Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
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Podcasts
RegRapPod − February 2024
Vol.21 #2: In February 2024’s RegRapPod, host Alan Booth talks to Issue Editors Dejan Brkic and Esteban Herrero-Martinez about medtech.
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Podcasts
RegRapPod − January 2024
Vol.21 #1: In January 2024’s RegRapPod, host Alan Booth talks to Issue Editors Julie Warner and Ash Ramzan about biologics.
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Journal
Innovating and harmonising access and requirements amid the global regulatory challenges of biologics
This article provides an overview of the regulatory challenges of biologics facing the biopharmaceutical industry, focusing on the need for global regulatory harmonisation. These challenges are central to ensuring the safety, efficacy and accessibility of biologic therapies for patients worldwide. To navigate these regulatory challenges, a collaborative effort will be ...
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Journal
Cell and gene therapy – navigating complexities in CMC development for optimisation of global regulatory strategies
Cell and gene therapy (CGT) products represent a frontier in modern medicine, offering precision treatments. Yet their development is affected by multifaceted challenges including chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC). This article provides a comprehensive exploration of the complexities involved in CMC development and considers its role in establishing quality, safety ...
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Journal
PS2: ATMP innovations and clinical trials with genetically modified organisms
Regulatory Rapporteur December 2023 | Volume 20 | No.11 Session leader: Jayne Hunt, Principal Regulatory Affairs Consultant, Ariello. Speakers: Patrick Ginty, Boyds Consultants. Isabel Borba Vieira, Nonclinical Assessor at Medicines Evaluation Department Scientific Evaluation Unit, ...
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Industry news
FDA's Emerging Technology Programme
The FDA’s Emerging Technology Programme intends to assist industry in gaining regulatory approval for innovative technology drug applications.
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Podcasts
RegRapPod – May 2023
Vol. 20 #5
In this episode of RegRapPod, host Alan Booth, the managing editor of Regulatory Rapporteur, hears from May’s Issue Editor, Harriet Edwards, about the rapid developments in advanced therapy medicinal products and the tensions that arise between regulation and innovation. -
Podcasts
Regulating Vaxzevria
Vol. 20 #4
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE:
Hosted by Alan Booth, managing editor of Regulatory Rapporteur, this episode of RegRapPod is an extended conversation with authors Priti Shah and Anna Litsiou following on from their article in the April issue [Vol. 20 #4]. Priti and Anna share insights around the regulatory process of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine - Vaxzevria. -
Industry news
Gene therapy gives hope to patients with ‘butterfly skin’
FDA approves first gene therapy to treat dystrophic epidermolysis
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Journal
Evolution of GMO requirements for innovative investigational medicinal products upon transition to the EU CTR
The EU CTR replaced the EU CTD on 31 January 2022, which impacts investigational medicinal products that fall under genetically modified organisms (GMO-IMPs).
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Journal
G-E-T-ting there – how gene editing technologies could change more than genes
The field of genome editing technologies (GETs) is rapidly advancing, marking a new and exciting era of curative medicines. These products can alter genetic material in patients, highlighting the crucial need to introduce dedicated legislation to ensure that GETs are developed and maintained in a safe and effective manner.
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Journal
Alternatives to animal testing
in the development of ATMPsThis article looks at a range of innovative non-animal test methods, including in vitro tests based on human and animal cells, genomic technologies and in silico modelling.
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Journal
An overview of the regulatory framework for advanced therapies
Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) have recently advanced in development and are subject to regulation in some markets. This article summarises the regulatory framework for ATMPs in some of the markets where these requirements are in place: Argentina, Brazil, Europe, and the US.
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Journal
HM8: The present and future of developing and commercialising cell and gene therapies in a global world
Gene therapies are highly innovative products which have been approved only for the treatment of rare diseases so far. Changes in manufacturing processes during development as well as difficulties in gathering large clinical data sets explain the common challenges encountered by gene therapy developers to demonstrate the benefit of their ATMP.
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Journal
FDA meetings: How to hold a successful meeting across the drug development lifecycle
This continuing professional development supplement discusses the available meeting options for products regulated by CDER and CBER, which should help the reader select the appropriate avenue to receive the Agency’s advice and develop a viable regulatory interactions strategy.
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Journal
Regulatory complexities and challenges of biosimilars
This continuing professional development (CPD) supplement focuses on the regulatory complexities and challenges associated with biosimilar products and their development. Although biosimilar products have been registered and approved for use in the EU for more than a decade, there is increasing speculation and excitement on the potential for biosimilars with increasingly complex structures, eg, multi-subunit, extensively post-translationally modified, and lipid-containing products.
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CPD Supplement
The Olaratumab experience
As highlighted within this CPD article, a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) can be revoked in Europe. However only one occurrence has occurred since 2006 (in April 2019). Lartruvo (olaratumab), a humanised antibody, was granted a CMA via accelerated assessment on 9 November 2016 for adult patients with a locally advanced, ...
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Journal
Navigating the regulatory landscape for regenerative medicines in Japan
This is the final article in a series of three that critically analyse the differences and similarities between the regulation of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs), also known as regenerative medicines…[1],[2]
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Meeting Report
HM7: Regulatory progress in delivering on the promise of ATMPs
Tomáš Borán introduced the presenters, co-chair and panellists for this session, discussing the regulatory progress in delivering on the promise of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPS)