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Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

The Future of Patient Advocacy and Orphan Drug Development: Challenges and Opportunities

Despite advances in the orphan drug development process and the more prominent role that patient advocacy groups now play, researchers in this area still face a number of challenges. But, fortunately, increased collaboration between patient groups, industry leaders, and regulatory bodies can help overcome these hurdles. Barriers to orphan drug research include: Small population By definition,...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

4 Phases of Biomarker Method Validation in Rare Disease Research

Rare diseases present some unique obstacles for researchers that significantly contribute to the high cost of drug development. Fortunately, innovations in biomarker use have the potential to significantly cut back on these costs while improving data quality. However, before biomarkers can be used in this research, their associated collection, measurement, and evaluation methods must be validated. The key phases of biomarker...

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Consulting

Rare Disease Day 2017: With Research, Possibilities Are Limitless

One of the most rewarding efforts I’ve seen in my years working with Premier Research is watching our Rare Disease Day activities unfold. Every year we ask our employees to support Rare Disease Day in some way, so we can all remember how crucial our role is in clinical development, especially in this area of...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Biomarker Method Validation in Rare Disease Drug Development

While drug discovery has seen major advances over the last few years — especially in the domain of rare disease research — the number of new drug approvals has not kept pace with increasing development costs. However, the innovative use of biomarkers has the potential to change that trend. Biomarkers in Rare Disease Research Biomarkers are objectively measurable characteristics...

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Medical and Regulatory Affairs

8 Programs That Get Rare Cancer Treatments to Patients Faster

A variety of factors can make it difficult to conduct traditional full-scale clinical trials for new treatments of rare cancers. Consequently, because so little information is available, treatments for rare oncology patients are inadequate or nonexistent. Luckily for both patients and researchers, the FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have introduced regulations that expedite review and approval of certain investigative drugs. Expedited FDA...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Want to Study Rare Disease? Get Ready for These Roadblocks

A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, by definition affects a small percentage of the population. Most are genetic and appear early in life, with one in three children with a rare disease dying before their fifth birthday. While the definition of “rare” varies from country to country, the US defines a rare disease as...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Innovations in Rare Oncology Trial Design

A rare cancer is often defined as one with an incidence of less than 15 per 100,000. The patient populations of these conditions are so small that traditional clinical trial design strategies can be unfeasible. But, with such a low incidence, just why is rare oncology research so important? Why Rare Oncology Needs Innovation Keep in mind...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Rare Disease Research: 3 Biggest Hang-Ups to Patient Recruitment

When developing treatments for a relatively common illness or disease, patient recruitment is relatively straightforward.  Screening and data collection can generally be done in a centralized location in a highly controlled environment. Now, imagine the concentration of people with the disease is not high enough in your local area, or even your country for that...

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Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

Tales from the Road – World Congress Patient Advocacy Summit

This week’s Tales from the Road is from Angi Robison, Executive Director, Strategic Development Department, Rare Disease & Pediatrics, who gives us a bit about what she took away from the World Congress Patient Advocacy Summit back in October. Greetings from the road! I just had an excellent two days at the World Congress Patient Advocacy...

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Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Tales from the Road – World Orphan Drug Congress

Last week, I attended World Orphan Drug Congress in Belgium. It was my first WODC, and it was a productive three days in Brussels – even if it was held at the airport hotel, and we never left the building! The congress agenda covered a wide range of topics in the rare and orphan disease...

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