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Principles for Codevelopment of an
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DRAFT GUIDANCE
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This guidance document is being distributed for comment purposes only.
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Document issued on: July 15, 2016
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You should submit comments and suggestions regarding this draft document within 90 days
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of publication in the Federal Register of the notice announcing the availability of the draft
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guidance. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305),
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Preface
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Table of Contents
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I.
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4
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Background ................................................................................................................... 6
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Principles of the Codevelopment Process ..................................................................... 7
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General .......................................................................................................................... 8
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Regulation of Investigational IVDs and Therapeutic Products .................................... 9
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Risk Assessment and IDE Requirements .......................................................... 10
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Submission of Investigational IVD Information Related to Investigational
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Drugs or Biological Products ...................................................................................... 13
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IDE Applications for Investigational IVDs in Codevelopment Trials .............. 14
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Planning Ahead for IVD Validation in Potential Codevelopment Programs ............. 15
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Expectation for Analytical Validation Prior to Investigational IVD Use in
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Therapeutic Product Trials .......................................................................................... 15
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New Intended Uses for IVDs ............................................................................ 16
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IVD Prototypes in Early-Phase Therapeutic Product Clinical Trials ............... 16
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Using Research Use Only Components as Part of a Test System .................... 17
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Prescreening for Eligibility for Therapeutic Product Clinical Trials ................ 18
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Preanalytic Procedures and Testing Protocols .................................................. 19
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Planning Ahead for Analytical Validation Studies ........................................... 19
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Therapeutic Product Clinical Trial Design Considerations ........................................ 20
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General Considerations for Early Therapeutic Product Development ............. 21
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General Considerations for Late Therapeutic Product Development ............... 22
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Prognostic and Predictive Markers ................................................................... 24
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Prospective-Retrospective Approaches ............................................................ 25
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Considerations for Identifying Intended Populations ....................................... 26
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Training Samples Sets versus Validation Samples Sets ................................... 29
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Effect of Changes to the Test Design ............................................................... 29
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IVD Bridging Studies ....................................................................................... 30
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Special Protocol Assessments ........................................................................... 31
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Planning for Contemporaneous Marketing Authorizations ........................................ 32
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Coordinating Review Timelines ....................................................................... 32
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When Contemporaneous Marketing Authorization is Not Possible ................. 37
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Shipment and Verification of an IVD Companion Diagnostic Prior to
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Marketing Authorization ............................................................................................. 37
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Labeling Considerations ............................................................................................. 38
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Claims for IVD Companion Diagnostics Based on Use in Trial ...................... 38
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Postmarketing Considerations .................................................................................... 40
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APPENDIX 1: Critical Points of the Codevelopment Process ............................................... 41
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APPENDIX 2: Subject Specimen Handling Considerations .................................................. 43
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APPENDIX 3: BIMO Information to Submit in a PMA ........................................................ 46
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APPENDIX 4: Letters of Authorization ................................................................................. 47
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Principles for Codevelopment of an In
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Vitro Companion Diagnostic Device
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Draft Guidance for Industry and
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This draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of the Food and
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Drug Administration (FDA) on this topic. It does not establish any rights for or on any
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person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it
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satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. To discuss an
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alternative approach, contact the FDA staff or Office responsible for implementing this
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guidance as listed on the title page.
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I. Introduction
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An in vitro companion diagnostic device (hereafter referred to as an “IVD companion
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diagnostic”) is an in vitro diagnostic device
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(IVD) that provides information that is essential
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for the safe and effective use of a corresponding therapeutic product.
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As described in the
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FDA guidance entitled “In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices,”
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in most circumstances,
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Per 21 CFR 809.3(a), in vitro diagnostic devices (IVDs) are “those reagents, instruments, and systems
intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, including a determination of the state of health,
in order to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease or its sequelae. Such products are intended for use in the
collection, preparation, and examination of specimens taken from the human body.” IVDs “are devices … and
may also be biological products subject to section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.” 21 CFR 809.3(a).
This guidance does not address IVDs regulated under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
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As used in this guidance, therapeutic product includes therapeutic, preventive, and prophylactic drugs and
biological products. Although this guidance does not expressly address therapeutic devices intended for use
with in vitro diagnostics, the principles discussed in this guidance may also be relevant to such devices.
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FDA defined the term “IVD companion diagnostic device” and described certain regulatory requirements in
the guidance entitled “In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices”
(http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM26
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an IVD companion diagnostic should be approved, granted a de novo request or cleared by
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FDA contemporaneously with the approval of the corresponding therapeutic product for the
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use indicated in the therapeutic product labeling.
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This guidance document is intended to be a practical guide to assist therapeutic product
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sponsors and IVD sponsors in developing a therapeutic product and an accompanying IVD
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companion diagnostic, a process referred to as codevelopment.
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This guidance is also
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intended to assist FDA staff participating in the review of candidate IVD companion
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diagnostics
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or their associated therapeutic products.
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This guidance describes: general principles to guide codevelopment to support obtaining
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contemporaneous marketing authorization for a therapeutic product and its corresponding
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IVD companion diagnostic, certain regulatory requirements that sponsors should be aware of
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as they develop such products, considerations for planning and executing a therapeutic
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product clinical trial that also includes the investigation of an IVD companion diagnostic, and
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administrative issues in the submission process for the therapeutic product and IVD
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companion diagnostic.
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Although this guidance focuses on IVD companion diagnostics, many of the principles
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discussed may also be relevant to the codevelopment of therapeutic products with IVDs that
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do not meet the definition of an IVD companion diagnostic but that are nonetheless
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beneficial for therapeutic product development or clinical decision making. Likewise, the
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principles discussed in this guidance may be useful even if codevelopment is not planned
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from the start of a therapeutic product’s development (e.g., the potential benefit of an IVD is
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not established until later in the therapeutic product’s development lifecycle).
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FDA’s guidance documents, including this guidance, do not establish legally enforceable
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requirements. Instead, guidances describe the Agency’s current thinking on a topic and
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should be viewed as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements
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are cited. The use of the word “should” in Agency guidances means that something is
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suggested or recommended, but not required.
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updates guidance documents periodically. To make sure you have the most recent version of a guidance, check
the FDA website: http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm.
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In FDA’s experience IVD companion diagnostics have generally been high-risk, Class III devices, which
require FDA approval of a premarket approval application (PMA); however, FDA recognizes the possibility of
a moderate-risk IVD companion diagnostic (i.e., Class II device), which would require clearance of a 510(k)
premarket notification or grant of a de novo request. Thus, in the context of this guidance document, the term
“contemporaneous marketing authorization(s)” refers to the approval of a therapeutic product
contemporaneously with the clearance, grant of de novo, or approval (as appropriate) of the associated IVD
companion diagnostic, where the appropriate premarket review standard(s) for each product has been met.
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For the purposes of this document, the term codevelopment is used in reference to the development of a
therapeutic product and an IVD companion diagnostic that is essential for the safe and effective use of the
therapeutic product. Note that codevelopment more generally may refer to any development of a therapeutic
product with an IVD.
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For the purposes of this document, the term candidate IVD companion diagnostic is used to refer to an IVD
that the sponsor(s) believes is necessary to support the safe and effective use of the corresponding therapeutic
product and is the version of the IVD that will be reviewed by FDA in a premarket submission.
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II. Background
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The concept of codevelopment of a therapeutic product and an IVD companion diagnostic
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was first applied when the therapeutic product trastuzumab (Herceptin) was paired with an
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immunohistochemical IVD companion diagnostic (HercepTest™) that measures expression
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levels of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2; also known as ERBB2) in
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breast cancer tissue and identifies patients more likely to have a therapeutic response. These
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two products were approved in 1998. Since that time, interest in identifying biomarkers that
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could be used as biological targets for therapeutic product development, prognostic
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indicators, or predictors of patient response to specific therapeutic products has grown
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tremendously. There are now numerous examples of therapeutic products with an
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accompanying IVD companion diagnostic.
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As stated in the FDA guidance entitled “In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices,”
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companion diagnostics are, by definition, essential for the safe and effective use of a
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corresponding therapeutic product and may be used to: 1) identify patients who are most
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likely to benefit from the therapeutic product; 2) identify patients likely to be at increased
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risk for serious adverse reactions as a result of treatment with the therapeutic product; 3)
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monitor response to treatment with the therapeutic product for the purpose of adjusting
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treatment (e.g., schedule, dose, discontinuation) to achieve improved safety or effectiveness;
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or 4) identify patients in the population for whom the therapeutic product has been
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adequately studied and found to be safe and effective (i.e., there is insufficient information
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about the safety and effectiveness of the therapeutic product in any other population).
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If an IVD companion diagnostic is essential to assuring safety or effectiveness of the
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therapeutic product, FDA generally will not approve the therapeutic product or new
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indication for a therapeutic product if the IVD companion diagnostic does not already
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have marketing authorization or will not receive contemporaneous marketing
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authorization for use with that therapeutic product for that indication. In certain
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threatening condition for which no satisfactory available therapy exists or when the
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labeling of an approved therapeutic product needs to be revised to address a serious
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safety issue), however, FDA may approve a therapeutic product
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contemporaneous marketing authorization of an IVD companion diagnostic,
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whether the IVD companion diagnostic and the therapeutic product are developed by a
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single sponsor or are independently developed by different sponsors.
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Codevelopment of IVD companion diagnostics and therapeutic products is critical to the
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advancement of precision medicine. FDA seeks to facilitate innovations in precision
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medicine by providing sponsors with a set of principles that may be helpful for effective
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codevelopment and in fulfilling FDA’s applicable regulatory requirements.
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outlines fundamental principles that have been developed to assist sponsors in
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codevelopment.
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III. Principles of the Codevelopment Process
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Therapeutic products and IVDs typically are developed on different schedules, are subject to
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different regulatory requirements,
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appropriate review centers at FDA.
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The merging of the two development processes to
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facilitate the contemporaneous marketing authorization of a therapeutic product and its
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corresponding IVD companion diagnostic requires that the sponsors of both products have a
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general understanding of both processes.
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Sponsors of therapeutic product development programs and their IVD partners face a range
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of issues when launching a codevelopment program. There are often questions related to use
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of the investigational IVD
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therapeutic product development program are dependent on the IVD. This section describes
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many of the factors that sponsors should anticipate and plan for in the codevelopment process
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and makes recommendations for both therapeutic product and IVD sponsors to facilitate their
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obtaining contemporaneous marketing authorizations.
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Various approaches may be acceptable to obtain the data needed to support contemporaneous
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marketing authorization of a therapeutic product and the accompanying IVD companion
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diagnostic. Because many novel or complex issues can be raised by including an
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investigational IVD in therapeutic product clinical trial design, FDA strongly recommends
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that the sponsors of both the therapeutic product and the IVD meet with the appropriate FDA
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review centers prior to launching a trial intended to advance the development of the
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therapeutic product and the IVD companion diagnostic. Whenever appropriate, both
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sponsors should be present at meetings with the review centers responsible for the
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therapeutic product and the IVD, so that each sponsor is clearly informed about the Agency’s
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thinking on both products. Sponsors are responsible for providing timely information to the
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Applications for an IVD companion diagnostic and its corresponding therapeutic product will be reviewed
and approved according to applicable regulatory requirements. The IVD companion diagnostic application will
be reviewed and approved, granted a de novo request or cleared under the device authorities of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) and relevant medical device regulations; the therapeutic product
application will be reviewed and approved under section 505 of the FD&C Act (for drug products) or section
351 of the Public Health Service Act (for biological products) and relevant drug and biological product
regulations.
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Therapeutic products are reviewed by FDA in either the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
(CBER) or the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). IVDs are medical devices reviewed by
CBER or the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). CDRH reviews the great majority of IVD
submissions. CBER reviews human leukocyte antigen (HLA) test kits and diagnostic tests for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). CBER also reviews IVDs used in
blood and tissue donation and administration practices, including compatibility tests.
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appropriate review centers to enable an efficient review process and to support obtaining
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contemporaneous marketing authorizations.
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