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Alnuhait M, Alshammari A, Alharbi M, AlOtaibi L, Alharbi R, Khobrani A, Alkhudair N, Alshamrani M, Alrajhi AM. Comparative Assessment of Drug Lag for Approved Oncology Targeted Therapies Between Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the European Union. Ther Innov Regul Sci 2024; 58:678-686. [PMID: 38536660 DOI: 10.1007/s43441-024-00642-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Pharmaceutical regulation on a global scale is a complex process, with regulatory bodies overseeing various aspects, including licensing, registration, manufacturing, marketing, and labeling. Among these, the USFDA plays a crucial role in upholding public health. The pharmaceutical industry contributes significantly to well-being by developing and distributing therapeutic agents. The journey of evaluating new pharmaceuticals involves meticulous examination through several phases, from safety and efficacy assessments to toxicity evaluation. Drug approval involves submitting New Drug Applications (NDAs) to regulatory agencies like the USFDA and EMA. However, disparities in durations contribute to the phenomenon known as "drug lag." This lag refers to delays in a pharmaceutical product's availability in one market compared to another. Addressing this issue is crucial, given its impact on patient access to treatments. METHOD This study aims to analyze the extent of drug lag, focusing on newly approved oncology targeted therapies in Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the European Union. Data for cancer treatments authorized by the USFDA, EMA, and SFDA from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 2022, were collected from regulatory agency websites. The data sources included authorization letters, prescription information, and evaluation documents. We conducted a comparative assessment of drug lag for approved oncology targeted therapies between Saudi Arabia, the US, and the EU. RESULT Our analysis identified 135 newly approved oncology-targeted drugs within the specified timeframe. Of these, 71 received approval in all three regions, while disparities were evident in others. The USFDA consistently had the highest number of approved drugs, with 98.5% of drugs initially approved there. In contrast, Saudi Arabia had the lowest number of approved drugs and a significantly longer median drug lag, indicating substantial delays in drug availability. CONCLUSION This study highlights the significance of mitigating drug lag to enhance global healthcare outcomes and patient access to innovative therapies. Further research and collaborative efforts are essential to bridging these disparities and promoting equitable healthcare worldwide.
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- Mohammed Alnuhait
- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Matsuda K, Nagai S, Sugimoto K. Drug approval delays in hematologic malignancies between Europe and the US and between Japan and the US: a clinical perspective. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2023; 53:1125-1129. [PMID: 37642224 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyad117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Since novel therapeutic agents for malignancies are developed rapidly mainly in the US, the interval of approval timing between the US and other countries is an important issue. Among them, drugs for hematologic malignancies tended to have a particularly long delays in Japan, but its characteristics have not been fully understood. This study assessed the approval delays in drugs for hematologic malignancies in Japan compared with that in Europe. METHODS Using the public database of Europe, Japan and the US, we analyzed the differences in drug approval delays between Europe and the US and between Japan and US according to disease. New molecular entity drugs for hematologic malignancies that were already approved in the US and were approved from April 2010 to March 2022 in Europe or Japan were identified. RESULTS The results showed the longer drug approval delays in Japan compared with that in Europe (29 vs. 9.4 months, median), presumably due to the lower proportion of participation in global clinical trials (37 vs. 94%). Notably, the participation rate in global clinical trials varied widely by disease in Japan, resulting in a greater difference in drug approval delays by disease. In contrast, when focusing on early phase trials, Japanese participation was uniformly very limited regardless of the disease. CONCLUSIONS The current study provided data that can be used as a basis for discussion on how to improve drug approval delays in drugs for hematologic malignancies.
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- Kensuke Matsuda
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Shibuya-ku, Japan
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- Department of Medical Development, Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Shibuya-ku, Japan
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Tao K, Yamazaki F, Kubo T, Sunami K, Kumamoto T, Arakawa A, Sugiyama M, Watanabe Y, Nakajima M, Shirakawa N, Tanimura K, Koyama T, Hirata M, Sudo K, Tanabe N, Watanabe T, Yoshida T, Kitami M, Yoshida A, Yatabe Y, Nakano Y, Ohira M, Kamijo T, Nakazawa A, Kato M, Ichimura K, Kohno T, Yamamoto N, Hishiki T, Ichikawa H, Ogawa C. Pediatric Precision Medicine at the National Cancer Center Japan: Prospective Genomic Study of Pediatric Patients with Cancer as Part of the TOP-GEAR Project. JCO Precis Oncol 2023; 7:e2200266. [PMID: 37410973 DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This single-center, prospective molecular profiling study characterizes genomic alterations and identifies therapeutic targets in advanced pediatric solid tumors. METHODS As part of the TOP-GEAR (Trial of Onco-Panel for Gene profiling to Estimate both Adverse events and Response by cancer treatment) project at the National Cancer Center (NCC), Japan, we enrolled pediatric patients with a refractory or recurrent disease during August 2016-December 2021 and performed genomic analysis of matched tumors and blood using originally developed cancer gene panels, NCC Oncopanel (ver. 4.0) and NCC Oncopanel Ped (ver. 1.0). RESULTS Of 142 patients (age, 1-28 years) enrolled, 128 (90%) were evaluable for genomic analysis; 76 (59%) patients harbored at least one reportable somatic or germline alteration. The tumor samples were collected during the initial diagnosis in 65 (51%) patients, after treatment initiation in 11 (9%) patients, and upon either disease progression or relapse in 52 (41%) patients. The leading altered gene was TP53, followed by MYCN, MYC, CDKN2A, and CDK4. The commonly affected molecular processes were transcription, cell-cycle regulation, epigenetic modifiers, and RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling. Twelve (9%) patients carried pathogenic germline variants in cancer-predisposing genes. Potentially actionable findings were identified in 40 (31%) patients; to date, 13 (10%) patients have received the recommended therapy on the basis of their genomic profiles. Although four patients had access to targeted therapy through clinical trials, the agents were used in nine patients in an off-label setting. CONCLUSION The implementation of genomic medicine has furthered our understanding of tumor biology and provided new therapeutic strategies. However, the paucity of proposed agents limits the full potential of actionability, emphasizing the significance of facilitating access to targeted cancer therapies.
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- Kayoko Tao
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Clinical Genomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Services and Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Services and Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Services and Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Services and Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Brain Tumor Translational Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute for Clinical Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Research Institute for Clinical Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Research, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Brain Tumor Translational Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Brain Disease Translational Research, Juntendo University Department of Brain Disease Translational Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Translational Genomics, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Genome Biology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Translational Genomics, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Mizuno T, Katsuya Y, Sato J, Koyama T, Shimizu T, Yamamoto N. Emerging PD-1/PD-L1 targeting immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: Current status and future perspective in Japan, US, EU, and China. Front Oncol 2022; 12:925938. [PMID: 36091105 PMCID: PMC9459234 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.925938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), one of the deadliest types of cancers worldwide, has been the target of immunotherapy due to its high immune antigenicity. With the addition of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), including anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies, as an indispensable and powerful regimen for the treatment of this lethal disease, the median survival time for patients with stage IV NSCLC is approximately 2 years. In contrast, the response rate to ICIs remains less than 50%, even if the patients are selected using biomarkers such as PD-L1. Pharmaceutical companies have begun to develop additional anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies to overcome resistance and are devising further immunotherapy combinations. More than 20 anti-PD-1/PD-L1antibodies have been approved or are currently in development. Numerous combination therapies are under development, and several combination therapies have provided positive results in randomized controlled trials. This review aimed to examine the current status of approved and investigational anti-PD-1/PD-L1antibodies for NSCLC in Japan, the United States, the European Union, and China. Further, this review discusses the challenges and future perspectives for developing new ICIs in alignment with the global developments in Japan.
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- Takaaki Mizuno
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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