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Submitting Next Generation Sequencing Data to the Division of Antiviral Products Guidance for Industry Technical Specifications Document July 2019

Final Level 2 Guidance
Docket Number:
FDA-2017-D-6821
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

The purpose of this technical specifications document is to provide the current thinking of FDA’s Division of Antiviral Products (the Division) in regard to the submission of next generation nucleotide sequence analysis procedures and data in support of resistance assessments for the development of antiviral drug products.

The Division performs independent analyses of all resistance data associated with antiviral drug products being developed to ensure that the emergence of resistance is carefully characterized and explained in the label of newly approved antiviral drug products. Providing accurate resistance information is imperative for protecting public health to prevent the emergence of novel resistant and cross-resistant viral variants that have the potential to infect others and cause major outbreaks of disease that cannot be controlled by approved drug products. In addition, the resistance information provides important guidance for health care professionals who oversee the use of antiviral drug products and is included in the drug product information approved by the Division. Moreover, the Division can request data for nucleotide sequence analysis of host-targeted genes for polymorphism analysis to determine if different population-based alleles have an effect on efficacy.


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