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Demanding randomized controlled trials from populations of 400 scattered patients was never science. The FDA's Plausible Mechanism Framework finally matches the regulatory toolkit to the biological reality of ultra-rare disease, and the patients who benefit have zero time for debate.
By Kai Brighton · 3 min read
The FDA released a new rare disease drug framework the same week advocates staged a funeral protest outside its doors. That timing tells you everything about where the agency actually stands.
By Maya Okafor · 3 min read
An anonymous FDA official called AMT-130 a failure. uniQure calls it a disease-modifying breakthrough. The disagreement is not philosophical; it is a direct clash over what Phase 1/2 biomarker data can and cannot tell us. One side is right.
By Dr. Nadia Osei · 3 min read
Standard CRISPR therapies are already delivering near-miraculous results for conditions like sickle cell disease. But baby KJ's bespoke therapy, built for his exact mutation and delivered in six months, shows where this is actually heading. The FDA just opened a formal highway for it.
By Crash Davis · 4 min read