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[Docket No. FDA–2020–D–1480]
Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment for
Therapeutic Proteins; Draft Guidance
for Industry; Availability
Food and Drug Administration,
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a draft
guidance for industry entitled ‘‘DrugDrug Interaction Assessment for
Therapeutic Proteins.’’ The purpose of
this guidance is to provide a systematic,
risk-based approach to help sponsors of
investigational new drug applications
(INDs) and applicants of biologic license
applications (BLAs) determine the need
for drug-drug interaction (DDI) studies
for a therapeutic protein (TP).
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments on the draft guidance
by November 9, 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draft guidance before it begins work on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:
SUMMARY:
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and Drug Administration, 10001 New
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0002 or the Office of Communication,
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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access to the draft guidance document.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:
Elimika Pfuma Fletcher, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2162,
Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301–796–
3473; 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a draft guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment for
Therapeutic Proteins.’’ With the
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continued market growth and increased
clinical use of TPs, it is important to
understand the nature of and the
potential for DDIs with these products.
This guidance supplements the final
FDA guidances for industry entitled ‘‘In
Vitro Drug Interaction Studies—
Cytochrome P450 Enzyme- and
Transporter-Mediated Drug
Interactions’’ and ‘‘Clinical Drug
Interaction Studies—Cytochrome P450
Enzyme- and Transporter-Mediated
Drug Interactions’’ (January 2020) by
providing a systematic, risk-based
approach to determining the need for
DDI studies for TPs. This guidance
discusses considerations for assessing
DDIs for TPs, including situations where
determining the DDI potential of a TP is
warranted. The guidance also discusses
various types of DDI assessments,
considerations for study design, and
recommendations for labeling.
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 ‘‘Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment
for Therapeutic Proteins.’’ 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
collections of information for
submissions of investigational new drug
applications, new drug applications,
and biologic license applications in 21
CFR parts 312, 314, and 601 have been
approved under OMB control numbers
0910–0014, 0910–0001, and 0910–0338,
respectively. In addition, the
submission of prescription drug labeling
under 21 CFR 201.56 and 201.57 has
been approved under OMB control
number 0910–0572.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet
may obtain the draft guidance at either
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidancecompliance-regulatory-information/
guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/
vaccines-blood-biologics/guidancecompliance-regulatory-informationbiologics/biologics-guidances, or https://
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released, would constitute a clearly
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Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)), authorizes
the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
to prescribe rules and regulations to
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Section 5(a)(8) of the OCS Lands Act
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that activities authorized under this
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5(a)(8) and related Notices to Lessees
and Operators (NTLs) that clarify and
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impacts to the states as mandated by the
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essential tools needed to perform their
State Implementation Plan
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operators essential data for their
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BOEM is developing and planning to
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will allow operators to submit their
platform and non-platform activity data
electronically, instantaneously calculate
monthly and annual emissions, quality
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reports, such as emission inventory
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necessary emissions data from
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Gulfwide Offshore Activity Data System
(GOADS) software. This software is out
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BOEM is no longer able to utilize
satisfactorily. Therefore, BOEM plans to
implement a new web-based solution
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needed to assess oil and gas source
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and leverage built-in validation features
to quality check the calculations prior to
submission.
BOEM protects proprietary
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2020-D-1480]
Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment for Therapeutic Proteins; Draft
Guidance for Industry; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services (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 ``Drug-Drug
Interaction Assessment for Therapeutic Proteins.'' The purpose of this
guidance is to provide a systematic, risk-based approach to help
sponsors of investigational new drug applications (INDs) and applicants
of biologic license applications (BLAs) determine the need for drug-
drug interaction (DDI) studies for a therapeutic protein (TP).
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by November 9, 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
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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-2020-D-1480 for ``Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment for Therapeutic
Proteins.'' 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. 240-420-7500.
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.govinfo.gov/content/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. 240-402-7500.
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: Elimika Pfuma Fletcher, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2162, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-
3473; 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 ``Drug-Drug Interaction Assessment for Therapeutic Proteins.''
With the continued market growth and increased clinical use of TPs, it
is important to understand the nature of and the potential for DDIs
with these products. This guidance supplements the final FDA guidances
for industry entitled ``In Vitro Drug Interaction Studies--Cytochrome
P450 Enzyme- and Transporter-Mediated Drug Interactions'' and
``Clinical Drug Interaction Studies--Cytochrome P450 Enzyme- and
Transporter-Mediated Drug Interactions'' (January 2020) by providing a
systematic, risk-based approach to determining the need for DDI studies
for TPs. This guidance discusses considerations for assessing DDIs for
TPs, including situations where determining the DDI potential of a TP
is warranted. The guidance also discusses various types of DDI
assessments, considerations for study design, and recommendations for
labeling.
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 ``Drug-Drug
Interaction Assessment for Therapeutic Proteins.'' 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 collections of
information for submissions of investigational new drug applications,
new drug applications, and biologic license applications in 21 CFR
parts 312, 314, and 601 have been approved under OMB control numbers
0910-0014, 0910-0001, and 0910-0338, respectively. In addition, the
submission of prescription drug labeling under 21 CFR 201.56 and 201.57
has been approved under OMB control number 0910-0572.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics/biologics-guidances, or https://www.regulations.gov.
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Dated: August 4, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-17412 Filed 8-7-20; 8:45 am]
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