Several European countries have been utilizing big data together with randomized control trials to guide healthcare decision making and to address market access issues. The Region Europe RWE Advisory Board was formulated to explore potential areas of real world evidence (RWE) use in countries like UK, France, Portugal etc. The board engages …
Strategies for Selecting the Right Immuno-Oncology Tumor Model
In our June 2017 blog post, we described advantages and challenges of using syngeneic, GEM, and humanized mouse models for preclinical immuno-oncology (I/O) drug development. In this blog, we expand on this idea and offer thoughts on choosing the most appropriate I/O tumor model for one’s study. While there are benefits …
The pharma lens on real world evidence (RWE) for payer and patients
Real World Evidence (RWE) helps payers make reimbursement decisions and assists patients in budget management and estimating risk benefit of interventions. The integration of RWE in value assessment frameworks, used for ascertaining drug value, can help payers make informed evidence-based reimbursement decisions. RWE provides insight into real world impact of an …
Establishing Control Over the Manufacturing Process and the Quality of your Biologic
When a patient reads the label on their medicine bottle, he or she naturally relies on the medicine to contain the correct drug, be safe, work as intended and list the correct dosage. The pharmaceutical companies that produce these medicines similarly must rely on their internal manufacturing processes and quality control …
Real world evidence (RWE) and market access in the US
Randomized control trials demonstrate drug safety and efficacy and hence are fundamental for regulatory approval. However, real world data (RWD) becomes a progressively more important source of evidence as we move across the development continuum of a drug. RWD can be potentially useful for obtaining regulatory approval as well. Communicating …