Considerations for the Inclusion of Adolescent Patients in Adult Oncology Clinical Trials
Considerations for the Inclusion of Adolescent Patients in Adult Oncology Clinical Trials purpose of this guidance is to provide the pharmaceutical industry, clinical investigators, and institutional review boards with information to facilitate the inclusion of adolescent patients (for purposes of this guidance, defined as ages 12 to 17) in relevant adult oncology clinical trials. The […]
Enrichment Strategies for Clinical Trials to Support Approval of Human Drugs and Biological Products
Enrichment Strategies for Clinical Trials to Support Approval of Human Drugs and Biological Products purpose of this guidance is to assist industry in developing enrichment strategies that can be used in clinical investigations intended to demonstrate effectiveness (and in some cases safety) of human drugs and biological products. This guidance defines several types of enrichment […]
Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) Designations
Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) Designations guidance document is intended to assist applicants in the preparation and submission of Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designation requests to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or Agency) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD). It is also designed to assist FDA reviewers in their evaluation and analysis of HUD […]
Adaptive Design Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biologics Guidance for Industry
Adaptive Design Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biologics Guidance for Industry document provides guidance to sponsors and applicants submitting investigational new drug applications (INDs), new drug applications (NDAs), biologics licensing applications (BLAs), or supplemental applications on the appropriate use of adaptive designs for clinical trials to provide evidence of the effectiveness and safety of a […]
Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format — Certain Human Pharmaceutical Product Applications and Related Submissions Using the eCTD Specifications Guidance for Industry
Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format — Certain Human Pharmaceutical Product Applications and Related Submissions Using the eCTD Specifications Guidance for Industry guidance describes how sponsors and applicants must organize the content that they submit to the Agency electronically for all submission types under section 745A(a) of the FD&C Act. This guidance also references several […]
Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations — Eligibility Criteria, Enrollment Practices, and Trial Designs Guidance for Industry
Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations — Eligibility Criteria, Enrollment Practices, and Trial Designs Guidance for Industry guidance recommends approaches that sponsors of clinical trials intended to support a new drug application or a biologics license application can take to increase enrollment of underrepresented populations in their clinical trials.
Certificates of Confidentiality Guidance for Sponsors, Sponsor-Investigators, Researchers, Industry, and Food and Drug Administration Staff
Certificates of Confidentiality Guidance for Sponsors, Sponsor-Investigators, Researchers, Industry, and Food and Drug Administration Staff guidance describes FDA implementation of the revised provisions applicable to the request for, and issuance of, a Certificate of Confidentiality (CoC). The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) (Public Law 114-255) amended the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), section […]
Clinical Investigator Administrative Actions – Disqualification
Clinical Investigator Administrative Actions – Disqualification Guidance document is intended to inform institutional review boards (IRBs), clinical investigators, and sponsors about the administrative action of disqualifying a clinical investigator from participating in studies involving investigational new drugs (including biologics) or devices. FDA may disqualify a clinical investigator from receiving investigational drugs (including biologics) and devices […]
Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices
Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices draft guidance provides recommendations for sponsors, investigators, and other stakeholders regarding the implementation of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) for drugs, biological products, and devices. In this guidance, a DCT refers to a clinical trial where some or all of the trial-related activities occur at locations other […]