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Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drugs and Biologics

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research04/22/2015

Description

The purpose of this guidance is to provide recommendations to applicants on endpoints for nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) clinical trials of drugs that are submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support effectiveness claims in new drug applications (NDAs), biologics license applications (BLAs), or supplemental applications. This guidance is a companion to the guidance for industry Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Cancer Drugs and Biologics.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

2
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drugs

Guidance for industry regarding clinical trial endpoints for approval; Clinical trial endpoints for the approval of NSCLC drugs and biologics; Endpoints for the approval of NSCLC drugs

Biologics

Products for which batch/lot information is particularly important

Stakeholders

3
Applicant

Entity submitting development data and knowledge; Entity performing the work process for change

Investigator

Responsible for qualifications, training, and trial conduct; Individual responsible for trial conduct and data governance at a site.; May delegate tasks but retains overall responsibility; Person responsible for the conduct of the clinical trial at a trial site; Responsible for trial conduct and participant safety; Responsible for trial conduct, data integrity, and investigational product management.; Individual responsible for trial conduct at a site and informing the institution.; maintaining

Independent Review Committee

IRC response used in summary level data; Evaluator for response assessments separate from the investigator.

Regulatory Context

Attributes

6
Content Validity

Establishing and Reporting the Evidence in Newly Developed Patient-Reported Outcomes

Randomization

Incomplete or no baseline tumor assessments results in censoring at Randomization

Censoring

Reasons for dropouts should be incorporated into procedures for determining censoring

Reliability

reliability includes accuracy, completeness, and traceability

Hazard Ratio

Estimate of the overall survival HR

Risk-Benefit Profile

Endpoints considered based on the population and risk-benefit profile

See Also (8)

Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drugs and Biologics | Guideline Explorer | BioRegHub