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Determining the Need for and Content of Environmental Assessments for Gene Therapies, Vectored Vaccines, and Related Recombinant Viral or Microbial Products Guidance for Industry March 2015

Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2014-D-0663
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

We, FDA, are issuing this guidance to provide you, investigational new drug application (IND) sponsors and applicants for a biologics license application (BLA) or a supplement to a BLA (BLA supplement), with recommendations on considerations when assessing whether to submit an Environmental Assessment (EA) for gene therapies, vectored vaccines, and related recombinant viral or
microbial products (GTVVs).1  This guidance also contains recommendations as to what information should be included in an EA and what you can expect once an EA is filed. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated June 2014. This guidance also supplements the guidance entitled “Guidance for Industry: Environmental Assessment of Human Drug and Biologics Applications” dated July 1998, (July 27, 1998, 63 FR 40127) (1998 Guidance) and supersedes the recommendations for GTVVs in section IV.B.1 “Assessing Toxicity to Environmental Organisms” in the 1998 Guidance.


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All written comments should be identified with this document's docket number: FDA-2014-D-0663.

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