Gene Therapy: Industry Seeks Greater Clarity In Final FDA CMC Guidance On INDs
Executive Summary
Industry asks the US FDA to refine the focus of draft guidance on the chemistry, manufacturing and controls information that should go into investigational new drug applications for gene therapies. Questions center on a scope that ranges from CTD to GMP, from in vivo to ex vivo, and from IND to BLA.
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