Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities (2024)

Chapter: Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.

Appendix F

Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023
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Disease/Condition Name Meeting Type Meeting Date
Narcolepsy FDA-led PFDD meeting 9/24/2013
Sickle cell disease FDA-led PFDD meeting 2/7/2014
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) FDA-led PFDD meeting 5/13/2014
Hemophilia A, hemophilia B, von Willebrand disease (VWB), and other heritable bleeding disorders FDA-led PFDD meeting 9/22/2014
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) FDA-led PFDD meeting 9/26/2014
Huntington’s disease (HD) FDA-led PFDD meeting 9/22/2015
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency FDA-led PFDD meeting 9/29/2015
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections FDA-led PFDD meeting 10/15/2015
Amyloidosis EL-PFDD meeting
Host: The Amyloidosis Research Consortium
11/16/2015
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation
9/15/2016

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1 For more information on these meetings such as summaries and agendas, see FDA (2024k): https://www.fda.gov/industry/prescription-drug-user-fee-amendments/condition-specific-meetingreports-and-other-information-related-patients-experience (accessed July 1, 2024).

Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.
Disease/Condition Name Meeting Type Meeting Date
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Cure SMA
4/18/2017
Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance
6/2/2017
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
6/21/2017
Alopecia areata FDA-led PFDD meeting 9/11/2017
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) FDA-led PFDD meeting 9/25/2017
Pachyonychia congenita (PC) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Pachyonychia Congenita Project
4/6/2018
Barth syndrome (BTHS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: The Barth Syndrome Foundation
7/18/2018
Alport syndrome EL-PFDD meeting

Host: National Kidney Foundation and the Alport Syndrome Foundation
8/3/2018
Charcot-Marie-Tooth and inherited neuropathies (CMT/IN) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation
9/28/2018
Fabry disease Patient listening session 12/4/2018
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund at Notre Dame, Hide & Seek Foundation, Dana’s Angels Research Trust, Hope for Marian, National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation, Niemann-Pick Canada, Firefly Fund, and Johnathon’s Dreams
3/18/2019
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) Patient Listening session 5/29/2019
Neurofibromatosis (NF) Patient Listening session 6/13/2019
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Platelet Disorder Support Association
7/26/2019
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: National Kidney Foundation and the IgA Nephropathy Foundation of America
8/19/2019
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) Patient listening session 9/17/2019
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.
Disease/Condition Name Meeting Type Meeting Date
Pyruvate kinase deficiency EL-PFDD meeting
Host: National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
9/20/2019
Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) Patient listening session 11/6/2019
Gastroparesis Patient listening session 12/2/2019
Ocular melanoma (OM) Patient listening session 1/27/2020
Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) Patient listening session 6/11/2020
Homocystinuria (HCU) Patient listening session 6/26/2020
Pulmonary alveola proteinosis (PAP) Patient listening session 7/8/2020
Pompe disease EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Muscular Dystrophy Association
7/13/2020
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) Patient listening session 7/22/2020
Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) Patient listening session 8/12/2020
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: National Kidney Foundation and NephCure Kidney International
8/28/2020
Guillain-Barre’ syndrome (GBS) Patient listening session 9/29/2020
Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: The Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation
10/5/2020
Systemic sclerosis FDA-led PFDD meeting 10/13/2020
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) Patient listening session 10/20/2020
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: PSC Partners Seeking a Cure
10/23/2020
Gorlin syndrome (GS) Patient listening session 11/9/2020
SYNGAP1 EL-PFDD meeting
Host: SYNGAP1 Foundation
11/19/2020
Acromegaly EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Acromegaly Community, Inc
1/21/2021
Pemphigus and pemphigoid Patient listening session 2/8/2021
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: National Fragile X Foundation
3/3/2021
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.
Disease/Condition Name Meeting Type Meeting Date
Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)
3/5/2021
Glycogen storage disease (GSD) type 1 – adult patients Patient listening session 3/18/2021
Glycogen storage disease (GSD) type 1 – caregivers to pediatric patients Patient listening session 3/25/2021
Cystic fibrosis (PM – nonsense mutations Patient listening session 7/15/2021
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: United Leukodystrophy Foundation of America
9/14/2021
Ichthyosis Patient listening session 9/17/2021
Mastocytosis Patient listening session 9/28/2021
Gorlin syndrome (GS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Gorlin Syndrome Alliance
10/8/2021
Hypothalamic obesity (HO) Patient listening session 10/22/2021
Adult polyglucosan body disease Patient listening session 10/28/2021
Thymidine kinase 2 deficiency (TK2) Patient listening session 1/31/2022
Dravet syndrome (DS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: The Dravet Syndrome Foundation
2/3/2022
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Global Liver Institute
2/4/2022
Glycogen storage disease (GSD) type 1B Patient listening session 3/3/2022
Rett syndrome EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT)
3/11/2022
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: GBS|CIDP Foundation International
3/25/2022
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Cure CMD
7/1/2022
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: SSADH Association
7/8/2022
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) Patient listening session 7/19/2022
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.
Disease/Condition Name Meeting Type Meeting Date
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: ALD Connect
7/22/2022
Huntington’s disease (HD) presymptomatic population Patient listening session 7/25/2022
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Patient listening session 8/4/2022
Narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) Patient listening session 8/8/2022
Galactosemia EL-PFDD meeting
Host: National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
9/1/2022
Fabry disease EL-PFDD meeting
Host: National Kidney Foundation and Fabry Support & Information Group
9/19/2022
Alström syndrome EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Alstrom International
9/22/2022
Limb–girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Coalition to Cure Calpain 3, CureLGMD2i, the Kurt+Peter Foundation, the LGMD2D Foundation, the McColl-Lockwood Laboratory for Muscular Dystrophy Research, and the Speak Foundation
9/23/2022
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Cure MLD, The Calliope Joy Foundation, MLD Foundation, The United Leukodystrophy Foundation, and the Global Leukodystrophy Initiative
10/21/2022
Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: CureSHANK
11/8/2022
Kennedy’s disease (KD)/spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Kennedy’s Disease Association
11/9/2022
Hypophosphatasia (HPP) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Soft Bones, Inc., The US Hypophosphatasia Foundation
11/15/2022
Proteus syndrome Patient listening session 12/1/2022
Cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes (CCDS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Association for Creatine Deficiencies
1/24/2023
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.
Disease/Condition Name Meeting Type Meeting Date
Pemphigus and pemphigoid EL-PFDD meeting
Host: International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation
1/25/2023
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Autoimmune Hepatitis Association
1/27/2023
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: Wiskott-Aldrich Foundation
2/3/2023
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) Patient listening session 3/20/2023
Sickle cell disease Patient listening session 5/5/2023
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) EL-PFDD meeting
Host: PWSA|USA
6/22/2023
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) Patient listening session 9/8/2023
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) Patient listening session 9/21/2023
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) Patient listening session 9/22/2023
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) N/A N/A

SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2024. Condition-specific meeting reports and other information related to patients’ experience. https://www.fda.gov/industry/prescriptiondrug-user-fee-amendments/condition-specific-meeting-reports-and-other-information-relatedpatients-experience (accessed August 15, 2024).

Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: Non-Exhaustive List of Patient Focused Drug Development Meetings and Patient Listening Sessions for Rare Diseases Between 2013 and 2023." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Regulatory Processes for Rare Disease Drugs in the United States and European Union: Flexibilities and Collaborative Opportunities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27968.
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