1. FDA approves first biosimilar product Zarxio
FDA approved Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz), the first biosimilar product approved in the United States.
Biological products are generally derived from a living organism. They can come from many sources, including humans, animals, microorganisms or yeast. A biosimilar product is a biological product that is approved based on a showing that it is highly similar to an already-approved biological product, known as a reference product. The biosimilar also must show it has no clinically meaningful differences in terms of safety and effectiveness from the reference product. Only minor differences in clinically inactive components are allowable in biosimilar products.
Sandoz, Inc.’s Zarxio is biosimilar to Amgen Inc.’s Neupogen (filgrastim), which was originally licensed in 1991. Zarxio is approved for the same indications as Neupogen.
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2. Public Workshop: Clinical Outcomes Assessment Development and Implementation - Opportunities and Challenges
The purpose of the public workshop is to provide updates on accomplishments, challenges, and ongoing efforts in the use of clinical outcome assessments (COAs), and plan for the future of COA development and utilization in drug development programs, including how to incorporate the patient voice in drug development using well-defined and reliable patient-centered outcome measures. The public workshop will also discuss standards for COA use and collaborative processes for COA development and dissemination.
The public workshop will be held on April 1, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD
3. Draft Guidance for Industry: Clinical Trial Imaging Endpoint Process Standards
This guidance assists sponsors in optimizing the quality of imaging data obtained in clinical trials intended to support approval of drugs and biological products. This guidance focuses on imaging acquisition, display, archiving, and interpretation process standards that FDA regards as important when imaging is used to assess a trial's primary endpoint or a component of that endpoint. This draft guidance revises the draft guidance entitled “Standards for Clinical Trial Imaging Endpoints” issued on August 19, 2011.
4. Draft Guidance for Industry, Clinical Investigators, and Institutional Review Boards: Use of an Electronic Informed Consent in Clinical Investigations: Questions and Answers
This guidance provides recommendations for clinical investigators, sponsors, and institutional review boards (IRBs) on the use of electronic media and processes to obtain informed consent for FDA-regulated clinical investigations of medical products, including human drug and biological products, medical devices, and combinations thereof.
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