FDA continues to emphasize the routine and the positive, even though strains on staff and sponsors increase as shutdown grinds on. CBER's new clinical reviewers would oversee the clinical investigation, development and review of cell and gene therapies, although a timeline on the hiring is unclear.
In anticipating a glut of new investigational new drug (IND) applications for cell and gene therapies in the coming years, the US FDA announced its goal to add 50 additional clinical reviewers to deal with the growing workload.
In a Jan. 15 statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Director Peter...
In what could amount to a de facto enforcement mechanism, the new draft guidance also “strongly encourages” sponsors to share details about their diversity action plan and enrollment goals with the public.
Long-term follow-up requirements have taken a conservative approach but could be ripe for re-examination and global harmonization given the years of experience with the products, Kite Pharma executive director says; former FDA gene/cell therapy office head Wilson Bryan calls for elimination of the classwide REMS.
Program for collaborative reviews of gene therapy applications is getting under way with the European Medicines Agency. After launch, the pilot could be expanded to earlier discussions around CMC and pharm/tox data requirements, FDA’s Nicole Verdun said.
