Regulatory News
Navigating the evolving landscape of drug development and regulatory compliance can be complex and challenging. From FDA guidance updates to international regulatory changes, staying informed is critical for researchers, biotech innovators, and pharmaceutical professionals. This page brings you a curated list of the most important news in drug development regulation, highlighting updates from the FDA, EMA, and other regulatory bodies around the world
In a landmark move, the FDA has initiated the Collaboration on Gene Therapies Global Pilot (CoGenT), signaling a significant leap toward worldwide collaboration in the field of gene therapy. This pilot aims to enable concurrent collaborative reviews of new gene therapy applications with global regulators…
In this draft guidance, the FDA emphasizes that potency assays and their corresponding acceptance criteria should be designed to make meaningful contributions to potency assurance by reducing risks to product potency. They provide illustrative examples of approaches to potency assay development that are...
In a groundbreaking development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two revolutionary treatments, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, marking a significant milestone in the field of gene therapy. These therapies represent the first-ever cell-based gene treatments for sickle cell disease (SCD) in patients...
In a landmark decision that could reshape the landscape of medicine and treatment, the United Kingdom has granted approval for the first-ever CRISPR therapy, Casgevy. This groundbreaking development marks a significant stride in the field of genetic medicine and opens up new possibilities for treating a range of...
The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines approved and authorized today are supported by the FDA’s evaluation of manufacturing data to support the change to the 2023-2024 formula and non-clinical immune response data on the updated formulations including the XBB.1.5 component...
Specifically, the guidance recommends conducting analytical comparability studies to provide scientific evidence of the impact that manufacturing changes may have on the safety, potency, and purity of human cellular and gene therapy products...
Artiva Biotherapeutics announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company’s Investigational New Drug application for AlloNK®, in combination with rituximab for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with active lupus nephritis...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lantidra, the first allogeneic (donor) pancreatic islet cellular therapy made from deceased donor pancreatic cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Lantidra is approved for the treatment of adults with type 1 diabetes who are unable to approach target glycated hemoglobin (average blood glucose levels) because of current...
The goal of the hypoimmune platform is to overcome the immunologic rejection of allogeneic cells, which if true for SC291 may result in longer CAR T cell persistence and a higher rate of durable complete responses for patients with B-cell lymphomas or leukemias. The hypoimmune platform includes disruption of major...
ASGCT held its fifth annual liaison meeting with FDA CBER’s Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) on Nov. 14, 2022. A group of Society leaders and members gave two presentations to FDA on significant topics in the field, followed by a presentation from FDA. Dr. Keith Wonnacott, ASGCT’s Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair, chaired the meeting and moderated discussion...