2019
Postmarketing commitments for novel drugs and biologics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: a cross-sectional analysis
Wallach JD, Luxkaranayagam AT, Dhruva SS, Miller JE, Ross JS. Postmarketing commitments for novel drugs and biologics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Medicine 2019, 17: 117. PMID: 31203816, PMCID: PMC6572730, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1344-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew clinical trialsClinical trialsPostmarketing commitmentFDA approvalPeer-reviewed journalsNovel drugsPharmaceutical companiesCross-sectional analysisRate of completionRates of registrationClinical studiesPublic reporting requirementsFirst approvalTherapeutic evaluationUS FoodDrug AdministrationTrialsNew drugsFDA documentsBiologicsFDADrugsFDA recordsApprovalStatusAnalysis of Postapproval Clinical Trials of Therapeutics Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Without Clinical Postmarketing Requirements or Commitments
Skydel JJ, Luxkaranayagam AT, Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Wallach JD. Analysis of Postapproval Clinical Trials of Therapeutics Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Without Clinical Postmarketing Requirements or Commitments. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e193410. PMID: 31074812, PMCID: PMC6512282, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.3410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostapproval clinical trialsClinical trialsPrimary completion datePostmarketing requirementsNovel therapeuticsDrug AdministrationUS FoodNew indicationsPharmaceutical companiesNew clinical studiesCross-sectional analysisClinical outcomesStudy design elementsPatient populationUnapproved indicationsEfficacy dataClinical studiesStudy completionMAIN OUTCOMEFirst approvalMost trialsTrialsFDATherapeutic approvalsTherapeutics
2018
Postmarket studies required by the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs and biologics approved between 2009 and 2012: cross sectional analysis
Wallach JD, Egilman AC, Dhruva SS, McCarthy ME, Miller JE, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Ross JS. Postmarket studies required by the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs and biologics approved between 2009 and 2012: cross sectional analysis. The BMJ 2018, 361: k2031. PMID: 29794072, PMCID: PMC5967364, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studyCohort studyClinical trialsPostmarketing requirementsTimeliness of registrationNew drugsUS FoodDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy designNumber of patientsSectional analysisPostmarket studiesFirst approvalRegistrySecondary analysisTrialsBiologicsDrugsComparator typeAdministrationApprovalFDAFDA's authority