Type 1 diabetes

Consortium-based approach to receiving an EMA qualification opinion on the use of islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers in type 1 diabetes clinical studies

DiabetologiaPublished Consortium report on a regulatory qualification opinion

Authors' conclusion

The Type 1 Diabetes Consortium has now received a qualification opinion from the European Medicines Agency for the use of these biomarkers, a major success for the field of type 1 diabetes.

Study context

Population
Individuals positive for ≥2 islet autoantibodies; data from TEDDY, Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY) and TrialNet Pathway to Prevention (TN01)3 observational studies
Outcome
EMA qualification of islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for T1D prevention trials
Methodological detailspre-competitive public-private partnership, model-based qualification, aggregated data from three longitudinal observational studies, Critical Path Institute's Type 1 Diabetes Consortium, launched in 2017
  • Pre-competitive public-private partnership
  • Model-based qualification
  • Aggregated data from three longitudinal observational studies
  • Critical Path Institute's Type 1 Diabetes Consortium, launched in 2017

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • The Type 1 Diabetes Consortium received a qualification opinion from the European Medicines Agency for the use of islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers for patient selection in T1D prevention trials, including registration studies

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Consortium-based approach to receiving an EMA qualification opinion on the use of islet autoantibodies as enrichment biomarkers in type 1 diabetes clinical studies. Diabetologia. Published 22 July 2022. doi:10.1007/s00125-022-05751-0

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