🧬FDA Draft Guidance on Clinical Trials for Gene Therapy Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled "Innovative Designs for Clinical Trials of Cellular and Gene Therapy Products in Small Populations." The draft guidance document provides recommendations to sponsors who are planning clinical trials of cell and gene therapy (CGT) products intended for use in a disease or condition that affects a small population, generally one that meets the definition of a rare disease or condition under section 526(a)(2) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360bb(a)(2)). It describes FDA requirements and provides considerations for the use of various clinical trial designs and endpoints to generate clinical evidence to support product licensure. The recommendations are intended for sponsors developing CGTs intended for use in small populations to leverage the use of innovative trial designs to simultaneously expedite drug development and generate data necessary to demonstrate substantial evidence of effectiveness.
Learn More🏥Public Workshop on Pediatric Therapeutics and Neonatal Product Development
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the following public workshop entitled "Advancing the Development of Pediatric Therapeutics (ADEPT) 10: Addressing Challenges in Neonatal Product Development--Leveraging Rare Disease Frameworks." The aim of the public workshop is to discuss common challenges in neonatal and rare disease product development and identify opportunities to leverage rare disease product development frameworks in the neonatal product development space.
Learn More💊FDA Approves TREMFYA Under Rare Pediatric Disease Voucher
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of approval of a product redeeming a priority review voucher. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) authorizes FDA to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of approved rare pediatric disease product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA is required to publish notice of the issuance of priority review vouchers as well as the approval of products redeeming a priority review voucher. FDA has determined that the supplemental application (Supplement-24) for TREMFYA (guselkumab), approved March 20, 2025, meets the criteria for redeeming a priority review voucher.
Learn More💊FDA Approves AMVUTTRA Under Priority Review Voucher
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of approval of a product redeeming a priority review voucher. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) authorizes FDA to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of approved rare pediatric disease product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA is required to publish notice of the issuance of priority review vouchers as well as the approval of products redeeming a priority review voucher. FDA has determined that the supplemental application (Supplement-06) for AMVUTTRA (vutrisiran), approved March 20, 2025, meets the criteria for redeeming a priority review voucher.
Learn More🧪FDA Issues Priority Review Voucher for Gomekli Product
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) authorizes FDA to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of approved rare pediatric disease product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA is required to publish notice of the award of the priority review voucher. FDA has determined that GOMEKLI (mirdametinib), approved on February 11, 2025, manufactured by SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc., meets the criteria for a priority review voucher.
Learn More💊FDA Issues Priority Review Voucher for Rare Pediatric Disease Product
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) authorizes FDA to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of approved rare pediatric disease product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA is required to publish notice of the award of the priority review voucher. FDA has determined that ALHEMO (concizumab-mtci), approved on December 20, 2024, manufactured by Novo Nordisk, Inc., meets the criteria for a priority review voucher.
Learn More💊FDA Issues Priority Review Voucher for CRENESSITY (Crinecerfont)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of a priority review voucher to the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease product application. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) authorizes FDA to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of approved rare pediatric disease product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA is required to publish notice of the award of the priority review voucher. FDA has determined that CRENESSITY (crinecerfont), approved on December 13, 2024, manufactured by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., meets the criteria for a priority review voucher.
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