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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Cytomegalovirus in Transplantation: Developing Drugs to Treat or Prevent Disease.’’ The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in all phases of development of drugs and biologics for the treatment or prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation (SOT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by July 20, 2018 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance. DATES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as follows: ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 May 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 Submit electronic comments in the following way: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 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For more information about FDA’s posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/ fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/201523389.pdf. 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 Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building, 4th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. 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 See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance document.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: Jeffrey Murray, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6360, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301– 796–1500. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Cytomegalovirus in Transplantation: Developing Drugs to Treat or Prevent E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 23464 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2018 / Notices Disease.’’ The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drugs for the treatment or prevention of CMV disease in patients who have undergone SOT or HSCT. Specifically, this guidance addresses FDA’s current thinking regarding the overall development program and clinical trial designs for the development of drugs and biologics to support an indication for the treatment or prevention of CMV disease in post-transplant populations. This guidance does not address drug development for the prevention or treatment of congenital CMV infection or CMV infection in patients other than those undergoing SOT or HSCT. This guidance also discusses the use of CMV DNAemia (CMV deoxyribonucleic acid in blood determined by polymerase chain reaction, an indirect measure of CMV viremia) as a surrogate endpoint in trials designed to support accelerated approval. 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 developing drugs to treat or prevent CMV disease in transplantation. 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. This guidance is not subject to Executive Order 12866. II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of information that are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collections of information in 21 CFR parts 312 and 314 have been approved under OMB control numbers 0910–0014 and 0910–0001, respectively. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES III. Electronic Access Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance at either https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/ Guidances/default.htm or https:// www.regulations.gov. Dated: May 15, 2018. Leslie Kux, Associate Commissioner for Policy. 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-10733]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA 2018-D-1711]


Cytomegalovirus in Transplantation: Developing Drugs To Treat or 
Prevent Disease; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled 
``Cytomegalovirus in Transplantation: Developing Drugs to Treat or 
Prevent Disease.'' The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors 
in all phases of development of drugs and biologics for the treatment 
or prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in patients who have 
undergone solid organ transplantation (SOT) or hematopoietic stem cell 
transplantation (HSCT).

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft 
guidance by July 20, 2018 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 2018-D-1711 for ``Cytomegalovirus in Transplantation: Developing 
Drugs to Treat or Prevent Disease; Draft Guidance for Industry; 
Availability.'' 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.
     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 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    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. 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: Jeffrey Murray, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6360, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry 
entitled ``Cytomegalovirus in Transplantation: Developing Drugs to 
Treat or Prevent

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Disease.'' The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in the 
clinical development of drugs for the treatment or prevention of CMV 
disease in patients who have undergone SOT or HSCT. Specifically, this 
guidance addresses FDA's current thinking regarding the overall 
development program and clinical trial designs for the development of 
drugs and biologics to support an indication for the treatment or 
prevention of CMV disease in post-transplant populations. This guidance 
does not address drug development for the prevention or treatment of 
congenital CMV infection or CMV infection in patients other than those 
undergoing SOT or HSCT.
    This guidance also discusses the use of CMV DNAemia (CMV 
deoxyribonucleic acid in blood determined by polymerase chain reaction, 
an indirect measure of CMV viremia) as a surrogate endpoint in trials 
designed to support accelerated approval.
    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 developing 
drugs to treat or prevent CMV disease in transplantation. 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. This guidance 
is not subject to Executive Order 12866.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information that are subject to review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520). The collections of information in 21 CFR parts 312 and 314 have 
been approved under OMB control numbers 0910-0014 and 0910-0001, 
respectively.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance 
at either https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or 
https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: May 15, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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