Innovative Methods for Rare Disease Drug Development

Reviews critical issues (e.g., endpoint/margin selection, sample size requirement and complex innovative design).Provides better understanding of statistical concepts and methods which may be used in regulatory review and approval.Clarifies controversial statistical issues in regulatory review and approval.Makes recommendations to accurately and reliably evaluate rare diseases regulatory submissions.Proposes innovative study designs and statistical methods for rare diseases drug development including n-of-1 trial design, adaptive trial design, and master protocols such as platform trials.Provides insight regarding current regulatory guidance on rare diseases drug development such as gene therapy.