Our Industry Update Newsletter returns for the last update of 2022 and focuses on Regulations & ICH Guidelines; FDA Guidelines; Clinical Trial Data; Patients and Study Participants in Focus and much more.
As always, this quarter’s update has been expertly compiled by Christina Hägglund, QA Manager.
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REGULATIONS & ICH GUIDELINES
Clinical Trial Regulation (CTR) (EU) 536/2014
End of Transition Period – 31 January 2023
Sponsors who wish to start an interventional clinical trial in Europe from 31-Jan-2023 must make their applications for authorisation using the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) and adhere to the requirements of the Clinical Trial Regulation. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has produced a Quick Guide and FAQ document: CTTM23 – Quick Guide_Sponsor (europa.eu) and CTTM23_FAQs (europa.eu)
Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU)
A 5-year workplan has been released for ACT EU, see Q2 and Q3 Newsletters for further information relating to ACT EU. act-eu-multi-annual-workplan-2022-2026_en.pdf (europa.eu)
Future Medical Device Regulations
UK’s Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has introduced a 12-months extension to the implementation of the upcoming Medical Device Regulations. The new Regulations will come into force by July 2024. Implementation of the Future Regulations – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Final GMP Guidance on Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products
The European Commission (EC) has finalised its revision of Annex 1 to the EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines. 20220825_gmp-an1_en_0.pdf (europa.eu)
Proposal for an EU Regulation on Substances of Human Origin
The EC has published a proposed Regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin (blood, tissues and cells) for use on or in human recipients. When agreed, the Regulation will replace the current legislation for blood (Directive 2002/98/EC) and tissues and cells (Directive 2004/23/EC). Proposal for a Regulation on substances of human origin (europa.eu)
ICH Guidelines
E19 ‘A Selective Approach to Safety Data Collection in Specific Late-Stage Pre-Approval or Post-Approval Clinical Trials’
The final version was adopted 27-Sep-2022 ICH_E19_Guideline_Step4_2022_0826_0.pdf
S1B(R1) ‘Testing for Carcinogenicity of Pharmaceuticals’
The final version (R1) has been released and comes into force 16-Mar-2023: ICH guideline S1B(R1) on testing for carcinogenicity of pharmaceuticals Step 5 (europa.eu)
Q5A(R2) ‘Guideline on Viral Safety Variation of Biotechnology Products’
The draft guideline (R2 revision) reached step 2 of the approval process on 29-Sep-2022. ICH Official web site: ICH
M11 ‘Clinical Electronic Structured Harmonised Protocol’
This draft version is currently under public consultation: Microsoft Word – ICH_M11_draft_Guideline_Step2_2022_0904
FDA Guidelines
Final Guidance ‘General Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Neonatal Studies for Drugs and Biological Products’
Final Guidance ‘Cancer Clinical Trials Eligibility Criteria: Available Therapy in Non-Curative Settings’
July 2022: Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: (fda.gov)
Final Guidance Document ‘Submitting Documents Using Real-World Data and Real-Word Evidence to FDA for Drug and Biological Products’
September 2022: Submitting Documents Using Real-World Data and Real-World Evidence to FDA for Drug and Biological Products
Final Guidance ‘Multiple Endpoints in Clinical Trials’
October 2022: Multiple Endpoints in Clinical Trials – Guidance for Industry (fda.gov)
Final Guidance ‘Human Gene Therapy for Neurodegenerative Disease’
October 2022: Human Gene Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases; Guidance for Industry (fda.gov)
Draft Guidance ‘General Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Pediatric Studies of Drugs, Including Biological Products’
September 2022: Draft Guidance: General Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Pediatric Studies of Drugs, Including Biological Products (fda.gov)
Various Oncology Guidance
Final Guideline: Guidance for Industry (fda.gov)
Draft Guidelines: Real-Time Oncology Review (RTOR) Guidance for Industry (fda.gov), download (fda.gov) and download (fda.gov)
CLINICAL TRIAL DATA – QUALITY & TRANSPARENCY
EU – Increase Access to and Quality of Clinical Trial Data
The joint Big Data Steering Group set up by the EMA and the Heads of Medicines Agency (HMA) has endorsed two draft documents for public consultation:
- Data quality framework: data-quality-framework-eu-medicines-regulation_en.pdf (europa.eu)
- Use of Metadata catalogue of Real-World Data: real-world-metadata-good-practice-guide-for-public-consultation (europa.eu)
Europe – Need for a Better Clinical Trial Transparency
A recent evaluation suggests that medical research funders in Europe could do more to accelerate science and reduce research waste and publication bias by improving clinical trial transparency.
- Adoption of World Health Organization Best Practices in Clinical Trial Transparency Among European Medical Research Funder Policies | Global Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
- Joint statement on public disclosure of results from clinical trials (who.int)
US – Failings to Report All Clinical Trial Results
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for ensuring clinical trials results are reported on <ClinicalTrials.gov>. A recent audit found that less than half of the trials for which results should have been posted in 2019/2020 met the federal requirements for reporting. The National Institutes of Health Did Not Ensure That All Clinical Trial Results Were Reported in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-06-21-07000 08-12-2022 (hhs.gov)
PATIENTS & STUDY PARTICIPANTS IN FOCUS
Patient Involvement in the Development, Regulation and Safe Use of Medicines
The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) has issued a report describing the importance of systematically involving patients throughout a medicine’s life. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge about the benefits of patient involvement and existing initiatives. Patient involvement in the development, regulation and safe use of medicines – CIOMS
Using Patient Preference Information (PPI) in Medical Device Trial Design
This paper, published by the Medical Device Innovation Consortium, describes ways of using PPI when designing medical device clinical trials. Leveraging Patient Preference Information in Medical Device Clinical Trial Design – PubMed (nih.gov)
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Oncology Therapy
Research has shown that, amongst other things, immune checkpoint inhibitors have a favourable effect on patients’ quality of life. Association of Anticancer Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors With Patient- Reported Outcomes Assessed in Randomized Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Targeted and Immune Cancer Therapy | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network
US – Right to Try Act
The Right to Try Act provides a new pathway for study participants to request, and for manufacturers or sponsors to choose to provide, access to certain unapproved investigational drugs. Right to Try | FDA
US – Revised Draft Guidance ‘Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use: Q&As’
The final guidance document was published in June 2016 and revised in October 2017. The corresponding Q&A document has been updated: Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use: Questions and Answers | FDA
US – Harmonising Regulations on Study Participants
The FDA has issued two new proposed rules that aim to harmonise regulations on study participants protection and institutional review boards with the revised Common Rule:
MISCELLANEOUS INITIATIVES AND ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES
EC – Labelling Rules: Unauthorised Medicinal Products used in Clinical Trials
This initiative eliminates the obligation to include an expiry date on the immediate packaging of unauthorised medicinal products used in clinical trials in specific circumstances (e.g. on syringes).
The aim is to prevent additional safety and quality risks associated with relabelling procedure and the need for more frequent re-supply, which could potentially lead to delays in clinical trials. Unauthorised medicinal products used in clinical trials (labelling rules) (europa.eu)
EMA – Guideline on ‘Core SmPC, Labelling and Package Leaflet for Advance Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) Containing Genetically Modified Cells’
EMA – Personal Data Protection & CTIS
A draft guidance document on how to protect personal data and commercially confidential information in documents uploaded and published in CTIS is available for public consultation: Event Summary – Workshop _14-07-2022 (europa.eu)
UK – Guidance on Pharmacovigilance Procedures
Guidance on pharmacovigilance procedures – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)