Like any new medical product, gene therapies must undergo rigorous approval processes. However, there are a number of additional regulations for gene therapies that don’t apply to conventional pharmaceuticals. This is especially true within the European Union. (It’s important to note that while most gene therapy studies are based in the U.S. and Europe — which...
It’s already been three years since the FDA issued its “Guidance on Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format—Certain Human Pharmaceutical Product Applications and Related Submissions Using the eCTD Specifications.” This guidance established a mandatory requirement for electronic submission of certain applications, amendments, supplements, and reports to the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)...
The invisible wounds caused by post-traumatic stress disorder can dramatically affect mental health and diminish quality of life. According to the Sidran Institute, a nonprofit organization serving people who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events, PTSD is associated with an extremely high rate of medical and mental health service use. Patients may incur the highest per-capita cost...
Over the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of genetically modified cells for cancer immunotherapy, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, recombinant T-cell receptor T cells and genetically modified CD34+ cells for the treatment of hematological malignancies. Clinical trials of immuno-gene therapeutics are becoming increasingly common, and regulatory guidelines...
Days before Christmas 2017, a nationwide call went out requesting nominations of patients and caregivers to join a new public/private-sponsored Patient Engagement Collaborative. Among the promised duties for this yet-to-be-filled body of 16 patient community representatives: Propose new collaboration models in which patients and patient advocates are partners in healthcare product development and U.S. Food...
After years in development, the final version of the Medical Device/In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulations was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on May 5, 2017. These regulations superseded the previous Directives for the European market and will be implemented over the next few years. In our last post, we went over...
The regulatory landscape for medical devices in Europe is undergoing some major changes. Published in May 2017, the new European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) (Regulation [EU] 2017/745) and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) (Regulation [EU] 2017/746) is gradually replacing the Medical Devices Directive and the Implantable Medical Devices Directive in the European market. Although the...
DURHAM, N.C., February 16, 2018 — Are expedited approvals of new drugs occurring at the expense of innovation? Nach Davé, Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs at Premier Research, will explore the subject at Outsourcing in Clinical Trials West Coast 2018, February 21 in Burlingame, California. In his presentation, Faster Approvals but Less Innovation: Trend...
Under the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP), sponsors have extensive responsibilities for ensuring not only the ethical and scientific quality of clinical trials, but also the protection of study participants and the integrity of clinical trial data. The recent update of...
DURHAM, N.C., February 6, 2018 — Two Premier Research medical device experts will examine the impact of upcoming changes to European medical device regulations at Outsourcing in Clinical Trials Medical Devices Europe 2018. Joanne Emmett, Vice President for Medical Device and Diagnostics, and Janet Kube, Director, Project Management, will discuss the new EU Medical Device...