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Transparency, Expanded Access Navigator, Right to Try: Helping Patients Get Access to Investigational Medicines?
Session Chair(s)
Kim Quaintance-Lunn
Vice President, Head of Regulatory Science and Execution, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, United States
Numerous steps have been taken to increase access to investigational medicines for patients with serious and life-threatening diseases. This session will explore whether these initiatives have had the desired impact.
Learning Objective : Describe changes to expanded access programs, including Right to Try; Assess the impact of these changes to the patient; Discuss ways to improve access to investigational medicines for patients.
Speaker(s)
Patient Perspective on Preapproval Access
Melinda Bachini
Advocacy Coordinator, Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, United States
Innovating Compassionate Use Request Processes with CompAC
Beverly L Harrison
Head, Patient Support, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, United States
Assessment of Progress
Alison Bateman-House, PhD, MA, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Ethics, Dept of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States
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