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CREATING HOPE ACT & PEDIATRIC PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHERS NEWS

(Blog) New Cancer Drug, Three More for Rare Pediatric Diseases Approved, and a Voucher Sells for $95 Million

November 30, 2020

A new drug for neuroblastoma and three more drugs for rare pediatric diseases approved during Thanksgiving week, earning the vouchers under the Creating Hope Act. more→

(Washington Post) Reauthorize the Creating Hope Act to help kids with rare diseases

September 25, 2020

The inspirational story of 10-year-old Autumn Schierling’s fight with neurofibromatosis and the successful development of selumetinib for her condition offer a timely example of how a law can help children with rare diseases. more→

(Congressional testimony by Nancy Goodman) Creating Hope: In Support of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, Making the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program Permanent

July 27, 2020

Testimony before the Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and
Commerce Committee, July 29, 2020. Nancy Goodman, Founder of Kids v Cancer more→

(Blog) Creating Hope Act Permanent Reauthorization of 2019

September 19, 2019

The Creating Hope Act passed in 2012, was reauthorized several times, and sunsets September 30, 2020. The Creating Hope Act pediatric priority more→

(Guidance) FDA Updates Draft Guidance on Pediatric Priority Review Vouchers

July 30, 2019

FDA expects 51 rare pediatric disease designation requests and 20 priority review voucher requests annually. more→

(video) Climb the Hill Youth Advocacy Day — Why Do We Do It?

March 13, 2019

Watch our youth advocates and cancer survivors describe their meetings with congressional staffers and advocating for kids with cancer. more→

(Yale Law School – video) Is the Federal government a productive partner in cancer policy?

February 8, 2018

Watch a 9 min. video: Nancy Goodman speaks about creating incentives for the industry to develop cancer drugs for children at the joint conference of the Yale Law School, Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center. more→

(RAPS Regulatory Explainer) Everything you need to know about FDA’s Priority Review Vouchers

August 15, 2017

What are the Priority Review Vouchers and how do they benefit the society? more→

(Morning Consult) Don’t leave them waiting: How to bring new cancer drugs to kids, by Elena Gerasimov)

June 13, 2017

The RACE Act is needed because most kids with cancer are treated with medicines from the time when my mom was young. more→

(STAT News-audio) The death of a child and a golden ticket for drug makers

January 18, 2017

How did every parent’s worst nightmare — the death of a child — spur the creation of an incentive system to turn making drugs for childhood cancer from a high-risk, low-reward gamble to a bet a company might make? more→

(Blog) Creating Hope Act reauthorized in 21st Century Cures

January 4, 2017

On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act, reauthorizing the Creating Hope Act until 2020. more→

(Blog) Congress passes CURES and reuthorizes the Creating Hope Act, 94-5!

December 7, 2016

U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act and with it, reauthorization of the Creating Hope Act. more→

(Blog) The House reauthorized the Creating Hope Act

December 1, 2016

In a vote of 392 – 26, the House passed 21st Century Cures, which includes the Creating Hope Act Pediatric Priority Review Voucher Program. more→

(Blog) President Obama signs the Advancing Hope Act to extend the Creating Hope Act to December 31, 2016

September 30, 2016

The Creating Hope Act pediatric priority review voucher program is extended until December 31, 2016. more→

(PBS News Hour) How one drug company fast-tracked the FDA’s review process

September 30, 2016

A voucher program shaves months off of the FDA’s review process for drug development that targets rare pediatric diseases. more→

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