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ArticlePharmaceutical research2018

Preclinical Development of Cell-Based Products: a European Regulatory Science Perspective.

James W McBlane, Parvinder Phul, Michaela Sharpe

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

James W McBlaneLicensing Division, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU, UK. james.mcblane@mhra.gov.uk.
Parvinder PhulLicensing Division, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU, UK.
Michaela SharpeNonclinical Safety, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Guy's Hospital, 12th Floor, Tower Wing B, London, SE1 9RT, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis article describes preclinical development of cell-based medicinal products for European markets and discusses European regulatory mechanisms open to developers to aid successful product development. Cell-based medicinal products are diverse, including cells that are autologous or allogeneic, have been genetically modified, or not, or expanded ex vivo, and applied systemically or to an anatomical site different to that of their origin; comments applicable to one product may not be applicable to others, so bespoke development is needed, for all elements - quality, preclinical and clinical.

methodsAfter establishing how the product is produced, proof of potential for therapeutic efficacy, and then safety, of the product need to be determined. This includes understanding biodistribution, persistence and toxicity, including potential for malignant transformation. These elements need to be considered in the context of the intended clinical development.

resultsThis article describes regulatory mechanisms available to developers to support product development that aim to resolve scientific issues prior to marketing authorization application, to enable patients to have faster access to the product than would otherwise be the case.

conclusionsDevelopers are encouraged to be aware of both the scientific issues and regulatory mechanisms to ensure patients can be supplied with these products.

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Cell- and Tissue-Based TherapyAnimalsCarcinogenicity TestsEuropeHumansSocial Control, FormalTissue DistributionToxicity Testsbiodistributioncell therapyregulatory sciencetoxicitytumorigenicity

Identifiers

PMID29943208
PMCPMC6156759

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