Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
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Industry newsEMA accepts new guidelines on investigational ATMPs
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted the Guideline on quality, non-clinical and clinical requirements for investigational advanced therapy medicinal products in clinical trials, which officially comes into effect on 1 July 2025.
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JournalConsiderations in the development of allogenic and autologous cell therapies
Autologous cell therapy involves the use of a patient’s own cells which are harvested, modified or expanded ex vivo and then reintroduced into the patient. Allogeneic therapies use cells from a donor modified or expanded ex vivo and then administered to the patient.
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PodcastsRegRapPod − May 2024
Vol.21 #5: In May 2024’s RegRapPod, host Alan Booth talks to Issue Editor Harriet ‘Podcast’ Edwards about her specialist subject ATMPs.
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JournalThe first approval of a CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing medicinal product in the European Union: Casgevy
Regulatory Rapporteur May 2024 | Volume 21 | No.5 Abstract Patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia and severe sickle cell disease suffer the burden of repeated blood transfusions and vaso-occlusive crises, respectively. Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) consists of autologous CD34+ haematopoietic stem ...
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InterviewDr Peter Marks on reflecting innovation through FDA regulation
Harriet Edwards and Dr Katherine Bowen spoke to Dr Peter Marks, Director of Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about his career and the continued evolvement of regulation to support innovative medicines development
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PodcastsRegRapPod − 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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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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JournalInnovating 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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JournalCell 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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JournalPS2: 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 newsFDA'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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PodcastsRegRapPod – 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. -
PodcastsRegulating 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 newsGene therapy gives hope to patients with ‘butterfly skin’
FDA approves first gene therapy to treat dystrophic epidermolysis
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JournalEvolution 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).