85 FR 34 pgs. 9784-9785 - Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of the Immunotoxic Potential of Drugs and Biologics; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 34Pages: 9784 - 9785
Pages: 9784, 9785Docket number: [Docket No. FDA-2019-D-5607]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-03426 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2019-D-5607]
Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of the Immunotoxic Potential of Drugs and Biologics; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled "Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of the Immunotoxic Potential of Drugs and Biologics." This guidance expands upon, consolidates, and supplements the recommendations on nonclinical immune system assessments provided across multiple guidance documents, most notably the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidance for industry "S8 Immunotoxicity Studies for Human Pharmaceuticals." The topics covered include various aspects of immune suppression, modulation, and stimulation. This guidance replaces the withdrawn guidance entitled "Immunotoxicology Evaluation of Investigational New Drugs."
DATES:
Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by April 20, 2020 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see "Written/Paper Submissions" and "Instructions").
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in "Instructions."
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2019-D-5607 for "Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of the Immunotoxic Potential of Drugs and Biologics." Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as "Confidential Submissions," publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
[top] • Confidential Submissions-To submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the "Search" box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)).
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002; or the Office of Communication, Outreach, and Development, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David McMillan, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6387, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402-1009; or Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7911.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of the Immunotoxic Potential of Drugs and Biologics." This guidance provides consistent recommendations for the nonclinical assessments of immune endpoints and supplements the recommendations provided in other guidances, most notably the ICH guidance for industry "S8 Immunotoxicity Studies for Human Pharmaceuticals." This guidance replaces the withdrawn guidance entitled "Immunotoxicology Evaluation of Investigational New Drugs" issued November 1, 2002 (67 FR 66647). The topics addressed include multiple aspects of immune suppression, modulation, and stimulation, including carcinogenicity assessment, dermal sensitization, adjuvanted vaccine development, and developmental and juvenile animal studies.
This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on "Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of the Immunotoxic Potential of Drugs and Biologics." It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to previously approved FDA collections of information. These collections of information are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The information collection has been approved under OMB control numbers 0910-0001 and 0910-0014.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics, or https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: February 11, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-03426 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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