Other Helpful Resources
GENE AND CELL THERAPY RESOURCES
Gene Therapy Resource Program
The NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program (GTRP)
facilitates the translation of gene therapy research
into clinical interventions.
http://www.gtrp.org
PACT
PACT is a NHLBI funded program that offers expertise in translational development and scale-up capability needed to produce cellular products under cGLP and cGMP/cGTP regulations. PACT's 5 cell processing facilities and coordinating center are charged with implementing the new PACT initiative.
https://www.pactgroup.net/
The Growing Gene and Cell Therapy (GGACT)
A collaboration between Boston Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of California Los Angeles, was established in 2016 with funding from NIH NCATS. We aim to support investigators to rapidly translate complex gene and cell therapies to early phase, investigator-initiated clinical trials. For information and available services please visit our website:
http://www.ggact.org/for-investigators/services-available/
Association of Academic Biologics Manufacturers (AABM)
A cooperative network of non-profit academic based
biologics manufacturers a national resource to bring
together clinical investigators with manufacturing
capacity and expertise. Share facility operations and expertise.
http://www.aabmonline.org
ClinicalTrials.Gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world.
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT)
Raises and distributes funds for scientific research
into the causes, treatment and prevention of all types
of cancer, utilizing cells and genes as medicines.
http://www.acgtfoundation.org
CIRM California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
https://www.cirm.ca.gov/about-cirm
The New York Stem Cell Foundation
REGULATORY RESOURCES
US FDA
Selected Guidances
The FDA provides Guidance for Industry for a wide variety of topics. Below are selected documents of interest to the gene and cell therapy community. The documents are arranged in chronologic order of issuance. For other documents, or if the link below has changed, please go to the www.fda.gov and search for the Cellular & Gene Therapy Guidances homepage.
1998
Guidance
for Industry: Guidance for Human Somatic Cell Therapy and Gene
Therapy
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-human-somatic-cell-therapy-and-gene-therapy
2004
Guidance
for Industry: Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing -
Current Good Manufacturing Practice
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM070342.pdf
2007
Eligibility
Determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and
Tissue-Based Products; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/Tissue/UCM091345.pdf
2008
Guidance
for FDA Reviewers and Sponsors: Content and Review of Chemistry,
Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Somatic Cell
Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs)
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/content-and-review-chemistry-manufacturing-and-control-cmc-information-human-somatic-cell-therapy
2011 Guidance
for Industry: Potency Tests for Cellular and Gene Therapy Products
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/CellularandGeneTherapy/UCM243392.pdf
2011 Clinical
Considerations for Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/Vaccines/UCM278673.pdf
2013
Guidance
for Industry: Preclinical Assessment of Investigational Cellular and
Gene Therapy Products
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/preclinical-assessment-investigational-cellular-and-gene-therapy-products
2015
Determining
the Need for and Content of Environmental Assessments for Gene
Therapies, Vectored Vaccines, and Related Recombinant Viral or
Microbial Products; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/determining-need-and-content-environmental-assessments-gene-therapies-vectored-vaccines-and-related
2015 Design
and Analysis of Shedding Studies for Virus or Bacteria-Based Gene
Therapy and Oncolytic Products; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/CellularandGeneTherapy/UCM404087.pdf
2016
Recommendations
for Microbial Vectors Used for Gene Therapy; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/CellularandGeneTherapy/UCM466625.pdf
2017 Deviation
Reporting for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based
Products Regulated Solely Under Section 361 of the Public Health
Service Act and 21 CFR Part 1271; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/CellularandGeneTherapy/UCM574889.pdf
2017
Regulatory
Considerations for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and
Tissue-Based Products: Minimal Manipulation and Homologous Use;
Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/regulatory-considerations-human-cells-tissues-and-cellular-and-tissue-based-products-minimal
2020
Interpreting Sameness of Gene Therapy Products Under the Orphan Drug
Regulations; Draft Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/interpreting-sameness-gene-therapy-products-under-orphan-drug-regulations
2020
Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human
Gene Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs); Guidance
for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/chemistry-manufacturing-and-control-cmc-information-human-gene-therapy-investigational-new-drug
2020
Long Term Follow-up After Administration of Human Gene Therapy
Products; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/long-term-follow-after-administration-human-gene-therapy-products
2020
Testing of Retroviral Vector-Based Human Gene Therapy Products for
Replication Competent Retrovirus During Product Manufacture and
Patient Follow-up; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/testing-retroviral-vector-based-human-gene-therapy-products-replication-competent-retrovirus-during
2020
Human Gene Therapy for Hemophilia; Guidance for Industry
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/human-gene-therapy-hemophilia
2020 Human Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases; Guidance for Industry https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/human-gene-therapy-rare-diseases
2020 Human Gene Therapy for Retinal Disorders; Guidance for Industry https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/human-gene-therapy-retinal-disorders
OFFICE OF SCIENCE POLICY
Recombinant DNA work in the US requires compliance with the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines). The guidelines span work done at the bench, in cell lines, in animal models and in humans. Previously all human gene therapy required review at the federal level by the OBA Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC), at the local level by the respective Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), and by the US FDA. In 2019, the NIH determined that the scientific and ethical issues had progressed to the point where federal review was not necessary. Review is still required at the institutional level (IBC) and by the US FDA. OBA was restructured and the NIH Guidelines are now managed by the Office of Science Policy https://osp.od.nih.gov/biotechnology/nih-guidelines/.
A new committee has been created to provide a forum for the discussion of scientific, safety, and ethical issues in emerging biotechnologies. The Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC) is a federal advisory committee that provides recommendations to the NIH Director. While it does not review gene therapy protocols, it does serve the public forum role previously provided by the RAC. https://osp.od.nih.gov/biotechnology/main-nextrac/
GENE THERAPY NEWSLETTERS/JOURNALS
Biomedicines
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biomedicines
Cancer Gene Therapy
http://www.nature.com/cgt/
Gene Therapy
www.nature.com/gt/
Gene Therapy Net.com
Online Newsletter
http://www.genetherapynet.com
Gene Therapy Review
http://www.genetherapyreview.com
Human Gene Therapy Journals:
Human Gene Therapy https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hum.2019.317
Human Gene Therapy Methods https://www.liebertpub.com/loi/hgtb
Human Gene Therapy Clinical Development https://www.liebertpub.com/loi/humc
Journal of Gene Medicine
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291521-2254
Molecular Family of Journal:
Molecular Therapy
Molecular Therapy Oncolytics
Molecular Therapy Methods and Clinical Development
Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids
https://www.cell.com/molecular-therapy-family/home
The CRISPR Journal
https://home.liebertpub.com/publications/the-crispr-journal/642
GENE THERAPY SOCIETIES
Australasian Gene Therapy Society (AGTS)
https://agcts.org.au/
British Society of Gene Therapy (BSGT)
https://www.bsgct.org/
Netherlands Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (NVGT)
https://www.nvgct.nl/
European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT)
https://www.esgct.eu/
German Gene Therapy Society (DGGT)
https://dg-gt.de/
International Society for Cancer Gene Therapy (ISGCT)
https://isctglobal.org/
Japan Society for Gene Therapy (JSGT)
http://www.jsgt.jp
Korean Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (KSGT)
http://www.ksgct.org/
Societe Francophone de Therapie Cellulaire et Genique (SFTCG)
https://www.sftcg.fr/
Spanish Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (SETGyC)
https://www.setgyc.es/
Swedish Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (SSGCT)
http://www.ssgct.org/main/