This program grants a voucher for priority review from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which aim to render a decision within 6 months (in contrast to 10 for a standard review). The developed drug for which the voucher is awarded must be intended for a rare disease or condition and that primarily affect individuals from 0 to 18 years. The voucher can be utilized for any other drug development program.

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At the FDA, the Patient Affairs Staff (PAS) is devoted to supporting cross-cutting patient engagement activities across the FDA. Its mission is to coordinate and support patient engagement activities across FDA to facilitate awareness and collaboration with patients, their advocates and the FDA

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This FDA program allows early access to drugs and medical devices before marketing approval, under regulatory oversight with collection of Safety data, to individual patients with serious or immediately life-threatening diseases or conditions who lack therapeutic alternatives. This includes emergency and non-emergency expanded access.

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The RDCRN is made up of multiple individual, Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortium (RDCRC) and a Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC). The RDCRCs are intended to advance the diagnosis, management, and treatment of rare diseases with a focus on clinical trial readiness

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An overview of the biomarker qualification process that provides information on current evidentiary considerations. It also provides new information on the evolution of the role that preclinical qualification plays in clinical qualification of biomarkers and the novel approaches that are being utilized to improve the process

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This guidance provides a framework for interactions between the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the entity proposing the DDT for qualification (the submitter). It also explains the kinds of data that should be submitted to support qualification of a DDT and creates a mechanism for CDER’s formal review of the data to ultimately qualify the DDT.

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