At Reata, we are devoted to developing transformative therapies for people facing rare and life-threatening diseases. We seek to develop therapies for the broadest group of patients possible by engaging in clinical research with the goal of obtaining regulatory approval of our products.
We believe the best way for patients to access medicines prior to approval is through participation in clinical trials. However, in some rare and very specific circumstances when enrollment into a clinical trial is not feasible, physicians caring for patients with serious or life-threatening conditions or diseases may seek special access to investigational medicines (referred to as compassionate use or also known as expanded access). Only in these rare and very specific circumstances patients may be able to receive investigational medicines outside the clinical trial process through a compassionate use program. Reata will consider individual compassionate use requests to an investigational medicine outside of a clinical trial based on an assessment of the following:
A licensed physician must submit the request for compassionate use in writing. The request must contain, at a minimum, the following information:
An internal team at Reata will review the request. If the internal team determines that it is not in the best interest of Reata or the patient to support the compassionate use request, a communication will be sent to the requesting physician that the request for compassionate use has been denied. There is no appeal process for a request that has been denied by the internal team. A communication will be sent to the requesting physician as to the denial or approval of the request for compassionate use.
A treating physician may submit a request for compassionate use to, or discuss eligibility or other questions by submitting an online form. All requests will be acknowledged within 5 business days after receipt of the written request and the completed application documentation. Reata is committed to prompt evaluation of a request after such acknowledgement.
Information about Reata’s ongoing clinical trials can be found at clinicaltrials.gov or in our Pipeline.