FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Bauer, Senior Regulatory Drug Expert — Our readers probably know that we value and advocate for patient engagement as an essential component in the development of medical products (see our firm’s commitment here ). The Guidance provides practical advice for device manufacturers to utilize patient engagement in clinical studies.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

6] It is inconsistent to say that LDTs must be regulated as medical devices because of the newness of the tests and then reduce the cost of the proposed regulation by declaring that half of all LDTs will be exempt from premarket review. That seems very unlikely to be the case, because exemptions apply only to well-established tests.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

STAR aims to facilitate earlier access to novel uses of existing therapies for patients with a serious condition with unmet medical needs. In brief, the process begins with a request for a presubmission informal teleconference (or alternatively, a discussion as part of a pre-sNDA or pre-sBLA meeting).

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