Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33997101›Full record

ReviewMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2021

Global regulatory progress in delivering on the promise of gene therapies for unmet medical needs.

Daniela Drago, Betsy Foss-Campbell, Keith Wonnacott, David Barrett, Adora Ndu

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Review in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Cell and Gene Therapy in Equine Ocular Disease.Veterinary ophthalmology · 2026
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  17. Planning for progress: A US regulatory approach to advancing the clinical development of gene therapies.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Daniela DragoBiogen, Inc., Global Safety and Regulatory Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Betsy Foss-CampbellAmerican Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, Policy and Advocacy, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Keith WonnacottPfizer, Inc., Global Regulatory Affairs, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
David BarrettAmerican Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, Executive Office, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Adora NduBioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., Worldwide Research and Development Strategy, Scientific Collaborations and Policy, Washington, DC, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid expansion of the gene therapy pipeline in recent years offers significant potential to treat diseases with great unmet medical need. However, the unique nature of these therapies poses challenges to regulating them within traditional frameworks, even when developing in a single country. Various factors exacerbate the issues in commercializing products across regions, including the lack of established regulatory frameworks for developing gene therapy products in many jurisdictions. While some countries have established separate regulatory frameworks for advanced therapies/regenerative medicine products, differences exist between them. Recommended solutions to overcome these hurdles include fostering convergence among countries with separate regulatory frameworks for these products and utilizing reliance and recognition for countries without such frameworks. Additionally, regulators who choose to establish new dedicated frameworks for regulating gene therapies should consider the inclusion of key elements such as expedited regulatory pathways that offer early engagement with regulators, innovative clinical trial design, and adequate post-market confirmatory studies. Increasing the alignment of regulatory pathways across countries will be crucial to facilitating the development of, and access to, gene therapies on a global scale.

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Advanced TherapiesConvergenceEuropean Medicines AgencyFood and Drug AdministrationGene TherapyGlobal DevelopmentRecognitionRegenerative MedicineRegulationRegulatory PathwaysRelianceWork Sharing

Identifiers

PMID33997101
PMCPMC8099595

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