of new medical products and to describe the ...
Okami S, Shimotsumagari K, Sadatsuki Y.
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Real-World Outcomes of Avelumab Maintenance Therapy in Patients With Curatively Unresectable Urothelial Carcinoma in Japan: Results From the Final Analysis of Postmarketing Surveillance. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Avelumab maintenance therapy was approved in Japan in February 2021 for the treatment of curatively unresectable urothelial carcinoma (UC) that has not progressed after prior chemotherapy based on results from the JAVELIN Bladder 100 phase 3 trial.
Kikuchi E +7 more
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Identifying Pediatric Drug Safety Knowledge Gaps: An Integrated Approach Leveraging Real-World Data, a Biomedical Knowledge Base, and Postmarketing Surveillance Data. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Drug safety has historically been understudied in pediatric populations, rendering them “therapeutic orphans.” Pediatric drug indications and dosages are often inferred by extrapolating safety, efficacy, and dosing data from adult studies, leading to widespread off‐label use.
Rahurkar S +8 more
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Monthly buprenorphine depot injection (SUBLOCADE®) for opioid use disorder during pregnancy. [PDF]
Abstract Background and Objectives Untreated opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnancy is associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes, maternal morbidity, and maternal mortality. This article will inform clinicians about the use of monthly extended‐release buprenorphine (BUP‐XR, SUBLOCADE®) to treat OUD during pregnancy and postpartum.
Ramage M +3 more
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A Real-World Pharmacovigilance Study of Fruquintinib Based on the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Database. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Fruquintinib is a highly selective small‐molecule inhibitor that targets vascular endothelial growth factor receptors and is approved for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Given its increasing clinical adoption, a comprehensive pharmacovigilance evaluation of the adverse events (AEs) is warranted.
Xu Y, Wang D, Xu Y.
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A Guide for Initiating and Managing Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy Clinical Trials in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. [PDF]
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy, long transformative in oncology, is now rapidly emerging as a frontier in autoimmune rheumatic diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), driven by accumulating evidence of deep B‐cell depletion, immune “resetting,” and durable drug‐free remission in early studies, yet its translation into
Caricchio R +11 more
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Postmarketing Surveillance for "Modified-Risk" Tobacco Products [PDF]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acquired authority to regulate tobacco products in 2009. This authority will provide a structured process for manufacturers to introduce products that may have "modified-risk" for morbidity or mortality relative to traditional tobacco products, with postmarketing surveillance and studies a condition of ...
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Evidence and Extrapolation: Mechanisms for Regulating Off-Label Uses of Drugs and Devices [PDF]
A recurring, foundational issue for evidence-based regulation is deciding whether to extend governmental approval from an existing use with sufficient current evidence of safety and efficacy to a novel use for which such evidence is currently lacking ...
Abbott, Ryan, Ayres, Ian
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Safety profile of oxcarbazepine: results from a prescription-event monitoring study [PDF]
Purpose: To monitor safety of oxcarbazepine, prescribed in primary care in England, using prescription-event monitoring (PEM). Methods: Postmarketing surveillance using observational cohort technique of PEM.
Buggy, Y. +3 more
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