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FDA announces new regulatory framework for ultra-rare disease therapies

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The guidance will enable the agency to accelerate approval on new treatments for diseases affecting fewer than 1 in 50,000 people.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance for a new regulatory framework for drug sponsors seeking approval for targeted individualized therapies for ultra-rare diseases.

The so-called plausible mechanism framework aims to reduce hurdles for individualized medicines designed for patients with diseases so uncommon that it may