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Observational studyBMJ open2023

Process of drug registration in Israel: the correlation between the number of discussions within the Ministry of Health and postapproval variations by EMA and/or FDA.

Stephany Hiayev, Einat Shacham-Shmueli, Matitiahu Berkovitch, Ilana Weiss, Shai Ashkenazi, Michal Hirsch Vexberg, Rami Hershkowitz, Einat Gorelik, Haim Mayan, Yehudit Steinmetz and 17 more

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Observational study in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Stephany HiayevFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Einat Shacham-ShmueliOncology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Matitiahu BerkovitchFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Sackler, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ilana WeissThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shai AshkenaziThe Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Michal Hirsch VexbergThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Rami HershkowitzFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Sackler, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Einat GorelikThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Haim MayanFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Sackler, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yehudit SteinmetzThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Noa Berar YanaiNephrology Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
Orly SchlisselThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Muhammad AzemThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Neriya GutgoldThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Katerina ShulmanThe Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Milly DivinskyThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Nirit YaromFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Sackler, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Alla VishkautzanThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Chezi GanzelFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Moshe E GattFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Lidia ArcaviFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Eli MaromThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Biatrice UzielyFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shoshana ZevinFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Hadar MeirowThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Osnat LuxenburgMedical Technology, Health Information and Research Director, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Denize AinbinderThe Pharmaceutical Division, State of Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel denizekib@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0483-7484
Israel Ministry of Health · ILHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILTel Aviv University · ILTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · ILAriel University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesUS FDA and EMA allow facilitated regulatory pathways to expedite access to new treatments. Limited supportive data may result in major postapproval variations. In Israel, partly relying on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA), clinical data are reviewed independently by the Advisory Committee of Drug Registration (ACDR). In this study, the correlation between the number of discussions at the ACDR and major postapproval variations is examined.

designThis is an observational retrospective comparative cohort study.

settingApplications with FDA and/or EMA approval at time of assessment in Israel were included. The timeframe was chosen to allow a minimum of 3 years of postmarketing approval experience for potential major label variations. Data regarding the number of discussions at ACDR were extracted from protocols. Data on postapproval major variations were extracted from the FDA and EMA websites.

resultsBetween 2014 and 2016, 226 (176 drugs) applications, met the study criteria. 198 (87.6%) and 28 (12.4%) were approved following single and multiple discussions, respectively. A major postapproval variation was recorded in 129 (65.2%) compared with 23 (82.1%) applications approved following single and multiple discussions, respectively (p=0.002). Increased risk for major variation was found for medicines approved following multiple discussions (HR=1.98, 95% CI: 1.26 to 3.09) with a median time of 1.2 years, applications approved based on phase II trials (HR=2.58, 95% CI: 1.72 to 3.87), surrogate endpoints (HR=1.99, 95% CI: 1.44 to 2.74) and oncologic indications (HR=2.48, 95% CI: 1.78 to 3.45).

conclusionsMultiple ACDR discussions associated with limited supportive data are predictive for major postapproval variations. Moreover, our findings demonstrate that approval by the FDA and/or EMA does not pave the way to automatic approval in Israel. In a substantial per cent of the cases, submission of the same clinical data resulted in different safety and efficacy considerations, requiring additional supporting data in some cases or even rejection of the application in others.

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Drug ApprovalCohort StudiesHumansIsraelPharmaceutical PreparationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationPharmaceutical Preparationshealth policypublic healthrisk managementtherapeutics

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PMID37142315
PMCPMC10163499
OpenAlexW4372332818

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