FDA Issues Paperwork Guidelines for Creating Genetically Modified Animals
Published Date: 1/7/2025
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Summary
The FDA just released a draft guide about Type VII Veterinary Master Files, which help with research and safety checks on animal cell and gene therapies. This affects companies working on new animal treatments and gene edits, giving them clearer rules to follow. Comments on the draft are open until March 10, 2025, so get your thoughts in early to shape the final version!
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Type VII VMFs: No User Fees
If you develop animal cells, tissues, cell- and tissue-based products (ACTPs), gene therapies, or heritable intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals, FDA says Type VII Veterinary Master Files (VMFs) allow confidential information exchange with the Center for Veterinary Medicine that is not subject to user fees.
Easier Early-Stage FDA Communication
The draft guidance says Type VII VMFs give developers an opportunity for increased communication with FDA during early stages of product development for ACTPs, gene therapies, and IGAs in animals.
Report Research Outside Investigational File
The guidance describes a process for reporting research studies to FDA via a Type VII VMF outside of an investigational file for ACTPs and IGAs in animals.
Guidance Scope Limited to R&D and Risk Reviews
The draft guidance is limited to the use of Type VII VMFs for research and development and risk review requests; it states that other uses of Type VII VMFs exist but are not addressed in this draft guidance.
Who This Guidance Targets
FDA says Type VII VMFs are appropriate for research and development of animal cells, tissues, ACTPs, gene therapies, and heritable intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals, and for risk reviews of ACTPs and IGAs in animals.
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