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OSD on Tues. Oct 21, 2025 - Navigating the Accelerated Approval Pathway: Strategy and Success

  • 1.  OSD on Tues. Oct 21, 2025 - Navigating the Accelerated Approval Pathway: Strategy and Success

    Community Leadership
    Posted 09-17-2025 07:50

    Please join for an Open Scientific Discussion (OSD) hosted by the AAPS Biomarkers and Precision Medicine (BPM) and Gene and Cell Therapeutic Products (GCTPs) Communities on Oct 21st, 12 – 1 pm ET on the following topic:

    Navigating the Accelerated Approval Pathway: Strategy and Success

    • What is required for drug approval under the accelerated pathway vs. the traditional pathway?
    • Can we qualify Biomarkers to support Rare Disease Regulatory Pathways:  Case Study of Heparan Sulfate in MPSIII
    • Tofersen case study: NfL as a surrogate biomarker for predicting clinical outcome in SOD1-ALS

    Discussion Leaders:

    • Linda Jeng (CDER, FDA)
    • Binodh DeSilva (Ultragenyx)
    • Carrie Rubel (Biogen)

    Organized by: Lakshmi Amaravadi (Astra Zeneca), Yan Ni (Passage Bio), Karen Quadrini (Prothena Biosciences) and Carmen Fernández-Metzler (PharmaCadence)

     

    We start at 12:00 ET sharp. To avoid interruptions, please dial in before noon and mute yourself until Q&A starts.

    (Please remain on mute unless asking questions)

     

    When: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025, 12 pm – 1 pm ET

    WhereMicrosoft Teams

    Join the meeting now

    Meeting ID: 222 924 429 383 2

    Passcode: Gy7Fr7o9


     

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    Thanks,

    On Behalf of Leadership Teams of the AAPS BPM and GCTPs Communities



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    Karen Quadrini, PhD
    Director, Clinical Biomarkers
    Prothena Biosciences
    Brisbane, CA
    [email protected]

    Disclaimer: Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer.
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