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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2024

Unlocking the full potential of rare disease drug development: exploring the not-for-profit sector's contributions to drug development and access.

Stefano Vavassori, Sean Russell, Celeste Scotti, Stefano Benvenuti

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Rally around the therapeutic hub.Nature biotechnology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Stefano VavassoriFondazione Telethon ETS, Milan, Italy.
Sean RussellFondazione Telethon ETS, Milan, Italy.
Celeste ScottiFondazione Telethon ETS, Milan, Italy.
Stefano BenvenutiFondazione Telethon ETS, Milan, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This commentary provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities in the field of drug development for rare diseases and especially of gene therapy products for ultra-rare diseases. It discusses the limited market size, reimbursement and scientific complexities that deter pharmaceutical investment in this field. Highlighting the pivotal role of charitable organizations like Fondazione Telethon, it showcases their efforts in funding research and ensuring access to innovative therapies. This commentary also addresses the challenges in therapy distribution, particularly regarding sustainability and global access. It outlines Fondazione Telethon's operational model to try to address these challenges. Finally, it appeals to governments and regulatory bodies to implement policies and incentives aimed at further fostering innovation and accessibility in rare disease drug development and access.

Indexed as

authoritiesdrug accessdrug developementgene therapy (GT)NGO = nongovernmental organizationrare disease (RD)

Identifiers

PMID39188954
PMCPMC11345155

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