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Regenerative medicine advanced therapy

Regenerative medicine advanced therapy

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Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) is a designation given by the Food and Drug Administration to drug candidates intended to treat serious or life-threatening conditions under the 21st Century Cures Act.[1] A RMAT designation allows for accelerated approval based surrogate or intermediate endpoints.[2]

RMAT goes beyond breakthrough therapy features by allowing for accelerated approval of drugs based on surrogate endpoints. A surrogate endpoint is a biomarker that substitutes for a direct endpoint, such as clinical benefit.[3]

Section 3033 of the 21st Century Cures Act introduces section 506(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) that allows for the designation of certain therapies as a 'regenerative medicine advanced therapy' (RMAT) (21 U.S.C. § 356).

Qualifying criteria

In order to qualify for RMAT status, a treatment must

  1. meet the definition of a regenerative medicine therapy,
  2. intend to treat, modify, reverse or cure a serious condition, and
  3. be supported by preliminary clinical evidence that indicates the RMAT candidate can address the clinical need.[4]

A regenerative medicine therapy is defined in section 506(g)(8) of the FD&C Act to include cell therapies, therapeutic tissue engineering, human cell and tissue products. Under the FDA's interpretation, gene therapies and genetically modified cells that have a lasting effect, such as CAR-T antitumor therapies, may also qualify as regenerative medicine therapies.

Effect

A RMAT designation includes all benefits of the Fast Track and breakthrough therapy designations. In addition, it opens up early interactions between the FDA and sponsors to facilitate accelerated approval. In this context, accelerated approval means approval based on

  1. previously agreed-upon surrogate or intermediate endpoints, or
  2. data from a limited but meaningful number of sites.[4]

The ability to use 'Real World Evidence' (RWE), i.e. post-market evidence of safety and effectiveness, is particularly useful in the context of orphan diseases, where recruiting a sufficiently large cohort for pre-marketing clinical trials may not be feasible.[5] RWE may include data from patient registries, clinical records and case studies.[6]

Where a RMAT's sponsor fails to comply with the requirements for accelerated approval, the RMAT designation and the benefits conferred by it can be withdrawn (21 CFR 601.43).

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Statistics

In 2020, the FDA received 34 requests for RMAT status, of which 12 (35.3%) were granted. RMAT designated drugs include the novel CAR-T therapy Kymriah and betibeglogene autotemcel for beta thalassemia.[33] As of 31 March 2021, 62 requests for RMAT status have been granted.[34]

More than half of the RMAT applications received by March 2019 involved autologous or allogeneic cell therapy products, including CAR-T therapies.[6]

See also


References

  1. "Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation". Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. Vaggelas, Annegret; Seimetz, Diane (2019-05-01). "Expediting Drug Development: FDA's New Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation". Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 53 (3): 364–373. doi:10.1177/2168479018779373. ISSN 2168-4804. PMID 29895180. S2CID 48355647.
  3. Aronson, J K (2005). "Biomarkers and surrogate endpoints". British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 59 (5): 491–494. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02435.x. PMC 1884846. PMID 15842546.
  4. Barlas, Stephen (March 2018). "The 21st Century Cures Act: FDA Implementation One Year Later". Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 43 (3): 149–179. ISSN 1052-1372. PMC 5821241. PMID 29491696.
  5. Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (2018-01-29). "Abeona Receives FDA Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation for EB-101 Gene Therapy in Epidermolysis Bullosa". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. "AlloVir Secures Latest RMAT Designation for Viralym-M". BioInformant. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2021-07-01. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]
  7. Asterias Biotherapeutics (2017-10-02). "Asterias Announces Two Significant Developments for Spinal Cord Injury Program". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  8. Capricor Therapeutics Inc. (2019-09-24). "Capricor Therapeutics to Meet with FDA to Discuss CAP-1002 to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  9. ExCellThera (2019-04-23). "ExCellThera's lead technology, ECT-001, receives FDA Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  10. "Castle Creek Biosciences: D-Fi Gene Therapy". Castle Creek Biosciences, Inc. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  11. Tucker, Nicole (May 8, 2020). "FDA Grants RMAT Designation to Ilixadencel in Metastatic RCC". Targeted Oncology. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  12. Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc. (2018-10-11). "Iovance Biotherapeutics Reports Results from FDA End of Phase 2 meeting and Provides Updates About the Company's Clinical Program". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  13. Orchard Therapeutics (Europe) Limited (2019-07-29). "Orchard Therapeutics Announces FDA Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) Designation Granted for OTL-103 for the Treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  14. "Novartis' Kymriah® Wins Latest FDA RMAT (42 Announced)". BioInformant. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2021-06-25. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]

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