rare disease therapeutic expertise

Experts at MMS are pioneers in rare disease and orphan drug applications

MMS has extensive experience and knowledge across various rare disease indications from pre-IND through post-marketing support.

MMS understands the importance of a customized regulatory strategy and the value of each data point when developing a therapeutic for rare disease indications. A data focused approach is needed given the impacts of having a limited number of patients for program development. Experts at MMS have led rare disease indications in a variety of therapeutic areas from the early planning IND/CTA stages through marketing applications for approval.

MMS rare disease therapeutic experience extends to the following areas:

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Services Provided
MMS provides:

  • Regulatory strategy for orphan drug programs
  • Agency meetings, including preparation of briefing materials and meeting attendance
  • Orphan applications and annual report preparation, including literature search/summarization and the use of alternate data sources to show disease prevalence
  • Clinical and statistical review of data supporting rare disease indications, including non-traditional sources like longitudinal or EMR data
Rare Disease Indications
Experts at MMS have completed several groundbreaking submissions over the past decade including the first approval in over a decade and the first approval in the United States for sickle cell disease in a pediatric population, and an original orphan drug application for treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy approved by the FDA.

We continue to work on many additional rare disease indications, adding to this list every day. To find out more about a specific TA or indication, please contact us.

  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Doose Syndrome
  • Prader Willi Syndrome
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
  • Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency
  • Still’s Disease
  • Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT)
  • Chronic Atypical Neutrophilic Dermatosis with Lipodystrophy and Elevated Temperature (CANDLE)
  • Clear Cell Sarcoma
  • Many others
Regulatory Knowledge
Regulatory team members are experienced in interacting with authorities and developing strategies for advancing programs by applying knowledge gained from other rare disease implications. For example:

  • Establish strong relationships and clear communication with the FDA, paving the way for flexibility given the unique challenges of rare disease programs
  • Provide a rationale for the use of biomarkers in early phase investigations
  • Recommend innovative trial designs and strategies to address low patient numbers
  • Innovative strategies to address limited understanding of disease pathology and progression, variability in disease presentation, and a lack of established endpoints
  • Advise and guide strategy for non-clinical research and data presentation
 

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PRO-BONO ULTRA-RARE DISEASE REGULATORY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CREATED BY MMS

Challenges of Rare Disease Drug Development Programs

MMS announced the launch of its pro-bono support program aimed at advancing research for ultra-rare diseases. Within this program, MMS will select from patient advocacy groups with demonstrable need and will provide complimentary regulatory assistance.

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Full Operational Support for Rare Disease Therapies

rare disease case study casestudySupport for a rare disease pipeline leads the sponsor team to a successful early program milestones including  an orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation for their product.

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