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ArticleTherapeutic innovation & regulatory science2026

RWE Submission for European Regulators and Payers: Challenges, Uncertainties, and Opportunities.

Lockwood Taylor, Blythe Adamson

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Article in Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Lockwood TaylorFlatiron Health, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY, 10013, USA. lockwood.taylor@flatiron.com.
Blythe AdamsonFlatiron Health, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY, 10013, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The new European Union Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) process, effective January 2025, requires pharmaceutical companies to submit evidence within 100 days of notification. Key challenges include uncertainty about PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcomes) parameters prior to PICO notification, limited timeframe for evidence generation, and need to reconcile differences between regulatory versus health technology assessment (HTA) evidence standards. Uncertainties involve predicting PICOs accurately and determining real-world evidence's (RWE) appropriate role. However, opportunities exist for integrated evidence planning across clinical development, regulatory, and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) teams, leveraging real-world data to inform or address PICOs as well as support regulatory evidence requirements. Early alignment between key functional teams, combined with proactive RWE use, is essential for generating fit-for-purpose evidence that satisfies the dual scrutiny of regulatory approval and HTA relative effectiveness assessment.

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Drug IndustryTechnology Assessment, BiomedicalDrug ApprovalEuropeEuropean UnionHumansUncertaintyEuropeEuropean Medicines Agency (EMA)Evidence generationHealth technology assessment (HTA)Joint clinical assessment (JCA)Real world evidence (RWE)

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PMID41886193
PMCPMC13354657

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