Research Letter

Delays in Pediatric Studies Required Under the US Pediatric Research Equity Act

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.41176

October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study investigates delays in Pediatric Research Equity Act–required studies and issuance of noncompliance letters by the Food and Drug Administration.

Corresponding Author: Florence T. Bourgeois, MD, MPH, Pediatric Therapeutics and Regulatory Science Initiative, Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02116 (florence.bourgeois@childrens.harvard.edu).

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