Challenge:
Our client was developing a novel iron treatment with potential to be best-in-class for iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The product used nanotechnology to mimic the natural structure of dietary iron and promised superior absorption and a better side effect profile than commonly used oral ferrous iron products. The client was conducting a clinical trial in a developing country and wanted to know whether data obtained from that trial could be used by a commercial partner to support a market authorisation in the UK or in the US, or whether additional pivotal trials would be needed by regulators in those territories. The client also wanted to know whether the project could progress straight to a Phase II under current UK regulations based on the existing dataset or whether additional data would be needed to secure a CTA from MHRA.
Solution:
Our regulatory affairs consultants performed a gap analysis on the non-clinical data pack for the product, with particular focus on the PK/PD profiles, toxicity and efficacy. We prepared a report of our findings and suggested that there was no need to collect additional data before submitting a CTA to the MHRA. We did highlight, however, that there were certain aspects of the developing country clinical study design that may not be translatable to the UK or US. We recommended that official scientific advice be sought from appropriate regulatory authorities.
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