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Landscape of Innovation for Cardiovascular Pharmaceuticals: From Basic Science to New Molecular Entities

Beierlein, Jennifer M., McNamee, Laura M., Walsh, Michael J., Kaitin, Kenneth I., DiMasi, Joseph A., Ledley, Fred D.·2017·Clinical Therapeutics

Abstract

Purpose This study examines the complete timelines of translational science for new cardiovascular therapeutics from the initiation of basic research leading to identification of new drug targets through clinical development and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of new molecular entities (NMEs) based on this research.Methods This work extends previous studies by examining the association between the growth of research on drug targets and approval of NMEs associated with these targets. Drawing on research on innovation in other technology sectors, where technological maturity is an important determinant in the success or failure of new product development, an analytical model was used to characterize the growth of research related to the known targets for all 168 approved cardiovascular therapeutics.Findings Categorizing and mapping the technological maturity of cardiovascular therapeutics reveal that (1) there has been a distinct transition from phenotypic to targeted methods for drug discovery, (2) the durations of clinical and regulatory processes were significantly influenced by changes in FDA practice, and (3) the longest phase of the translational process was the time required for technology to advance from initiation of research to a statistically defined established point of technology maturation (mean, 30.8 years).Implications This work reveals a normative association between metrics of research maturation and approval of new cardiovascular therapeutics and suggests strategies for advancing translational science by accelerating basic and applied research and improving the synchrony between the maturation of this research and drug development initiatives.

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Authors
Beierlein, J. M., McNamee, L. M., Walsh, M. J., Kaitin, K. I., DiMasi, J. A., & Ledley, F. D.
Affiliations
  • Bentley University (US)
  • Tufts University (US)
Corresponding author
Ledley, Fred D.
Venue
Clinical Therapeutics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-07
Volume
39
Issue
7
Pages
1409-1425.e20
ISSN
0149-2918 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2686044652
Cited by
24
References
87
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
FWCI
7.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Clinical Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Research Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Science, Research, and Medicine
Keywords
cardiovascular therapeutics, new chemical entities, drug target identification, translational research, technology maturity, drug development timelines, FDA drug approval, phenotypic drug discovery, targeted drug discovery, regulatory process
MeSH terms
Cardiovascular Agents, Humans, United States, United States Food and Drug Administration, Drug Approval, Drug Discovery, Translational Research, Biomedical

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