A Patient Centricity Team Tool to Enable Patient-Focused Drug Development

In order to better understand and advance the field of patient-focused drug development, a multifunctional patient affairs team developed and piloted a Patient Centricity Team Tool (PCTT) within a large pharmaceutical organization. The tool is a computer-based survey designed to interrogate the frequency of team efforts in 20 areas of patient centricity across 4 dimensions: people, purpose, process, and actions. Results from a pilot with a Phase III product team indicate a spectrum of team activity of different frequencies related to patient-focused drug development. Given the lack of tool validation, interpretation of results remains a reflection of the team, asset, and lifecycle stage as opposed to a diagnostic of activities. Over time and with increased use across teams, tool implementation and associated learnings may yield organizational, product, and ultimately patient benefits.