Achondroplasia Trial Design: US FDA Panel Moves Patient-Centered Development To The Forefront

Advisory committee’s recommendations on secondary endpoints for pivotal studies reflects patient and caregiver comments during the open public hearing about the disease’s clinical complications, including ear infections and sleep apnea, and challenges performing activities of daily living.

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A US FDA advisory committee’s recommendations on secondary endpoints for achondroplasia drug studies highlight the impact that patient and caregiver testimony can have on clinical trial design.

At their May 11 meeting, the agency’s Pediatric Advisory Committee and Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee said pivotal studies...

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