Erythropoietic Protoporphyria; Scientific Workshop

Resumo

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing a public workshop and an opportunity for public comment on Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP). The public workshop is intended to discuss how best to facilitate and expedite the development of safe and effective drug therapies to treat signs and symptoms related to EPP. FDA will provide information for, and gain perspective from, patients and patient advocacy organizations, health care providers, academic experts, and industry on disease symptoms and its impact on daily life, experience with current treatment regimens for EPP, and various aspects of clinical development of products intended to treat EPP. The input from this public workshop will help in developing topics for further discussion.