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. 2026 Feb;32(2):143–151. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2026.32.2.143

TABLE 1.

COA Availability by Drug Characteristics

Characteristic Coverage decisions with COAs (n = 2,188)
≥1 FDA expedited review pathway, n (%)
 Yes 989 (45.2)
 No 1,199 (54.8)
Orphan designation, n (%)
 Yes 885 (40.4)
 No 1,303 (59.6)
Age indication, n (%)
 Pediatric 540 (24.7)
 Adult 1,648 (75.3)
Oncology indication, n (%)
 Yes 381 (17.4)
 No 1,807 (82.6)
Top 10 indications with decisions that included ≥1 COA, n (%)
Myasthenia gravis (n = 78) 70 (89.7)
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (n = 178) 155 (87.1)
Psoriasis (n = 367) 250 (68.1)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (n = 82) 52 (63.4)
Neutropenia-myelosuppressive chemotherapy (n = 211) 75 (35.5)
Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 206) 53 (25.7)
Multiple sclerosis (n = 283) 64 (22.6)
Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 436) 92 (21.1)
Ulcerative colitis (n = 298) 60 (20.1)
Crohn disease (n = 298) 53 (17.8)

COA = clinical outcome assessment; FDA = US Food and Drug Administration.