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Considerations for Allogeneic Pancreatic Islet Cell Products: Guidance for Industry

FinalCenter for Biologics Evaluation and Research09/01/2009

Description

This guidance provides recommendations to you, manufacturers, sponsors, and clinical investigators involved in the clinical studies of allogeneic pancreatic islet cell products for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes mellitus. We, FDA, are issuing this guidance to assist you by identifying data and information obtained during investigational new drug (IND) studies that might be helpful in establishing the safety, purity, and potency of a biological product. This guidance is not intended to identify all of the product, preclinical, and clinical data that might be needed to successfully support a biologics license application (BLA). This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title, dated May 2008.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

1
Allogeneic Pancreatic Islet Cell Products

Guidance provides recommendations for manufacturers and sponsors of these products.; Main subject of the guidance regarding considerations for development and clinical trials.; Considerations for Allogeneic Pancreatic Islet Cell Products

Stakeholders

3
Organ Procurement Organization

Entity responsible for harvesting and delivering organs for manufacturing.

Qualified diabetes team

Team responsible for intensive diabetes management prior to enrollment.

Data Safety Monitoring Board

Administrative structure reviewing trial data

Regulatory Context

Attributes

3
Ischemia time

Parameter to be collected regarding organ harvesting.

intent-to-treat population

primary analyses of all outcomes should be performed on an intent-to-treat (ITT) population

Body Mass Index

expressed as kilograms of weight divided by height in meters squared (kg/m²); percentage change in body weight equals percentage change in BMI

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