Machine Translated by Google Benefit-Risk Assessment of Patient-Centered Clinical Trials technical guidelines (Draft for comments) August 2022 Machine Translated by Google directory The table of contents is empty because you aren't using the paragraph styles set to appear in it. Machine Translated by Google Guidance on benefit-risk assessment techniques for patientcentered clinical trials 1. Introduction As subjects in drug clinical trials and objects of medical practice, patients Personal experience with disease states and treatments can provide a closer look at drug development Patient expectations, more valuable information. "Patient-centered" drug development, It refers to starting from the patient's needs, regarding the patient as an active participant, and taking the clinical Value is the ultimate goal, this concept has become the core guidance of current drug research and development Thought. Review agencies are exploring how to design and implement "patient-centred" Drug clinical trials and incorporating patient needs into drug benefit-risk assessments in the system. Patient experience data (PED) refers to all Information provided by the patient (but not limited to the patient himself) about the patient's knowledge of the disease and Treatment experience, needs, opinions, preferences and other information. meaningful patient body Experimental data can be used as one of the scientific basis for drug benefit and risk assessment. This guidance aims to clarify the definition, classification, and Applicability, scientific considerations of benefit-risk assessment based on patient experience data Quantities, communication with review agencies, etc., provide sponsors with information on how to use patient experience data According to support the marketing registration application and the benefit-risk assessment of the whole life cycle to provide reference Test. This guideline only represents the current views and understandings of drug review agencies. 1 Machine Translated by Google Not mandatory legally binding. With the progress of scientific research, this refers to The relevant content in the guiding principles will be continuously improved and updated. apply this guideline Please also refer to the Technical Harmonization Conference for International Registration of Drugs for Human Use (ICH) and other relevant guidelines that have been published. 2. General principles The benefit-risk assessment of a drug should generally be based on a range of efficacy and safety sexual evidence. Reliable patient experience data as evidence for benefit-risk assessment One, used to discover unmet clinical needs, identify target patient populations, Identify key elements of clinical trial design, determine the clinical significance of endpoint assessments meaning, assessing the patient's benefit preference and risk acceptance, etc. The applicability and scope of the PED in the benefit-risk assessment depends on Types of PEDs, purpose of collection, study design, collection scenarios, data quality, Interpretability of the results, etc. In general, using methodologically sound (methodologically-sound) and fit-for-purpose The PED obtained by the collection tool can provide direct evidence for the benefit-risk assessment. according to. The so-called methodological soundness, that is, to ensure the methods used to collect and analyze PED and processes are rigorous, robust, and adhere to scientifically established principles and best good practice; fit for purpose means study design, patient population and study between the choice of research method and the intended use of the data. When PED as When the critical evidence (or one) supports the benefit-risk assessment, it needs to be communicated with the Communicate with review agencies to ensure data are collected through pre-designed studies that 2 Machine Translated by Google The study has a pre-defined research protocol and analysis plan, and ensures that the included samples Representativeness, standardization of data collection, and data reliability and integrity and scientific. The collection process of PED is dynamic and progressive. in drug programs and In the early clinical stage, PED data are mostly qualitative, and the collected content is mostly for patients Perspectives on disease and available treatments. With the deepening of research and development, the income of PED Quantitative methods can be added to the set, gradually focusing on the patient's expectations for specific drugs A benefit perspective, including trade-offs of benefits and risks. When the drug is on the market, it can Continuously collect PEDs of real-world drug use as needed to achieve future The ultimate goal of maximizing patient benefit and minimizing risk. 3. Classification of patient experience data Patient experience data can be categorized in a variety of ways. According to the source of the PED, it can be divided into Collected for the sponsor, or not collected by the sponsor. Depending on the collection method of the PED, it can be Divided into pre-designed clinical trials, patient preference studies, natural history studies Research, interviews, questionnaires, expert consultation, summary of patient exchange meetings, etc. PED's The nature of the data includes qualitative, semi-quantitative or quantitative. PED in benefit-risk assessment The main uses in , including clinical outcome assessment (clinical outcome assessment, COA), patient preference information on benefits and/or risks (patient preference information, PPI), and other and treatment insights, needs or priorities. The COA and PPI-related content. 3 Machine Translated by Google (1) Clinical outcome assessment (COA) The clinical outcome assessment (COA) is From patients and their caregivers, physicians, or other evaluators to evaluate patient assessment tools or means of individual feeling, functioning or living status of the individual, usually requiring Subjective assessment of process rather than direct presentation of facts. COA's Evaluation Dimension Package including symptoms, daily functioning, general health status, quality of life and satisfaction wait. Depending on reporter type or assessment method, COA-based clinical endpoints can be Divided into four types, including patient-reported outcomes (patient-reported outcome, PRO), clinician reported outcomes (clinician reported outcome, ClinRO), observer-reported outcome (observer-reported outcome, ObsRO) and functional outcome (performance outcome, PerfO). PRO is a measure of health reported directly by the patient External Corrections and Interpretations by Physicians or Others. PRO tools often include questionnaires Surveys, digital scoring forms or patient diaries etc. For example, using a 10-point visual Analog pain scale (visual analog scale, VAS), health survey short form (the 36-item short from health survey, SF-36). ClinRO is a Professional health care personnel based on examination or observation of patients' disease and health status Quantitative results, mostly related to the patient's signs, behavior or other phenomena related to the disease Clinical judgment based on symptoms or clinical judgment based on laboratory indicators. For example, system Lupus disease severity activity score (SLEDAI-2K), Hamilton 4 Machine Translated by Google Dayton depression scale (HAMD). ObsRO is developed by caregivers in their daily lives Measures of reported patient health outcomes. For example, childhood Dravet syndrome Diary of seizure frequency. PerfO is a standardized function for patients to complete Measures assessed by an appropriately trained person or by the patient alone during the task value. For example, measures of walking speed (eg, 6-minute walk test, 6MWT), Memory retrieval tests (such as word recall tests) or other cognitive tests (such as Numeric Symbol Substitution Test), etc. COA-based clinical endpoints can be used as the primary endpoint for evaluating clinical benefit (single or composite endpoint) or pre-defined secondary endpoints. Clinical Benefit Definition Improvement in individual patient perception, function, or survival for a treatment or intervention. For example, clinical trials of hereditary angioedema can use a combination of Visual Symptom Assessment (VAS) score Time to symptom relief was used as the primary endpoint. Key in Myelofibrosis Indications In clinical trials, imaging findings (spleen volume reduction) were used as the primary end point. Points, and the modified myelofibrosis symptom score form collected from the patient's diary (MFSAF) as a key secondary PRO endpoint. also, Safety and risk tolerability can also be assessed by COA. For example, visual Symptom Assessment Questionnaire (Visual Symptom Assessment Questionnaire [VSAQ-ALK]) is a PRO tool for assessing vision-related Symptoms, also used to assess safety outcomes in NSCLC, were written included in the manual. 5 Machine Translated by Google (2) Patient preference information Patient preference information (PPI) is Refers to patients' choice intentions for different clinical outcomes or other characteristics of specific treatments Qualitative or quantitative assessment of willingness and acceptance. In the benefit-risk assessment, PPIs can provide information on a patient's preference for benefit and tolerance for risk. example For example, asking patients who received different treatments about their preference for a particular therapy (e.g. Tendency to use topical, oral, and injectable medications), or ask patients Willingness to accept risk in exchange for possible benefits (e.g. acceptable quality of life How much is lost in exchange for a certain degree of survival time extension). At different stages of drug development, PPIs may have important effects on the treatment background, end point Both selection and dynamic benefit-risk evaluation are guiding. PPI helps Clarify the importance of benefits (i.e., trial endpoints) to patients, and understand the importance of patients to The benefit and risk trade-offs of specific drugs, and understanding the patient population's Treatment preference and heterogeneity. The application of PPIs in benefit-risk assessment needs to fully consider the background of indications Scenarios, the value of PPI for indication assessment, PPI collection methods and collected patients Viewpoints are representative. For the following situations, when performing a benefit-risk assessment It is necessary to carefully consider whether the PPI is really valuable: (1) The drug has a clear curative effect Under the premise, there are serious risks or risk uncertainties, and PPI prompts patients to willing to bear higher risks to obtain possible benefits; (2) in the test population, There are large differences in the views of the most important benefits and/or risks among different patients; 6 Machine Translated by Google (3) The patient's point of view is inconsistent with that of the medical professional. Generally speaking, yes For drugs with poor efficacy or serious safety problems, PPI cannot be used alone Conduct a benefit-risk assessment. 4. Patient experience data support benefit-risk assessment (1) Overview of important factors in benefit-risk assessment Benefit-risk assessment is the trade-off between the benefits and risks of a drug. Benefits include Pro Clinical benefits and other benefits (such as medication convenience, compliance, etc.); Risks refer to adverse events and other adverse effects associated with a drug. The benefit-risk assessment was carried out from the following aspects (see Table 1): "Treatment Background analysis" (incidence, severity and prognosis of the disease, available treatments characteristics of the law, unmet clinical needs, etc.), specific drug "benefits" and "risks" and risk management”. For each of the above areas, relevant evidence needs to be assessed (including including data quality and credibility), as well as uncertainties and their potential impact. most Finally, the evidence and uncertainties about the benefits and risks of the drug are synthesized, combined with The severity of the disease and the current unmet clinical need to derive benefit-risk specific conclusions of the assessment. Table 1. Patient-Centered Benefit-Risk Assessment Framework Evaluation Dimensions Application Scenarios of PED 7 Machine Translated by Google Identify and measure the most important symptoms of the patient, the burden of the disease on the patient, understand the natural history of the disease, including the occurrence and development of the disease, the severity of the disease treatment background, prognosis, etc. analysis Determine the important risks and benefits of the existing treatment for the patient, Assess unmet clinical needs Understand the characteristics of treatment that patients are most concerned about, and clarify the degree of demand for new treatments Combine COA assessment results, patient preference information, and other PED information incorporated into assessment of benefits • Evaluate the clinical benefits of drugs based on COA endpoints • Determine the clinical relevance of research evaluation endpoints and measurement indicators benefit from sex • Evaluate whether the change value (threshold value) of the measurement index is clinically meaningful, including the smallest difference between groups, the change threshold value at the individual level, etc. • PPIs suggest patient propensity for other benefits 8 Machine Translated by Google Combine COA assessment results, patient preference information, and other Incorporation of PED information into risk assessment • Evaluation of drug safety and tolerance Risks and Risks • Evaluation of the severity and frequency of security incidents manage clinical significance • Understand the patient's knowledge of risk, the impact of risk on the patient's life, and the burden of risk management measures on the patient • PPI provides patient acceptance of risk Benefit-Risk Conclusion (2) Patient experience data support benefit-risk assessment In the benefit-risk assessment, the patient experience data can be the following series Column considerations provide useful information such as the natural history of the disease, key symptoms symptoms, impact on the patient’s life, patient’s experience with treatment or concern for unmet needs perceptions of needs, prioritization of disease management, patient or relevant caregiver reports outcomes, patients’ preferences for treatment options or outcome indicators, etc. (see Table 1). According to the purpose of data collection, data type and data quality, the PED The scope of application and role are not the same. 1. Therapeutic context of drug use The PED can provide a patient's perspective on the impact of disease and experience with existing treatments. point. For example, the PED helps to gain a clearer understanding of the impact of the disease on the patient, which 9 Machine Translated by Google These are the symptoms and signs that patients are most concerned about, the most disturbing, and the most affecting daily life. quality of life; understanding patient burden of disease and impact of symptoms. PED also helps To understand the extent to which currently available treatments are meeting the medical needs of the patient population degree, and the degree of need for new treatments, including efficacy, safety, Tolerability, convenience, accessibility, etc. For evaluation indicators affecting pathogenesis, clinical symptoms and clinical benefits For diseases that are not yet fully understood, PED data can also help to gain insight into the disease natural history. For example, some rare diseases have low incidence, complex phenotypes, and The cognition of the effectiveness of clinical diagnosis and treatment is limited, and the clinical trial of new drug research and development is limited. The experimental design and effectiveness evaluation pose great challenges. As a disease has the most say of patients and their families whose experiences and perspectives inform the development, It provides a reference for the assessment of disease severity and prognosis. 2. Drug benefit-risk evidence The PED can assess the clinical relevance, benefits and risks of endpoints for clinical studies The clinical significance of the risk, the tolerance and acceptability of the risk, etc. provide the patient's perspective. point. 2.1 Clinical relevance of study endpoints Descriptions of clinical benefit usually include efficacy (e.g., survival, severe clinical change in clinical outcome, reduction in symptoms, improvement in function), effect size (effect size) and associated uncertainties (such as confidence intervals), treatment effect The distribution of the effect in the population, the duration of the curative effect, etc. for effectiveness testing 10 Machine Translated by Google The selection of quantitative indicators is recommended based on the current knowledge of the disease and the acquired To judge the clinical relevance of clinical endpoints and measurement indicators based on patient experience data Sex, that is, whether it is the clinical indicator that patients are most concerned about or has the greatest impact on patients, Or whether the measure predicts clinical benefit. For direct (or relatively direct) measures of clinical benefit (such as Relief, improvement of function, improvement of quality of life) as the clinical endpoint of the research For trials, COA-based endpoints can be selected. This indicator is used as the main Or key secondary endpoint indicators, should fully explain the selection basis, and provide COA Data collection methods, measurement performance (such as reliability, validity), detailed data Analysis and interpretation of results. Benefits other than clinical benefit (e.g., ease of use of medication) sex, adherence, etc.) may also become patient preference, and in the benefit-risk assessment occupies a certain weight. 2.2 Clinical significance of benefits and risks Clinical benefits and potential risks In addition to considering the degree of benefit and risk In addition, whether this degree and size is clinically meaningful, patient How to treat these clinical significance, etc., this is also a patient-centered benefit risk One of the important considerations in risk assessment. Minimum clinically important difference difference, MCID) set a threshold of benefit with clinical value, representing The minimal improvement that the patient deems valuable. When determining the MCID, it should be sufficient 11 Machine Translated by Google Consider relevant guidelines, expert consensus and other recognized standards; if there is no recognized standard If there is no standard, it is necessary to set a clinically meaningful change through the collected PED and communicate with the reviewer The evaluation agencies communicated in a timely manner to reach a consensus. When meaningful differences are shown between groups, it does not mean that individuals acquire the desired significant clinical benefit. It is also necessary to presuppose a clinically meaningful intra-patient Indicator change threshold (clinically meaningful within-patient change), to judge whether the patient has reached the treatment goal, this value can be used as Supporting evidence of benefit. Alternative methods include anchoring, score-based The method of cloth, etc. 2.3 Risk tolerance and acceptance When judging the risk of a drug, the severity, occurrence, and Frequency, reversibility, and tolerability characteristics, and the effect of adverse events on drug dependence Sexual implications and potential consequences. PED can be a safety outcome itself (COA as a safety endpoint), but also as other supporting evidence, such as Risk awareness (whether the patient understands each type of risk and likelihood), clinical importance (which risk does the patient perceive as impact), the tolerability of adverse reactions, and the impact of risk management measures on patients the burden caused by the Patient preference data can also provide information on patient risk acceptance, i.e. Whether patients are willing to accept possible risks based on the likelihood of clinical benefit. For example, a patient with a serious life-threatening illness may be willing to 12 Machine Translated by Google risk in exchange for a specific benefit (such as prolonging life by only a few months); while some Patients with chronic diseases, the existing treatment plan can stabilize the condition, the patient has adapted to the disease and its impact on daily life, compared with existing treatments The greater benefit may be expected from a treatment regimen, and the higher risk cannot be tolerated. 3. Drug benefit-risk assessment When the drug has clear clinical benefit, and the safety profile is good, no When serious security risks arise, the benefits can be judged to outweigh the risks. When the drug has clear clinical benefits, but there are safety risks, it is necessary to Weigh the benefit-risk ratio and consider whether there are effective risk management measures to control risk. When the drug has potentially serious safety risks (such as life-threatening, etc.) and/or Benefit-risk assessment can be challenging when the potential benefit is limited or limited. In this kind of Under certain circumstances, fit-for-purpose and reliable patient experience data are essential for evaluating drug Monetary benefits-risks will help. The benefit-risk assessment of the overall population is important for clinical The overall evaluation of clinical trial subjects; and subgroup evaluation is for some subgroups of patients Group evaluation. When there is a discrepancy between the overall benefit-risk assessment and the subgroup assessment Supporting data from both parts need to be carefully weighed when consistent, and can also be included Patient's point of view. For example, the expected population of the evaluated drug for the overall indication When the risks outweigh the benefits, if the PED can help identify risks with good benefits If there is a specific subgroup of people, then this group can be used as the test object in subsequent research and development. conduct research to demonstrate whether the drug has a beneficial benefit-risk 13 Machine Translated by Google than. (3) Patient experience data support the benefit-risk assessment of the drug's full life cycle 1. Pre-market research and development stage The collection and application of patient experience data is a cumulative process. clinical During the development process, the accumulation of patient experience data is used to guide the wider benefit-risk assessment to support the decision to continue/discontinue drug development. Most of the PEDs collected in the early stage are mainly qualitative data, which can be used for benefit-risk assessment. Information provided for evaluation and drug development decisions includes identification of unmet clinical needs Requirements, identification of target patient groups, identification of key elements of trial design, etc. example For example, the PEDs collected in the early stage of clinical development can be opened-ended questions to understand The natural history of the disease, preferences in clinical practice, differences in patient subgroups, etc., Thereby identifying unmet patient needs and identifying target patient populations. With the continuous accumulation of PED, the scope of using patient experience data in the later stage The scope is gradually focused, and the method is gradually quantified. For example, developing a quantitative COA tool tools to more directly measure the clinical outcomes of greatest interest to patients and to validate the The clinical relevance of the tool, identifying thresholds for clinically meaningful change; Quantitative patient preference information to judge patients' willingness to use and risk acceptance degree of acceptance. Quantitative PED information collected at these later stages can be used as an indicator of clinical validity and Direct evidence or supplementary information from safety data to support dynamic assessment of benefit risk. When faced with major development decisions that need to be discussed with review agencies, the PED Collection and application can also be used as one of the important contents of communication with review agencies 14 Machine Translated by Google One. 2. Post-market use stage During the post-marketing period of drug use, it should be based on continuously accumulated new information (including Including PED), re-evaluate the benefit-risk status of the drug, so as to decide whether to adopt Take corresponding regulatory measures, including revising the risk management plan, adding post-listing research In order to maximize the benefit of patients, Minimize risk. Encourage the collection of more PEDs after listing, such information can Collected by the sponsor for the purpose of responding to specific postmarketing requests, or Various types of research voluntarily initiated by sponsors, investigators, or patient organizations (e.g. interviews, questionnaires, patient preference studies, etc.). these patients The user experience data can not only truly inform the majority of patients, medical staff and related people staff to communicate reflective patient experiences and feelings about drug use, and can also contribute to Dynamic assessment of benefits and risks provides new evidence. 5. Communication When a sponsor plans to collect and use patient experience data as a benefit-risk As part of the evaluation, it is encouraged to engage with review agencies during the design phase of such studies. Early communication to obtain information on study design, data collection and regulatory compliance timely feedback as required. When the sponsor plans to use PRO or other COA as When it is the main or key secondary end point of the confirmatory study, it should communicate with the review institution and time to communicate. In addition, during the clinical trial, if due to changes in PRO or Significant adjustments to the clinical trial protocol due to other COAs should be communicated with the review agency 15 Machine Translated by Google Communicate in time. For details, please refer to the "Communication and Exchange Office for Drug R&D and Technical Review" "Guidelines for the Application of Patient Reported Outcomes in Drug Clinical Research" (Trial)", "Guiding Principles for Patient-Centered Clinical Trial Design", etc. related guidelines. 6. Conclusion The "patient-centered" research and development concept should run through the whole life of drug research and development cycle. During the drug development process, patient experience data should be continuously collected and incorporated According to the data, in order to optimize the drug development plan and clinical trial design, the complete clinical The clinical evidence chain is combined with the patient experience data to realize the benefits of the whole life cycle- Risk dynamic assessment, and evaluate drug benefit-risk from the perspective of patients than. This guidance encourages sponsors or other parties to actively collect patient perspectives. points and experiences to deepen understanding of disease and increase awareness of drug use awareness, and patient needs regarding benefits and risks. PED supports drug development and The evaluation is currently in the exploratory stage, lacking a unified classification method, clear Research paths and applied principles. 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