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2026

Empl MT, Paul P, Moriarty O, Ponzano S, Beken S, Adler-Flindt S, et al. 3Rs at the European Medicines Agency: Past and future activities. NAM J. 2026;2:100086. doi: 10.1016/j.namjnl.2026.100086.


Tenhunen O, Penttinen K, Voltz C, Kuitunen H, Turpeinen M. Age and frailty in anticancer drug regulatory assessment: a comprehensive cohort study of European marketing authorisations 2012-2023. ESMO Real World Data Digit Oncol. 2026;11:100663. doi: 10.1016/j.esmorw.2025.100663.


Bright M, Kontsioti E, Pirmohamed M, Zhou Y, Maskell S. MCSG: A Method for Simultaneous Disproportionality Analysis and Background Rate Estimation in Large Pharmacovigilance Databases. Drug Saf. 2026;49(4):481-491. doi: 10.1007/s40264-025-01632-8.


Giuliani R, Kronidou-Horst N, Yap C, Sosa Mejia A, Leyens L, Framke T, et al. Innovative oncology trial designs: Time to act - A review with recommendations of the Cancer Drug Development Forum. J Cancer Policy. 2026;47:100696. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2025.100696.


Guizzaro L, Bałkowiec-Iskra E, Haberkamp M, Mol PGM, Moreau A, Mueller-Berghaus J, et al. Balancing benefit and risk in early Alzheimer's disease: the European Medicines Agency (EMA) assessment of lecanemab and donanemab. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2026;63:101644. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101644.


Bonkat G, Burgos JG, Ruepp R, Browne K. The European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urological Infections: Bridging Regulatory Strategy with Proactive Clinical Leadership. Eur Urol Focus. 2026;12(2):297-298. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2025.11.005.


Vogel M, Carlsson MJ, Skowron C, Felske C, Whomsley R, Fahrer J. Nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities cause DNA methylation adducts in vitro and in primary hepatocytes upon Cytochrome P450-dependend metabolic activation. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2026;167:106036. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2026.106036.


Gratton J, Arlett P, Ehmann F, Prieto-Alhambra D, Verpillat P, Cormier E, et al. Advancing pharmacogenomics in medicines regulation and clinical practice: a call for collaborative action. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2026;25(2):79-80. doi: 10.1038/d41573-025-00178-9.


Pignatti F, El-Galaly TC, Kaiser M, Porkka K, Doeswijk R, Mol P, et al. Assessing Overall Survival Benefits in Advanced Cancers: The Role of External Comparator Cohort Studies with Real-World Data. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2026;119(4):1080-1087. doi: 10.1002/cpt.70213.


Rosenberg N, Hollak CEM, Haverhoek VA, Stoyanova-Beninska V, Pasmooij AMG, De Visser SJ. Tracing the path of non-industry-driven medicine development for rare diseases through regulatory interactions at the European Medicines Agency. Drug Discov Today. 2026;31(2):104631. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2026.104631.


Lacombe D, Cardoso Borges F, Amariutei AE, Booth CM, Brusselle G, Casolino R, et al. Accelerating cancer treatment optimisation: A multistakeholder roadmap from the Cancer Medicines Forum. J Cancer Policy. 2026;47:100700. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2025.100700.


Barchuk A, Barboza C, Politi J, Raventós B, Prinsen P, Evers J, et al. Characteristics, treatment and survival of patients with chondrosarcoma in five European countries: a DARWIN EU® cohort study. Acta Oncol. 2026;65:193-200. doi: 10.2340/1651-226X.2026.45117.


Bouygues C, Tavridou A, Herold R, Nuevo-Ordoñez Y. Stimulating medicines repurposing in the EU: a pilot project. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2026;25(1):12-13. doi: 10.1038/d41573-025-00198-5.


Kristyanto H, González-Tomé MI, Vlcek V, Josephson F, Vrijlandt P, Perombelon N. Global regulatory collaboration for the assessment of lenacapavir as a long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV infection. Front Public Health. 2026;14:1760130. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1760130.


Keyter A, Sithole T, Broojerdi AK, Nwokike J, Harvey-Allchurch M, Sillo H. The World Health Organization Coalition of Interested Parties Network: a unified and coordinated approach to regulatory system strengthening. Front Med (Lausanne). 2026;13:1725720. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1725720.


Liu X, Thomas NH, Asikanius E, Pothet C, Großhennig A, Koch A. A Statistical Concept for Conditional Marketing Authorisation Based on the Intermediate and Final Outcomes of a Single Confirmatory Randomised Clinical Trial. Pharm Stat. 2026;25(2):e70078. doi: 10.1002/pst.70078.


Jonker CJ, Plueschke K, Breen KC, de Lemus Belmonte M, Verpillat P, Pacurariu A. Learnings from a registry-based cohort study for spinal muscular atrophy disease. Neuromuscul Disord. 2026;59:106332. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2025.106332.


Baron A, Broekman E, van Gils M, Poplavska E, Mol P, Saliete I, et al. The European medicines agency review of belzutifan (Welireg) for the treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated tumors. Oncologist. 2026;31(2):oyaf433. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyaf433.


Hersey S, McGuire K, Kholmanskikh O, Bivi N, Bandukwala A, Gong B, et al. 2025 White Paper on Recent Issues in Bioanalysis: Biomarkers Calibrators & Stability; Evaluation of NULISA; Neurofilament & Autoantibody Biomarker Assays; Removing IgM Interference; ELISpot & FluoroSpot Best Practices; Modular HD Cytometry; Single-cell Analysis Imaging Cytometry (PART 2A - Recommendations on Biomarkers Discovery, Development, Validation & Regulatory Approval, Ligand-Binding Assays (LBA) and Cell-Based Assays (CBA) PART 2B - Regulatory Agencies' Input on Biomarkers, IVD/CDx and Biomarker Assay Validation (BAV)). Bioanalysis. 2026;17(23):1481-1533. doi: 10.1080/17576180.2025.2599698.


Reviriego-Gordejo F, Minne D, Claassen I, Cavitte JC, Bouma A, Debaere O, et al. Preparedness and response to emerging veterinary disease outbreaks - A meeting report. Biologicals. 2026;93:101873. doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2026.101873.


Mondéjar-Parreño G, Moriarty O, Ponzano S, Kyriakopoulou E, Beken S, Tognana E. New approaches in assessing potential proarrhythmic risk and cardiovascular safety during medicines development: opportunities for 3Rs application. NAM J. 2026;2:100083. doi: 10.1016/j.namjnl.2026.100083.


Drai C, van der Woude HJ, Lexmond AJ, van den Hoorn T, Mol PGM, Leacy FP, et al. The European Medicines Agency's review of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor: extending its use to all people with cystic fibrosis aged 2 years and older who do not have two class I CFTR variants. Eur Respir J. 2026;67(1):2501506. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01506-2025.


de Bruin O, Maisonneuve E, Hurley E, Nordeng HME, Bérard A, Sheehy O, et al. Medications Used Among Nonhospitalized Pregnant Women With COVID-19: A Prospective Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis in Europe and North America. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026;35(1):e70303. doi: 10.1002/pds.70303.


Hiruy H, Bala S, Byrne JM, Roche KG, Jang SH, Kim P, et al. US Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes of Health Co-Sponsored Public Workshop Summary-Development Considerations of Antimicrobial Drugs for the Treatment of Gonorrhea. Clin Infect Dis. 2026;81(6):1201-1208. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae386.


Kalimuddin S, Waickman AT, Avirutnan P, Alam MS, Chiu C, Young BE, et al. Proceedings of the inaugural symposium on dengue human challenge studies "Challenging the norm: Accelerating dengue countermeasures through human studies". PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026;20(1):e0013889. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013889.


Portela JMD, Paul P, Moriarty O, Theunissen P, Beken S, Brendler-et al. Review on organs-on-chips for medicines safety assessment: A European regulatory perspective. ALTEX. 2026;43(1):98-112. doi: 10.14573/altex.2502061.


Spaenig M, Vogel M, Hansen T, Elenschneider L, Londenberg A, Whomsley R, et al. Estimation of bioavailable concentration of endogenously formed N-nitrosamines by physiologically based kinetic modelling. ALTEX. 2026;43(1):49-64. doi: 10.14573/altex.2412061.


Hermans SJF, Versluis J, van Werkhoven ED, van Norden Y, Janssen JJWM, Huls GA, et al. Comparability of external and internal control patients for the prospective randomized HOVON-103 trial in older AML patients. Br J Haematol. 2026;208(1):179-188. doi: 10.1111/bjh.20185.

2025

Pe M, Voltz-Girolt C, Bell J, Bhatnagar V, Bogaerts J, Booth C, et al. Using patient-reported outcomes and health-related quality of life data in regulatory decisions on cancer treatment: highlights from an EMA-EORTC workshop. Lancet Oncol. 2025;26(6):687-690. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00150-0.


Nett RJ, Brault AC, Lambert AJ, Agnihothram S, Barrett ADT, Barzon L, et al. Summary of human West Nile virus vaccine meeting, 2024: Investigating barriers to development. Vaccine. 2025;68:127938. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127938.


Arlett P, Umuhire D, Verpillat P, Foggi P, Wändel Liminga U, Sepodes B, et al. Clinical Evidence 2030. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;117(4):884-886. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3596.


Edwards M, Blanquie O, Ehmann F. Insights into new approach methodology innovation: an EMA perspective. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2025;24(5):325-326. doi: 10.1038/d41573-025-00052-8.


Poulard IC, Ausborn S, Allchurch MH, Palmi V, Ganan A, Joos A, et al. Reliance into Action: Understanding EMA Documents to Streamline Reliance for Marketing Authorization Applications. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2025;59(5):1032-1041. doi: 10.1007/s43441-025-00824-9.


Edwards M, Blanquie O, Moriarty O, Beken S, Ehmann F. New approach methodologies: EU regulatory horizons. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2025;24(8):571-572. doi: 10.1038/d41573-025-00053-7.


Pignatti F, Mol P, Quinten C, Postmus D, Schiel A, Sasseville M, et al. Use of patient-reported outcomes to inform symptom and functional outcomes in cancer drug regulatory decisions: challenges and future directions. Lancet Oncol. 2025;26(6):664-666. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00151-2.


Cooke E, Sepodes B. Thirty years of Europe's centralized procedure for approving medicines. Nat Med. 2025;31(9):2831-2832. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03826-0.


Tampach S, Vidal A, Marnane I, De Coen W, Heuer O, das Neves CG, et al. Scientific cooperation among Europe's One Health agencies. One Health. 2025;21:101129. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101129.


Kristyanto H, Rey Torre S, Cunney A, Dunder K, Bego M, Sepodes B, et al. The European Medicines Agency evaluation of nemolizumab (Nemluvio) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis. Br J Dermatol. 2025;193(5):996-998. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljaf259.


Gonzalez-Quevedo R, Garcia Burgos J, Greco M, Straus S, Liminga UW, Sepodes B. European Medicines Agency seeks stakeholders' views on its reflection paper on patient experience data. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025;91(12):3301-3303. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70330.


Garcia Burgos J, Jirsova E, Kranz J, Bonkat G. A Call To Prevent Inappropriate Prescribing of Fluoroquinolones from the European Medicines Agency and the European Association of Urology Guidelines Panel for Urological Infections. Eur Urol. 2025;88(5):427-429. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.07.015.


Essink SCM, Zomerdijk IM, Goedecke T, Straus SMJM, Gardarsdottir H, De Bruin ML. Duration of Time Intervals for Risk Minimization Measure Effectiveness Studies. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;117(4):1106-1114. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3569.


Pandya L, Norstedt I, Seychell M, Cooke E, de la Mata Barranco I, Blomberg N, et al. Europe-Africa collaboration: working together to strengthen health research, implementation, and equitable systems. Lancet Glob Health. 2025;13(8):e1338-e1340. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00201-3.


Moorthy V, Devereaux PJ, Sui-Lin Teh C, Rooslamiati I, Adeyemi OD, Hamid S, et al. Tracking maturity of the enabling environment for clinical trials. Lancet. 2025;406(10499):113-116. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01279-6.


Broekman KE, van Gils MPMQ, Baron A, Poplavska E, Mol PGM. Letter to the editor re: fatal intracranial haemorrhage after belzutifan initiation. ESMO Open. 2025;10(8):105537. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2025.105537.


Fink M, Lutters B, O'Connor DB, Ganan Jimenez A, Holborow R. Navigating global regulatory pathways for orphan medical devices. RF Quarterly 2025;5(4):4-12.


Cooke E, Rendi-Wagner P. Rising antimicrobial resistance in Europe: EMA and ECDC outline urgent actions to achieve EU targets. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025;59:101539. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101539.


Ruepp R, Botgros R, Le Ber V, Brandt F, Pantke E, Fuerst-Wilmes M, et al. Changes to the use of medicines containing the antibiotic azithromycin. Fam Med Community Health. 2025;13(4):e003699. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2025-003699.


Moon K, Coxon C, Årdal C, Botgros R, Djebara S, Durno L, et al. Considerations and perspectives on phage therapy from the transatlantic taskforce on antimicrobial resistance. Nat Commun. 2025;16(1):10883. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-64608-3.


Dijkstra JN, Henzi BC, Mathews KD, Erasmus CE, Knox R, Willis T, et al. 279th ENMC international workshop: Classification, clinical care, outcome measures and biomarkers in childhood onset facioscapulohumeral dystrophy: towards standardizing clinical care and ensuring clinical trial readiness. Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, 1-3 November 2024. Neuromuscul Disord. 2025;55:106236. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2025.106236.


Pariser AR, Stoyanova-Beninska V, Iliach O, Jundi R, Lee KJ, Morikawa H, et al. Non-oncologic orphan drug approvals across the world: Types of evidence required and time to approval. Drug Discov Today. 2025;30(12):104529. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104529.


Destoop M, Mohr P, Butlen F, Kéri P, Samochowiec J, De Picker L, et al. Use of psychedelic treatments in psychiatric clinical practice: an EPA policy paper. Eur Psychiatry. 2025;68(1):e3. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1806.


Mitroiu M, Teerenstra S, Oude Rengerink K, Pétavy F, Roes KCB. Possible Data-Generating Models of Longitudinal Continuous Outcomes and Intercurrent Events to Investigate Estimands. Stat Biopharm Res. 2025;17(2),247–259. doi: 10.1080/19466315.2024.2369266.


Amdal CD, Falk RS, Alanya A, Schlichting M, Roychoudhury S, Bhatnagar V, et al. SISAQOL-IMI consensus-based guidelines to design, analyse, interpret, and present patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials. Lancet Oncol. 2025;26(12):e683-e693. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00520-0.


Yusufujiang M, Damen JAA, Idema DL, Schuit E, Moons KGM, de Jong VMT. Network meta-analysis of prediction models using aggregate or individual participant data - a scoping review and recommendations for reporting and conduct. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025;188:112006. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112006.


DuBois SG, Moreno L, Bagatell R, Cheung NK, Gray JC, Locatelli F, et al. Paediatric Strategy Forum for medicinal product development of agents targeting GD2 ganglioside in children and adolescents with cancer. Eur J Cancer. 2025;231:116093. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2025.116093.


Sepodes B, Garcia Burgos J, Thirstrup S. EMA approvals of new medicinal products and new biosimilar products in September and October 2025. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025; 59:101542. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101542.


Buoninfante A, Cavaleri M. Reply to "Investigating a role for NSAIDs in the pathophysiology of vaccine-associated myocarditis". NPJ Vaccines. 2025;10(1):249. doi: 10.1038/s41541-025-01285-9.


Berdel WE, Davy JM, Al M, Haan RR, Cavaleri M. Centralised ethics review of clinical trials in a public health emergency in the EU. Lancet. 2025;406(10518):2418. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02054-9.


Zanello G, Stoyanova-Beninska V, Iliach O, Scherman D, Parker S, Pearce DA. Regulatory sandboxes: A new frontier for rare disease therapies. Rare 2025;3:100110. doi: 10.1016/j.rare.2025.100110.


Kurz X, Cohet C, Perez-Gutthann S, Rao S, Gardarsdottir H. Strengthening Pharmacoepidemiology in a Changing Research Environment: The European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance (ENCePP). Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2025;34(11):e70263. doi: 10.1002/pds.70263.


Browne K, Garcia Burgos J, Jirsová E, Ruepp R, Bonkat G, Vinker S, et al. The case for more prudent prescribing of fluoroquinolones in primary care. Eur J Gen Pract. 2025;31(1):2584496. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2025.2584496.


García-Arieta A, Tam A, Tiseyra F, Fernandes EAF, Soares KCC, Pereira RS, et al. A survey of regulatory recommendations for waivers of in vivo bioequivalence studies of generic products for certain dosage forms by participating regulators and organisations of the International Pharmaceutical Regulators Programme. Part 2. J Pharm Pharm Sci. 2025;28:14721. doi: 10.3389/jpps.2025.14721.


Zafiropoulos N, Pignatti F, Kouroumalis A, Guizzaro L, Karres D, Demolis P, et al. A model structure for describing uncertainties in benefit-risk assessment of oncology drug applications. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025;12:1589578. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1589578.


Arlett P, Ehmann F, Herold R, Korakianiti E, Moscariello P, Barbier L, et al. A Fast Path from Innovation to Safe and Effective Medicines. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;118(6):1392-1404. doi: 10.1002/cpt.70107.


Abed I, Bennett V, Cuddy B, Dang S, García Burgos J, Di Giorgio D, et al. The impact of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) to address shortages of human and veterinary medicines across Europe. Front Public Health. 2025;13:1673681. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1673681.


Morales DR, Gardarsdottir H. From Evidence to Impact: Closing the Loop in Pharmacovigilance With Real-World Data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2025;34(11):e70244. doi: 10.1002/pds.70244.


Costa E, Ajith V, Al Khaldi AF, Isgrò A, Lee KJ, Luigetti R, et al. Addressing global regulatory challenges in rare disease drug development. Drug Discov Today. 2025;30(10):104462. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104462.


Loedy N, Gonzalez Dorta H, Abrams S, Crèvecoeur J, Morales DR, Cohet C, et al. An extension of the Benefit Risk Assessment of VaccinEs toolkit to evaluate Comirnaty and Spikevax vaccination in the European Union. Eur J Public Health. 2025;35(5):1007-1013. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf135.


Flory E, Walter M, Closson-Carella V, Celis P, Schuessler-Lenz M, Reischl I. Medicinal Products Based on Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors: A Regulatory Perspective on the Potential Risk of Insertion-Mediated Tumorigenesis. Hum Gene Ther. 2025;36(21-22):1405-1414. doi: 10.1177/10430342251366314.


Stacchiotti S, Pantziarka P, Leonard H, Voltz C, Abatedaga L, Bouche G, et al. How to foster new treatment development in ultra-rare tumours? Joint EMA-EORTC multi-stakeholder workshops on ultra-rare sarcomas as a model for rare cancers. Cancer Treat Rev. 2025;140:103003. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2025.103003.


Ahnfelt E, Lagerlund O, Klint J, Fladvad M, Jarvis C, Chen TJ, et al. Advancing Global Harmonization: Implementing Global Dose Form Attributes for Medicinal Products Identification. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2025;59(6):1306-1315. doi: 10.1007/s43441-025-00838-3.


De Lisa R, de Andres-Trelles F, Bax R, Galluzzo S, Alward B, Thomson A, et al. New medicines for childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: an EU perspective on paediatric drug development. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025;12:1583140. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1583140.


Carmona Araújo A, Guerreiro JP, Bulhosa C, Martins AP, Alves da Costa F, Goulão J. Morbimortality consequences of use and misuse of psychoactive medicines in Portugal. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025;91(11):3225-3235. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70171.


Pignatti F, Herold R, Demolis P, Rohr UP. Novel PET RANO BM 1.0 criteria: Regulatory perspectives on new endpoint definitions in brain metastases. Neuro Oncol. 2025;27(6):1407-1408. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf067.


Norén GN, Donegan K, Muñoz MA, Alshammari TM, Pratt N, Candore G, et al. Recommendations to Enable Broader Use of Real-World Evidence to Inform Decision-Making Throughout Pharmacovigilance Signal Management. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2025;34(10):e70231. doi: 10.1002/pds.70231.


Bergman J, Guizzaro L, Abellan JJ, Lasch F. Estimands in equivalence trials and non-inferiority trials: a cross-sectional study of EMA scientific advice to drug developers. Trials. 2025;26(1):348. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09068-2.


Sepodes B, Garcia Burgos J, Thirstrup S. EMA approvals of new medicinal products and new biosimilar products in July and August 2025. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025;57:101469. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101469.


Del Giacco S, Canonica GW, Agache I, Price D, Roche N, Schunemann H, et al. Expert Perspectives on Next Generation Health Guidelines: How to Integrate RWE in EBM. Pragmat Obs Res. 2025;16:169-177. doi: 10.2147/POR.S487342.


Schneider KL, Alves de Sousa L, Sava I, Heß S, Umuhire D, Morales DR. The European Health Data Space in communicable diseases surveillance and monitoring of medicines and vaccines: achievements of a pilot project examining the user journey. Eur J Public Health. 2025;35(S3):iii5-iii10. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf115.


Barbier L, Herold R, Thirstrup S. Delivering on the Promises of Medicines Innovation - Promoting and Achieving Excellence in Regulatory Science in Europe. DIA Global Forum 2025; 17 (9).


Devane D, Briel M, Bhagani S, Boesten N, Buchholz S, De Luca EC, et al. Protocol for a core outcome set for pharmacological treatments in hospitalised patients with acute viral respiratory infections (COSAVRI). PLoS One. 2025;20(9):e0330288. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330288.


Postmus D, Cornelissen JJ, Bogaerts J, Roes KC, Hillege HL, Pignatti F. Beyond traditional endpoints: A multi-state modelling approach to integrating morbidity and mortality in cancer treatments evaluation. Eur J Cancer. 2025;228:115704. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115704.


Hernán Pérez de la Ossa D, Haas F, Bream RN, Kotzagiorgis E, Tiitso K, Jekerle V. Learning from the EMA experience: common CMC deficiencies in marketing authorisation applications over the past decade. Drug Discov Today. 2025;30(9):104444. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104444.


Sepodes B, Garcia Burgos J, Thirstrup S. EMA approvals of new medicinal products and new biosimilar products in May and June 2025. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025;55:101389. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101389.


Excler JL, Saluja T, Wilder-Smith A, Kaminski RW, MacLennan CA, Cavaleri M, et al. Non-typhoidal Salmonella combination vaccines: clinical development plan and regulatory considerations. Vaccine. 2025 Aug 30;62:127515. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127515.


Zebachi S, Tanniou J, Bakker E, de Vries ST, Di Bidino R, Xoxi E, et al. Navigating the Real World: A Scoping Review of Structured Frameworks to Effectively Identify, Evaluate, and Select Real-World Data Sources for Fit-for-Purpose Studies. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Oct;118(4):894-905. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3746.


Sepodes B, Garcia Burgos J, Thirstrup S. EMA approvals of new medicinal products and new biosimilar products in March and April 2025. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025;54:101330. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101330.


Vogel M, Escher SE, Weiler E, Londenberg A, Deppenmeier U, Whomsley R. Quantitative Investigation of Nitrosamine Drug Substance-Related Impurities (NDSRIs) Under Artificial Gastric Conditions by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis. Drug Test Anal. 2025;17(9):1772-1784. doi: 10.1002/dta.3874.


Gonzalez Tome M, Gonzalez-Quevedo R, Escudeiro Dos Santos M, Dornbusch HJ, Straus S, Cooke E. Meningococcal B Vaccines as a Paradigm of Safe and Effective Vaccines for Children. Vaccines (Basel). 2025;13(7):770. doi: 10.3390/vaccines13070770.


Aarum S, Popp C, Hunter A, Skvarc M, Reischl I, Zander H, et al. Multistakeholder scientific advice for medicinal products used in combination with a medical device or a companion diagnostic in the EU-summary of a Focus group discussion. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025;12:1593644. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1593644.


Magrelli A, O'Connor DJ, Stoyanova-Beninska V. Editorial: The changing focus of regulatory frameworks around the globe and the opportunities for harmonization. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025;12:1645278. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1645278.


Browne K, Bałkowiec-Iskra E, Elferink A, Haberkamp M, Straus S, Sepodes B, et al. Applying the EU Regulatory Framework to Determine the Benefit-Risk Profile of Psychedelics. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2025;8(8):2830-2838. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.5c00456.


Pearson AD, Chi S, Laetscht TW, Marshall L, Raetz E, George RE, et al. Paediatric strategy forum for medicinal product development of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors in children and adolescents ACCELERATE in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency With participation of the Food and Drug Administration. Eur J Cancer. 2025;226:115629. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115629.


Mbaelachi N. Celebrating its past, European Medicines Agency looks to the future of public communication. Medical Writing. 2025; 34(2):18-20. doi: 10.56012/ofdv3305.


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Plueschke K, Jonker C, Kankanen H, Vetter T, Sepodes B, Naehrlich L, et al. Optimizing Patient Registries for Regulatory Decision Making - Key Learnings From an HMA/EMA Multistakeholder Workshop. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;118(3):551-560. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3733.


Pignatti F, Josephson F, Demolis P, Tenhunen O, Péan E, Postmus D. Expedited Approval in Oncology: A Study of European Regulators' Perspectives and Trade-Offs. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;118(3):642-648. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3708.


Walder L, Pallocca G, Bastos LF, Beekhuijzen M, Busquet F, Constantino H, et al. EU roadmap for phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments: Recommendations from a multi-stakeholder roundtable. ALTEX. 2025;42(3):435-450. doi: 10.14573/altex.2503241.


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Buoninfante A, Cavaleri M. T cells responses after vaccination: a regulatory perspective. Front Immunol. 2025;16:1584738. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1584738.


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Hidalgo-Simon A, Pothet C, Cooke E, Thirstrup S. Academic development of advanced therapies-How to foster their future in the clinic. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025;91(4):1080-1083. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70024


Szmigiel A, da Rocha MM, Browne K, Morales D, Olsen DB, Warren-Gash C, et al. Association Between β-Adrenoreceptor Agonists and Antagonists and Parkinson's Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2025;34(4):e70140. doi: 10.1002/pds.70140


Huber C, Zinserling J, Benda N, Vetter T, Rueckbeil M. Methodological Insights on Biomarker-Based Patient Selection: A Review of Scientific Advice Procedures at the European Medicines Agency. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;117(5):1226-1235. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3558


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Garcia Burgos J, Thirstrup S. EMA approvals of new medicinal products and new biosimilar products in January and February 2025. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025; 51:101279. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101279.


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Hermans AMM, Bakker E, Starokozhko V, den Otter L, Elferink AJA, Bradshaw A, et al. Biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases in regulatory decision-making by the European Medicines Agency. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2025;11(1):e70072. doi: 10.1002/trc2.70072.


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Silva F, Butlen-Ducuing F, Guizarro L, Balabanov P. A review of psychedelics trials completed in depression, informed by European regulatory perspectives. Neurosci Appl. 2025;4:105516. doi: 10.1016/j.nsa.2025.105516.


Bell J, Drury T, Mütze T, Pipper CB, Guizzaro L, Mitroiu M, et al. Estimation Methods for Estimands Using the Treatment Policy Strategy; a Simulation Study Based on the PIONEER 1 Trial. Pharm Stat. 2025;24(2):e2472. doi: 10.1002/pst.2472.


Fuggle N, Laslop A, Rizzoli R, Al-Daghri N, Alokail M, Balkowiec-Iskra E, et al. Treatment of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis in the Oldest Old. Drugs. 2025;85(3):343-360. doi: 10.1007/s40265-024-02138-w.


Lasch F, Carvalho JRB, Pothet C. Demonstration of Major Therapeutic Advantage From a Review of EU Conditional Marketing Authorizations in Oncology and Hematology. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;117(4):1098-1105. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3554.


Barniol J, Rugo K, Hendrix M, Harvey Allchurch M, Tubic B, Ahmeti A, et al. Accession to the EU: How Can the EMA Pre-Accession Assistance Program Help? DIA Global Forum 2025;17 (2)


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Schaefer R, Donaldson L, Chigome A, Escudeiro Dos Santos M, Lamprianou S, Ndembi N, et al. Antiretroviral Use for HIV Prevention During Pregnancy: The Need to Strengthen Regulatory and Surveillance Systems in Africa. Drug Saf. 2025;48(3):209-216. doi: 10.1007/s40264-024-01494-6.


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Correia Pinheiro L, Arlett P, Roes K, Musuamba Tshinanu F, Westman G, Frias Z, et al. Artificial Intelligence in European Medicines Regulation: From Vision to Action. Harnessing the Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Public and Animal Health. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025;117(2):335-336. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3494


Blanquie O, Guizzaro L, Herold R, Haberkamp M, Elferink A, Balabanov P, et al. EU regulatory horizons for Alzheimer's disease. Lancet Neurol. 2025; 24(2):96-97. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(25)00004-3


Tannergren C, Arora S, Babiskin A, Borges L, Chatterjee P, Cheng YH, et al. Current State and New Horizons in Applications of Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutics Modeling (PBBM): A Workshop Report. Mol Pharm. 2025;22(1):5-27. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c01148


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Brivio E, Karres D, Lesa G, Ligas F. Approved medicines for paediatric solid tumours in Europe: Lessons from the life cycle of a paediatric investigation plan. EJC Paed Oncol 2024;4,100190. Doi: 10.1016/j.ejcped.2024.100190.


Prunas O, Willemsen J, Warren JL, Bont L, Schwartz JL, Atwell J, et al. Workshop on the design and use of clinical trials with multiple endpoints, with a focus on prevention of RSV. Vaccine X. 2024;19:100509. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100509.


Agricola E, Auriche-Benichou C, Baiao H, Blanquie O, Bodea T, Boráň T, et al. The European Innovation Network as a hub for medicines innovation in Europe. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2024;23(6):405-406. doi: 10.1038/d41573-024-00039-x.


Dessy F, Sonderegger I, Wagner L, Buoninfante A, Wadhwa M, Agnes J, et al. Harmonization of Vaccine Ligand Binding Assays Validation. Bioanalysis. 2024;16(19-20):1067-1091. doi: 10.1080/17576180.2024.2411925.


Brinkhuis F, Ruof J, van den Ham H, Gianfrate F, Strammiello V, Berntgen M, et al. Evaluating progress towards implementation of the European HTA Regulation: Insights generated from the European Access Academy's multi-stakeholder survey. Health Policy and Technology. 2024;13(5):100930. doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2024.100930


Manolis E, Musuamba FT, de Vries CS, Colin PJ, Oleksiewicz MB. EMA perspective on the value of model-informed drug development for labeling recommendations regarding medicine use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2024;13(11):1820-1823. doi: 10.1002/psp4.13214.


Larsson K. What Is Rare and What Is Orphan? A Guide to the Regulatory Terminology. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2024 Sep 17. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3446.


Curtis EM, Miguel M, McEvoy C, Ticinesi A, Torre C, Al-Daghri N, et al. Impact of dementia and mild cognitive impairment on bone health in older people. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2024;37(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s40520-024-02871-y.


Martirosyan L, Satta MG, Garcia Burgos J, Wändel-Liminga U, Straus S. Commentary/Response to Damkier et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024;33(12):e70058. doi: 10.1002/pds.70058.


Taams AC, Herberts CA, Egberts ACG, Zafiropoulos N, Pignatti F, Bloem LT. Uncertainties about the benefit-risk balance of oncology medicines assessed by the European Medicines Agency. ESMO Open. 2024;9(12):103991. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103991.


Windfuhr F, Larsson K, Framke T, Lasch F. Which clinical trial designs and statistical approaches have been used in assessments of orphan maintenance by the European Medicines Agency between 2012 and 2022? A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2024;14(12):e086171. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086171.


Bertagnolio S, Dobreva Z, Centner CM, Olaru ID, Donà D, Burzo S, et al. WHO global research priorities for antimicrobial resistance in human health. Lancet Microbe. 2024;5(11):100902. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00134-4.


Drmić A, Saccà R, Vetter T, Ehmann F. Identifying and overcoming challenges in the EMA's qualification of novel methodologies: a two-year review. Front Pharmacol. 2024;15:1470908. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1470908


Du M, Dernie F, Català M, Delmestri A, Man WY, Brash JT, et al. Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus: Analysis of treatment patterns in adult and paediatric patients across four European countries. Eur J Intern Med. 2024;130:106-117. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.008


Zaccaria C, Piccolo L, Gordillo-Marañón M, Touraille G, de Vries C. Identification of Pregnancy Adverse Drug Reactions in Pharmacovigilance Reporting Systems: A Novel Algorithm Developed in EudraVigilance. Drug Saf. 2024;47(11):1127-1136. doi: 10.1007/s40264-024-01448-y


Dernie F, Corby G, Robinson A, Bezer J, Mercade-Besora N, Griffier R, et al. Standardised and Reproducible Phenotyping Using Distributed Analytics and Tools in the Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network (DARWIN EU). Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024;33(11):e70042. doi: 10.1002/pds.70042


Alcalde-Herraiz M, Xie J, Newby D, Prats C, Gill D, Gordillo-Marañón M, et al. Effect of genetically predicted sclerostin on cardiovascular biomarkers, risk factors, and disease outcomes. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):9832. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53623-5


Lee SH, Hotaki LT, Oh K, Samuel J, Villiers K de, Eshetie K, et al. Index of application status transparency and availability of public information for Project Orbis agencies. Int. J. Drug Reg. Affairs [Internet]. 2024; 12(3):55-65. doi: 10.22270/ijdra.v12i3.699


Cerreta F, Iskra EB, Cupelli A, Sepodes B, Rönnemaa E, Rosa MM, et al. Medicines for an aging population: The EMA perspective and policies. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024;72(9):2921-2927. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18953


Bell K, White S, Diaz A, Bahri P, Sima F, Al-Delaimy WK, et al. Can evidence drive health equity in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond? J Public Health Policy. 2024;45(1):137-151. doi: 10.1057/s41271-023-00452-3


Shivji R, Grabski E, Jekerle V. Scientific and Regulatory Lessons Learnt on Building a Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) Package for COVID-19 Variant Vaccine Updates in the EU—A Regulator’s Perspective. Vaccines. 2024;12(11):1234. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12111234


Bronzwaer S, de Coen W, Heuer O, Marnane I, Vidal A. The framework for action of the Cross-agency One Health Task Force. One Health. 2024;19:100925. doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100925


Grupstra RJ, Goedecke T, Gardarsdottir H. Limitations Reported in Evaluating Effectiveness of Risk Minimization Measures in the EU during 2018-2021: A Qualitative Analysis of Industry-Sponsored Post-Authorization Safety Studies. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2024;116(5):1252-1258. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3369


Uster DW, Cordo' V, Cormier E, Ehmann F. Insights into Early Interactions on Innovative Developments with European Regulators. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2024;58(6):1108-1119. doi: 10.1007/s43441-024-00686-7


Schoenmakers DH, van den Berg S, Timmers L, Adang LA, Bäumer T, Bosch A, et al. Framework for Multistakeholder Patient Registries in the Field of Rare Diseases: Focus on Neurogenetic Diseases. Neurology. 2024 Sep 24;103(6):e209743. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209743


Prilla S, Groeneveld S, Pacurariu A, Restrepo-Méndez MC, Verpillat P, Torre C, et al. Real-World Evidence to Support EU Regulatory Decision Making-Results From a Pilot of Regulatory Use Cases. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2024;116(5):1188-1197. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3355


Moseley J, Leest T, Larsson K, Magrelli A, Stoyanova-Beninska V. Inherited retinal dystrophies and orphan designations in the European Union. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2024;34(6):1631-1641. doi: 10.1177/11206721241236214


Rippin G, Sanz H, Hoogendoorn WE, Ballarini NM, Largent JA, Demas E, et al. Examining the Effect of Missing Data and Unmeasured Confounding on External Comparator Studies: Case Studies and Simulations. Drug Saf. 2024 Dec;47(12):1245-1263. doi: 10.1007/s40264-024-01467-9 


Hermans SJF, van der Maas NG, van Norden Y, Dinmohamed AG, Berkx E, Huijgens PC, et al. Externally Controlled Studies Using Real-World Data in Patients With Hematological Cancers: A Systematic Review. JAMA Oncol. 2024;10(10):1426-1436. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3466.


Bahri P, Genov G, Arlett P, Šarinić VM, Korakianiti E, Nolte A, et al. The STAR Compass to Guide Future Pharmacovigilance Based on a 10-Year Review of the Strengthened EU System.Drug Saf. 2024;47(10):941-956. doi: 10.1007/s40264-024-01451-3.


Tazare J, Wang SV, Gini R, Prieto-Alhambra D, Arlett P, Morales Leaver DR, et al. Sharing Is Caring? International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Review and Recommendations for Sharing Programming Code. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024;33(9):e5856. doi: 10.1002/pds.5856


Lawler M, Keeling P, Kholmanskikh O, Minnaard W, Moehlig-Zuttermeister H, Normanno N, et al. Empowering effective biomarker-driven precision oncology: A call to action. Eur J Cancer. 2024;209:114225. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.114225.


O'Connor TF, Chatterjee S, Lam J, de la Ossa DHP, Martinez-Peyrat L, Hoefnagel MHN, et al. An examination of process models and model risk frameworks for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Int J Pharm X. 2024;8:100274. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2024.100274.


Lienhardt C, Dooley KE, Nahid P, Wells C, Ryckman TS, Kendall EA, et al. Target regimen profiles for tuberculosis treatment. Bull World Health Organ. 2024;102(8):600-607. doi: 10.2471/BLT.24.291881.


Haberkamp M, Aislaitner G, Martínez-Lapiscina EH, Weise M. Tofersen for SOD-1-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Lancet Neurol. 2024;23(8):772-773. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00259-X.


Gini R, Pajouheshnia R, Gutierrez L, Swertz MA, Hyde E, Sturkenboom M, et al. Metadata for Data dIscoverability aNd Study rEplicability in obseRVAtional Studies (MINERVA): Lessons Learnt From the MINERVA Project in Europe. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024;33(8):e5884. doi: 10.1002/pds.5884.


Pepin X, Arora S, Borges L, Cano-Vega M, Carducci T, Chatterjee P, et al. Parameterization of Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutics Models: Workshop Summary Report. Mol Pharm. 2024;21(8):3697-3731. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00526.


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Gordillo-Marañón M, Szmigiel A, Yalmanová V, Caplanusi I, Genov G, Olsen DB, et al. COVID-19 Vaccines and Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: The Impact of Media Attention on Reporting to EudraVigilance. Drug Saf. 2024;47(8):783-798. doi: 10.1007/s40264-024-01426-4.


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Bahri P, Bowring G, Edwards BD, Anton C, Aronson JK, Caro-Rojas A, et al. Communicating for the Safe Use of Medicines: Progress and Directions for the 2020s Promoted by the Special Interest Group of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance. Drug Saf. 2023;46(6):517-532. doi: 10.1007/s40264-023-01285-5.


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Brady LS, Larrauri CA; AMP SCZ Steering Committee. Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ): developing tools to enable early intervention in the psychosis high risk state. World Psychiatry. 2023;22(1):42-43. doi: 10.1002/wps.21038.


Hofner B, Asikanius E, Jacquet W, Framke T, Oude Rengerink K, Aguirre Dávila L, et al. Vaccine Development during a Pandemic: General Lessons for Clinical Trial Design. Stat Biopharm Res 2023;16(2):158–170. doi: 10.1080/19466315.2023.2211538.


Starokozhko V, Tarrahi F, Vrijlandt PJWS, Mol PGM. Safety-Related Drug Label Changes Following Large Post-Marketing Cardiometabolic Trials: A Review of European Public Assessment Reports. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023;113(4):859-866. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2840.


Hedenmalm K, Quinten C, Kurz X, Bradley M, Lee H, Eworuke E. A collaborative study of the impact of N-nitrosamines presence and ARB recall on ARB utilization - results from IQVIA™ Disease Analyzer Germany. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2023;79(6):849-858. doi: 10.1007/s00228-022-03439-3.


Piccinin C, Basch E, Bhatnagar V, Calvert M, Campbell A, Cella D, et al. Recommendations on the use of item libraries for patient-reported outcome measurement in oncology trials: findings from an international, multidisciplinary working group. Lancet Oncol. 2023;24(2):e86-e95. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00654-4.


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Roldan Munoz S, Postmus D, de Vries ST, Gross-Martirosyan L, Bahri P, Hillege H, et al. What Factors Make EU Regulators Want to Communicate Drug Safety Issues Related to SGLT2 Inhibitors? An Online Survey Study. Drug Saf. 2023;46(3):243-255. doi: 10.1007/s40264-022-01270-4.


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Cherchi A, Vaz A, Coelho A, Fregonese L, Thirstrup S. Tuberculosis medicines for children in Europe: an unmet medical need. ERJ Open Res. 2023;9(4):00730-2022. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00730-2022.


van Duijkeren E, Rantala M, Bouchard D, Busani L, Catry B, Kaspar H, et al. The use of aminopenicillins in animals within the EU, emergence of resistance in bacteria of animal and human origin and its possible impact on animal and human health. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2023;78(8):1827-1842. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkad157.


Guillen E, Ekman N, Barry S, Weise M, Wolff-Holz E. A Data Driven Approach to Support Tailored Clinical Programs for Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibodies. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023;113(1):108-123. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2785.


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Miele G, Cepparulo S, Abbadessa G, Lavorgna L, Sparaco M, Simeon V, et al. Clinically Manifest Infections Do Not Increase the Relapse Risk in People with Multiple Sclerosis Treated with Disease-Modifying Therapies: A Prospective Study. J Clin Med. 2023;12(3):1023. doi: 10.3390/jcm12031023.


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Schneiderova K, Bere N, Stenver DI, Straus SMJM. Patient Preferences for Rituximab Additional Risk Minimization Measures: Results From an International Online Survey. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(4):331-336. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000919.


Mitroiu M, Teerenstra S, Oude Rengerink K, Pétavy F, Roes KCB. Estimation of treatment effects in short-term depression studies. An evaluation based on the ICH E9(R1) estimands framework. Pharm Stat. 2022;21(5):1037-1057. doi: 10.1002/pst.2214.


Jansen E, Hines PA, Berntgen M, Brand A. Strengthening the Interface of Evidence-Based Decision Making Across European Regulators and Health Technology Assessment Bodies. Value Health. 2022;25(10):1726-1735. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2022.01.026.


Sforzini L, Worrell C, Kose M, Anderson IM, Aouizerate B, Arolt V, et al. A Delphi-method-based consensus guideline for definition of treatment-resistant depression for clinical trials. Mol Psychiatry. 2022;27(3):1286-1299. doi: 10.1038/s41380-021-01381-x.


Ramanan AV, Modi N, de Wildt SN; c4c Learning from COVID-19 Group. Improving clinical paediatric research and learning from COVID-19: recommendations by the Conect4Children expert advice group. Pediatr Res. 2022;91(5):1069-1077. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01587-3.


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Asker-Hagelberg C, Boran T, Bouygues C, Eskola SM, Helmle L, Hernández C, et al. Repurposing of Medicines in the EU: Launch of a Pilot Framework. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022;8:817663. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.817663.


Abend AM, Zhang L, Fredro-Kumbaradzi E, Hoffelder T, Cohen MJ, Anand O, et al. Current Approaches for Dissolution Similarity Assessment, Requirements, and Global Expectations. AAPS J. 2022;24(3):50. doi: 10.1208/s12248-022-00691-4.


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Keire DA, Bream R, Wollein U, Schmaler-Ripcke J, Burchardt A, Conti M, et al. International Regulatory Collaboration on the Analysis of Nitrosamines in Metformin-Containing Medicines. AAPS J. 2022;24(3):56. doi: 10.1208/s12248-022-00702-4.


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Hines PA, Agricola E, Llinares Garcia J, O'Dwyer L, Herold R. Therapeutic genome editing: regulatory horizons. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2022;21(1):1-2. doi: 10.1038/d41573-021-00130-7.


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Bakker E, Hendrikse NM, Ehmann F, van der Meer DS, Llinares Garcia J, Vetter T, et al. Biomarker Qualification at the European Medicines Agency: A Review of Biomarker Qualification Procedures From 2008 to 2020. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2022;112(1):69-80. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2554.


Murphy A, Bere N, Vamvakas S, Mavris M. The Added Value of Patient Engagement in Early Dialogue at EMA: Scientific Advice as a Case Study. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 20;8:811855. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.811855.


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Oakley BFM, Loth E, Jones EJH, Chatham CH, Murphy DG. Advances in the identification and validation of autism biomarkers. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2022;21(10):697-698. doi: 10.1038/d41573-022-00141-y.


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Rippin G, Ballarini N, Sanz H, Largent J, Quinten C, Pignatti F. A Review of Causal Inference for External Comparator Arm Studies. Drug Saf. 2022;45(8):815-837. doi: 10.1007/s40264-022-01206-y.


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Shivji R, Conocchia R, Korakianiti E, Jekerle V. Considerations for the chemistry, manufacturing and Controls (CMC) - quality package for COVID-19 vaccines- interim lessons learnt by the European medicines Agency (EMA). Vaccine. 2022;40(38):5539-5541. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.06.058.


Slattery J, Quinten C, Candore G, Pinheiro L, Flynn R, Kurz X, et al. Ondansetron use in nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: A descriptive analysis of prescription patterns and patient characteristics in UK general practice. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2022;88(10):4526-4539. doi: 10.1111/bcp.15370.


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Plueschke K, Jonker C, Strassmann V, Kurz X. Collection of Data on Adverse Events Related to Medicinal Products: A Survey Among Registries in the ENCePP Resources Database. Drug Saf. 2022;45(7):747-754. doi: 10.1007/s40264-022-01188-x.


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Michaleas S, Moreno Oliver A, Mueller-Berghaus J, Sarac SB, van der Elst ME, Müller-Egert S, et al. The European Medicines Agency review of sacituzumab govitecan for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer. ESMO Open. 2022;7(3):100497. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100497.


Plueschke K, Flynn R, Hedenmalm K, Deli AC, Maciá-Martinez MA, García-Poza P, et al. Prescribing Patterns of Codeine and Alternative Medicines in Children in Europe. Drug Saf. 2022;45(10):1069-1081. doi: 10.1007/s40264-022-01214-y.


Rault O, Romeo B, Butlen-Ducuing F, Rari E, Benyamina A, Martelli C. Impact of cannabis use and its cessation on the dosage and the efficacy of antipsychotic drugs in in- and outpatients with schizophrenia taking medication: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res. 2022;156:713-721. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.11.012.


Pearson AD, Gaspar N, Janeway K, Campbell-Hewson Q, Lawlor ER, Copland C, et al. Paediatric Strategy Forum for medicinal product development of multi-targeted kinase inhibitors in bone sarcomas: ACCELERATE in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency with participation of the Food and Drug Administration. Eur J Cancer. 2022;173:71-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.008.


Saesen R, Espinasse C, Pignatti F, Lacombe D. Advancing academia-driven treatment optimisation in oncology: Launch of the EMA Cancer Medicines Forum. Eur J Cancer. 2022;168:77-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.025.


Provansal C, Dooley D, Ziogas C. Pharmaceutical innovation sourcing. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2022;21(9):627. doi: 10.1038/d41573-022-00125-y.


Paixão P, Silva N, Guerreiro RB, Blake K, Bonelli M, Morais JAG, et al. Evaluation of a Proposed Approach for the Determination of the Bioequivalence Acceptance Range for Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs in the European Union. Pharmaceutics. 2022 Oct 31;14(11):2349. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112349.


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Jonker CJ, Bakker E, Kurz X, Plueschke K. Contribution of patient registries to regulatory decision making on rare diseases medicinal products in Europe. Front Pharmacol. 2022;13:924648. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.924648.


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Palmi Reig V, Durvy B, Harvey Allchurch M. EU Mobilizes Cooperation with the African Medicines Agency. DIA Global Forum 2022;14 (7)


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Pearson AD, Allen C, Fangusaro J, Hutter C, Witt O, Weiner S, et al. Paediatric Strategy Forum for medicinal product development in mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway inhibitors: ACCELERATE in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency with participation of the Food and Drug Administration. Eur J Cancer. 2022;177:120-142. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.09.036.


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Januskiene J, Segec A, Slattery J, Genov G, Plueschke K, Kurz X, et al. What are the patients' and health care professionals' understanding and behaviors towards adverse drug reaction reporting and additional monitoring? Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2021;30(3):334-341. doi: 10.1002/pds.5162.


Guizzaro L, Pétavy F, Ristl R, Gallo C. The Use of a Variable Representing Compliance Improves Accuracy of Estimation of the Effect of Treatment Allocation Regardless of Discontinuation in Trials with Incomplete Follow-up. Stat Biopharm Res. 2021;13(1):119-127. doi: 10.1080/19466315.2020.1736141.


Mitra A, Suarez-Sharp S, Pepin XJH, Flanagan T, Zhao Y, Kotzagiorgis E, et al. Applications of Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutics Modeling (PBBM) to Support Drug Product Quality: A Workshop Summary Report. J Pharm Sci. 2021;110(2):594-609. doi: 10.1016/j.xphs.2020.10.059.


Verhagen H, Alonso-Andicoberry C, Assunção R, Cavaliere F, Eneroth H, Hoekstra J, et al. Risk-benefit in food safety and nutrition - Outcome of the 2019 Parma Summer School. Food Res Int. 2021;141:110073. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.110073.


Segec A, Slattery J, Morales DR, Januskiene J, Kurz X, Arlett P. Does additional monitoring status increase the reporting of adverse drug reactions? An interrupted time series analysis of EudraVigilance data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2021;30(3):350-359. doi: 10.1002/pds.5174.


Bhasale AL, Sarpatwari A, De Bruin ML, Lexchin J, Lopert R, Bahri P, et al. Postmarket Safety Communication for Protection of Public Health: A Comparison of Regulatory Policy in Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United States. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021;109(6):1424-1442. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2010.


Arlett P, Kurz X, Soltys K, Blum MD. International Collaboration in Real-World Evidence Generation for Direct Acting Oral Anti-Coagulants. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021;109(2):299-301. doi: 10.1002/cpt.1999.


Cocoros NM, Arlett P, Dreyer NA, Ishiguro C, Iyasu S, Sturkenboom M, et al. The Certainty Framework for Assessing Real-World Data in Studies of Medical Product Safety and Effectiveness. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021;109(5):1189-1196. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2045.


Bahri P, Morales DR, Inoubli A, Dogné JM, Straus SMJM. Proposals for Engaging Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Risk Minimisation from an Analysis of Stakeholder Input to the EU Valproate Assessment Using the Novel Analysing Stakeholder Safety Engagement Tool (ASSET). Drug Saf. 2021;44(2):193-209. doi: 10.1007/s40264-020-01005-3.


Guizzaro L, Drosos S, Kihlbom U, Pignatti F. Ethical Aspects of Regulating Oncology Products. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2021;218:119-134. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63749-1_9.


Wang SV, Pinheiro S, Hua W, Arlett P, Uyama Y, Berlin JA, et al. STaRT-RWE: structured template for planning and reporting on the implementation of real world evidence studies. BMJ. 2021;372:m4856. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4856.


Butler D, Vucic K, Straus S, Cupelli A, Micallef B, Serracino-Inglott A, et al. Regulatory experience of handling Risk Management Plans (RMPs) for medicinal products in the EU. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2021;20(7):815-826. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1909569.


Mantua V, Arango C, Balabanov P, Butlen-Ducuing F. Digital health technologies in clinical trials for central nervous system drugs: an EU regulatory perspective. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2021;20(2):83-84. doi: 10.1038/d41573-020-00168-z.


Soumyanarayanan U, Choong M, Leong J, Lumpkin MM, Rasi G, Skerritt JH, et al. The COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to strengthen global regulatory coordination for sustained enhanced access to diagnostics and therapeutics. Clin Transl Sci. 2021;14(3):777-780. doi: 10.1111/cts.12954.


Whomsley R, Palmi Reig V, Hidalgo-Simon A. Environmental risk assessment of advanced therapies containing genetically modified organisms in the EU. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;87(6):2450-2458. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14781.


Hedenmalm K, Pacurariu A, Slattery J, Kurz X, Candore G, Flynn R. Is There an Increased Risk of Hepatotoxicity with Metamizole? A Comparative Cohort Study in Incident Users. Drug Saf. 2021;44(9):973-985. doi: 10.1007/s40264-021-01087-7.


Tavridou A, Rogers D, Bonelli M, Schiel A, Hidalgo-Simon A. Towards a better use of scientific advice for developers of advanced therapies. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;87(6):2459-2464. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14672.


Jaksa A, Wu J, Jónsson P, Eichler HG, Vititoe S, Gatto NM. Organized structure of real-world evidence best practices: moving from fragmented recommendations to comprehensive guidance. J Comp Eff Res. 2021;10(9):711-731. doi: 10.2217/cer-2020-0228.


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Tzogani K, Penttilä K, Lähteenvuo J, Lapveteläinen T, Lopez Anglada L, Prieto C, et al. EMA Review of Belantamab Mafodotin (Blenrep) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Oncologist. 2021;26(1):70-76. doi: 10.1002/onco.13592.


Gonzalez-Quevedo R, Ziogas C, Silva I, Vegter R, Humphreys A. Advancing development of medicines by academia and non-profit research organizations in the European Union. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2021;20(4):245-246. doi: 10.1038/d41573-020-00205-x.


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Pelfrene E, Botgros R, Cavaleri M. Antimicrobial multidrug resistance in the era of COVID-19: a forgotten plight? Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021;10(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-00893-z.


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Delgado J, Josephson F, Camarero J, Garcia-Ochoa B, Lopez-Anglada L, Prieto-Fernandez C, et al. EMA Review of Acalabrutinib for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Oncologist. 2021;26(3):242-249. doi: 10.1002/onco.13685.


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Trullas A, Delgado J, Koenig J, Fuerstenau U, Dedorath J, Hausmann S, et al. The EMA assessment of encorafenib in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma harbouring the BRAFV600E mutation who have received prior therapy. ESMO Open. 2021;6(1):100031. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2020.100031.


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Delgado J, Pean E, Melchiorri D, Migali C, Josephson F, Enzmann H, et al. The European Medicines Agency review of entrectinib for the treatment of adult or paediatric patients with solid tumours who have a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase gene fusions and adult patients with non-small-cell lung cancer harbouring ROS1 rearrangements. ESMO Open. 2021;6(2):100087. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100087.


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Tomeo F, Mariz S, Brunetta AL, Stoyanova-Beninska V, Penttila K, Magrelli A. Haemophilia, state of the art and new therapeutic opportunities, a regulatory perspective. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;87(11):4183-4196. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14838.


Delgado J, Vleminckx C, Sarac S, Sosa A, Bergh J, Giuliani R, et al. The EMA review of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer. ESMO Open. 2021;6(2):100074. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100074.


Manolis E, Musuamba FT, Karlsson KE. The European Medicines Agency Experience With Pediatric Dose Selection. J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;61 Suppl 1:S22-S27. doi: 10.1002/jcph.1863.


Hidalgo-Simon A, Fibbe WE. Advanced therapies are ready to take centre stage: Academia's involvement with regulation needs to raise its game. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;87(6):2412-2413. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14863.


Delgado J, Zienowicz M, van Hennik PB, Moreau A, Gisselbrecht C, Enzmann H, et al. EMA Review of Isatuximab in Combination with Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Oncologist. 2021;26(11):983-987. doi: 10.1002/onco.13892.


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Correia Pinheiro L, Giezen TJ, Wolff-Holz E, Weise M, Laslop A, Hidalgo-Simon A. Identifiability of Biologicals: An Analysis Using EudraVigilance, the European Union's Database of Reports of Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021;110(5):1311-1317. doi: 10.1002/cpt.2411.


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Del Seppia I, Schalansky J, Claassen I. From collection to connection – the EMA veterinary data strategy. Regulatory Rapporteur 2021;18(6):18-22.


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Delgado J, Voltz C, Stain M, Lapveteläinen T, Urach S, Lähteenvuo J, et al. The European Medicines Agency Review of Crizanlizumab for the Prevention of Recurrent Vaso-Occlusive Crises in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. Hemasphere. 2021;5(7):e604. doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000604.


Bahri P, Pariente A. Systematising Pharmacovigilance Engagement of Patients, Healthcare Professionals and Regulators: A Practical Decision Guide Derived from the International Risk Governance Framework for Engagement Events and Discourse. Drug Saf. 2021;44(11):1193-1208. doi: 10.1007/s40264-021-01111-w.


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Pearson ADJ, Barry E, Mossé YP, Ligas F, Bird N, de Rojas T, et al. Second Paediatric Strategy Forum for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibition in paediatric malignancies: ACCELERATE in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency with the participation of the Food and Drug Administration. Eur J Cancer. 2021;157:198-213. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.08.022.


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