For Immediate Release
Benefiting from Orphan Drug and Rare Pediatric Disease Designations for Gene Therapy
Contact: Kathryn Ryan
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New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2023 —Providing an overview of the submissions process and examples of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) applications for Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD), a new article can help developers of gene therapies for rare genetic diseases. The article is published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy. Click here to read the article now.
Anne Pariser and Elizabeth Ottinger, from the National Center for Advancing in Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health, and coauthors, describe the ODD and RPDD programs, which provide financial incentives for the development of diagnostic drugs, preventive measures, and treatments of diseases affecting small patient populations.
To facilitate the standardization of gene therapy development of rare genetic diseases, the NCATS developed the Platform Vector Gene Therapy (PaVe-GT) program. The first adeno-associated virus gene therapy product for the treatment of PCCA-related propionic academia received ODD in 2021 and RPDD in 2022. In this article, members of the PaVe-GT program emphasize the significance of these incentive programs in stimulating drug development and illustrate how developers of gene therapies can utilize FDA guidance to prepare ODD or RPDD applications.
“The PaVe-GT program is pioneering regulatory and clinical trial approaches to broaden the impact of gene therapy,” says Editor-in-Chief Terence R. Flotte, MD, Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education and Dean, Provost, and Executive Deputy Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.
About the Journal
Human Gene Therapy, the Official Journal of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy and eight other international gene therapy societies, was the first peer-reviewed journal in the field and provides all-inclusive access to the critical pillars of human gene therapy: research, methods, and clinical applications. The Journal is led by Editor-in-Chief Terence R. Flotte, MD, Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education and Dean, Provost, and Executive Deputy Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and an esteemed international editorial board. Human Gene Therapy is available in print and online. Complete tables of contents and a sample issue are available on the Human Gene Therapy website.
About the Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a global media company dedicated to creating, curating, and delivering impactful peer-reviewed research and authoritative content services to advance the fields of biotechnology and the life sciences, specialized clinical medicine, and public health and policy. For complete information, please visit the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. website.