FDA Logo links to FDA home page
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
HHS Logo links to Department of Health and Human Services website

FDA Home Page | Search FDA Site | A-Z Index | Contact FDA

horizonal rule

Arthritis Advisory Committee

Center Date Time Location
CDER June 23, 2003
June 24, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Holiday Inn
Versailles Ballrooms I and II
8120 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD

Agenda:
On June 23, 2003, the committee will discuss fibromyalgia, clinical trial design, including important disease endpoints, in the study and development of therapies and treatments.

On June 24, 2003, the committee will discuss the safety and efficacy of submission tracking number (STN) 103795/5123, ENBREL (etanercept), Immunex, for reducing signs and symptoms of active ankylosing spondylitis.

Background material will become available no later than the day before the meeting and will be posted under the Dockets Management Branch site at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/03acdocs.htm. (Scroll down and select the appropriate advisory committee link.)

Procedure:
Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person by June 13, 2003. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should notify the contact person before June 13, 2003, and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation. Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets.

FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact LaNise Giles at 301-827-7001 at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.

Contact Person:
Johanna Clifford, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-21), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, (for express delivery, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1093) Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-7001, Fax: 301-827-6776 or email: cliffordj@cder.fda.gov, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code 12532. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.

[Full FR Notice]

horizonal rule