Availability of Investigational Medicines Through the US Food and Drug Administration’s Expanded Access and Compassionate Use Programs

Jeremy Puthumana, MS; Jennifer E. Miller, PhD; Jeanie Kim, JD; et al Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS. JAMA Network Open. 2018;1(2):e180283. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0283
The Right to Try Act of 2017 allows patients with life-threatening conditions to access investigational medicines outside clinical trials without oversight from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A better understanding of existing expanded access programs can inform the consideration and implementation of both the federal Right to Try Act and state right-to-try laws.