83_FR_8524 83 FR 8485 - Tissue Agnostic Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory Considerations for Orphan Drug Designation; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

83 FR 8485 - Tissue Agnostic Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory Considerations for Orphan Drug Designation; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 39 (February 27, 2018)

Page Range8485-8487
FR Document2018-03961

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is announcing the following public workshop entitled ``Tissue Agnostic Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory Considerations for Orphan Drug Designation.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to discuss factors FDA should consider when evaluating drugs for orphan designation that treat a tissue agnostic disease or condition in oncology, and additional factors related to orphan exclusivity FDA should consider when approving a product with a tissue agnostic indication.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-0663]


Tissue Agnostic Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory Considerations 
for Orphan Drug Designation; Public Workshop; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is 
announcing the following public workshop entitled ``Tissue Agnostic 
Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory Considerations for Orphan Drug 
Designation.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to discuss factors 
FDA should consider when evaluating drugs for orphan designation that 
treat a tissue agnostic disease or condition in oncology, and 
additional factors related to orphan exclusivity FDA should consider 
when approving a product with a tissue agnostic indication.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on May 9, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. The public workshop may be extended or may end early depending 
on the level of public participation. Submit either electronic or 
written comments on this public workshop by June 8, 2018. See the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and 
information.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the FDA White Oak 
Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31 Conference Center, the 
Great Room (Rm. 1503, Section A), Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. 
Entrance for the public workshop participants (non-FDA employees) is 
through Building 1, where routine security check procedures will be 
performed. For parking and security information, please refer to 
https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ucm241740.htm.
    You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely 
filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be 
submitted on or before June 8, 2018. The https://www.regulations.gov 
electronic filing system will accept comments until midnight Eastern 
Time at the end of June 8, 2018. Comments received by mail/hand 
delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered 
timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance 
receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are

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solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any 
confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be 
posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else's Social 
Security number, or confidential business information, such as a 
manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, 
contact information, or other information that identifies you in the 
body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2018-N-0663 for ``Tissue Agnostic Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory 
Considerations for Orphan Drug Designation; Public Workshop; Request 
for Comments.'' Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see 
ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket and, except for those 
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. 
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Wolanski, Office of Orphan 
Products Development, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5210, Silver Spring, MD 20933, 301-796-6570, 
OOPDOrphanEvents@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The combination of government incentives, scientific advances, and 
the promise of commercial opportunity has fueled extraordinary 
investment in orphan drugs. Since the Orphan Drug Act was first passed 
in 1983, over 650 rare disease indications for drugs and biologics have 
been developed and approved for marketing. In fact, rare disease drug 
approvals have accounted for approximately 40 percent of the new 
molecular entities and therapeutic biologic products in the Center for 
Drug Evaluation and Research for the last several years.
    Not only have we seen tremendous growth in the development of 
products for rare diseases, but the very landscape of rare disease 
product development is changing, with an increase in the development of 
targeted therapies, more interest in the development of biologics 
(including gene therapies), and tremendous growth in the oncology 
space. For example, in 2017 alone, FDA granted its first tissue 
agnostic approval (pembrolizumab for patients with unresectable or 
metastatic, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair 
deficient (dMMR) solid tumors) and first tissue agnostic orphan drug 
designations (larotrectinib and entrectinib, each for the treatment of 
solid tumors with NTRK-fusion proteins). FDA also approved the first 
cell-based gene therapy, KYMRIAH, for use in treating a rare pediatric 
cancer.
    As advancements in genomics and precision medicine continue, FDA 
has been taking these new developments into account as it considers 
what constitutes a ``disease or condition.'' For example, one question 
that has already arisen in oncology is whether a disease should be 
defined in a tissue/organ-specific or a tissue agnostic manner. Because 
the continued development of targeted therapies for molecularly defined 
groups has the potential to alter the landscape of orphan drug 
development, FDA is holding the public workshop to obtain input on the 
complex scientific and regulatory issues surrounding molecularly 
targeted drugs and biologics in oncology and the appropriate 
application of orphan drug incentives in that paradigm. This discussion 
will inform how the Agency can incorporate the latest science and drug 
development trends into the implementation of the Orphan Drug Act, all 
while continuing to reflect the goals intended by Congress.

II. Topics for Discussion at the Public Workshop

    This public workshop will consist of both presentations and 
interactive panel discussions. The presentations will provide 
information to outline the goals of the workshop and help promote 
interactive discussions. Following the presentations, there will be a 
moderated discussion where speakers and additional panelists will be 
asked to provide their individual perspectives. The presentations and 
discussions will focus on several related topics. Topics will involve 
discussion of and seek input on factors FDA should consider when 
evaluating drugs for orphan designation that treat a tissue agnostic 
disease or condition in oncology and additional factors related to 
orphan exclusivity to consider when approving a product with a tissue 
agnostic indication. A detailed agenda will be posted on the following 
website in advance of the workshop: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/ucm592778.htm.

III. Participating in the Public Workshop

    Registration: To register for the public workshop, please visit the 
following website by April 25, 2018: https://

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www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/ucm592778.htm. 
Please provide complete contact information for each attendee, 
including name, title, affiliation, address, email, and telephone.
    Registration is free and based on space availability, with priority 
given to early registrants. Persons interested in attending this public 
workshop must register by April 25, 2018, 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Early 
registration is recommended because seating is limited; therefore, FDA 
may limit the number of participants from each organization. 
Registrants will receive confirmation when their registration has been 
received. If time and space permit, onsite registration on the day of 
the public workshop will be provided beginning an hour prior to the 
start of the meeting.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Nicole Wolanski, at 301-796-6570, or 
OOPDOrphanEvents@fda.hhs.gov no later than April 25, 2018.
    An agenda for the workshop and any other background materials will 
be made available 5 days before the workshop at https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/ucm592778.htm.
    Streaming Webcast of the Public Workshop: For those unable to 
attend in person, FDA will provide a live webcast of the workshop. To 
register for the streaming webcast of the public workshop, please visit 
the following website by May 8, 2018: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/ucm592778.htm.
    If you have never attended a Connect Pro event before, test your 
connection at https://collaboration.fda.gov/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. To get a quick overview of the Connect Pro program, 
visit https://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview. FDA has verified 
the website addresses in this document, as of the date this document 
publishes in the Federal Register, but websites are subject to change 
over time.
    Transcripts: Please be advised that as soon as a transcript of the 
public workshop is available, it will be accessible at https://www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed at the Dockets Management Staff 
(see ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will also be available on the 
internet at https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/ucm592778.htm.

    Dated: February 22, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                                                                                       ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
                                                                                                                                                                        Number of           Average
                                                                                                                                                      Number of                                          Total burden
                                                                                         Instrument                                                                   responses per       burden hours
                                                                                                                                                     respondents                                            hours
                                                                                                                                                                        respondent        per response

                                               Mandatory Grant Financial Report ..................................................................         900              4                  5           18,000



                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden                                  abbreviated new drug applications from                   Considerations for Orphan Drug
                                               Hours:                                                          multiple applicants, withdrawn as of                     Designation.’’ The purpose of the public
                                                                                                               July 21, 2017. The document indicated                    workshop is to discuss factors FDA
                                               Additional Information
                                                                                                               that FDA was withdrawing approval of                     should consider when evaluating drugs
                                                 Copies of the proposed collection may                         NDA 204508, Clinolipid 20% (olive oil                    for orphan designation that treat a tissue
                                               be obtained by writing to the                                   and soybean oil) USP, 16%/4%, after                      agnostic disease or condition in
                                               Administration for Children and                                 receiving a request from the NDA                         oncology, and additional factors related
                                               Families, Office of Planning, Research                          holder, Baxter Healthcare Corp. (Baxter),                to orphan exclusivity FDA should
                                               and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,                                32650 N Wilson Rd., Round Lake, IL                       consider when approving a product
                                               Washington, DC 20201. Attention                                 60073. Before the approval of NDA                        with a tissue agnostic indication.
                                               Reports Clearance Officer. All requests                         204508 was withdrawn, Baxter                             DATES: The public workshop will be
                                               should be identified by the title of the                        informed FDA that it did not want the                    held on May 9, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5
                                               information collection. Email address:                          approval of this NDA withdrawn.                          p.m. The public workshop may be
                                               infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.                                     Because Baxter timely requested that                     extended or may end early depending
                                               OMB Comment                                                     approval of this NDA not be withdrawn,                   on the level of public participation.
                                                                                                               the approval of NDA 204508 is still in                   Submit either electronic or written
                                                  OMB is required to make a decision                           effect.                                                  comments on this public workshop by
                                               concerning the collection of information                                                                                 June 8, 2018. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                                                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               between 30 and 60 days after                                                                                             INFORMATION section for registration date
                                               publication of this document in the                             Florine Purdie, Center for Drug
                                                                                                               Evaluation and Research, Food and                        and information.
                                               Federal Register. Therefore, a comment                                                                                   ADDRESSES: The public workshop will
                                               is best assured of having its full effect                       Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                                                                               Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6366,                      be held at the FDA White Oak Campus,
                                               if OMB receives it within 30 days of                                                                                     10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building
                                               publication. Written comments and                               Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–
                                                                                                               796–3601.                                                31 Conference Center, the Great Room
                                               recommendations for the proposed                                                                                         (Rm. 1503, Section A), Silver Spring,
                                               information collection should be sent                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
                                                                                                               Federal Register of Wednesday, June 21,                  MD 20993–0002. Entrance for the public
                                               directly to the following: Office of                                                                                     workshop participants (non-FDA
                                               Management and Budget, Paperwork                                2017, appearing on page 28322 in FR
                                                                                                               Doc. 2017–12908, the following                           employees) is through Building 1, where
                                               Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_                                                                                          routine security check procedures will
                                               SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV. Attn:                                   correction is made:
                                                                                                                 On page 28329, in table 1, the entry                   be performed. For parking and security
                                               Desk Officer for the Administration for                                                                                  information, please refer to https://www.
                                               Children and Families.                                          for NDA 204508 is removed.
                                                                                                                                                                        fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/
                                                                                                                 Dated: February 21, 2018.                              BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOak
                                               Robert Sargis,
                                                                                                               Leslie Kux,                                              CampusInformation/ucm241740.htm.
                                               Reports Clearance Officer.
                                                                                                               Associate Commissioner for Policy.                          You may submit comments as
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–03976 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2018–03925 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]              follows. Please note that late, untimely
                                               BILLING CODE P
                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                   filed comments will not be considered.
                                                                                                                                                                        Electronic comments must be submitted
                                               DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                                                                 on or before June 8, 2018. The https://
                                               HUMAN SERVICES                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                 www.regulations.gov electronic filing
                                                                                                               HUMAN SERVICES                                           system will accept comments until
                                               Food and Drug Administration                                                                                             midnight Eastern Time at the end of
                                                                                                               Food and Drug Administration                             June 8, 2018. Comments received by
                                               [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–3203]                                                                                             mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/
                                                                                                               [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–0663]
                                               Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al.;                                                                                       paper submissions) will be considered
                                               Withdrawal of Approval of 121 New                               Tissue Agnostic Therapies in                             timely if they are postmarked or the
                                               Drug Applications and 161 Abbreviated                           Oncology: Regulatory Considerations                      delivery service acceptance receipt is on
                                               New Drug Applications; Correction                               for Orphan Drug Designation; Public                      or before that date.
                                                                                                               Workshop; Request for Comments                           Electronic Submissions
                                               AGENCY:      Food and Drug Administration,
                                               HHS.                                                            AGENCY:      Food and Drug Administration,                 Submit electronic comments in the
                                               ACTION:    Notice; correction.                                  HHS.                                                     following way:
                                                                                                               ACTION: Notice of public workshop;                         • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
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                                               SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                                    request for comments.                                    https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                               Administration (FDA) is correcting a                                                                                     instructions for submitting comments.
                                               notice that appeared in the Federal                             SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug                              Comments submitted electronically,
                                               Register of June 21, 2017 (82 FR 28322).                        Administration (FDA or the Agency) is                    including attachments, to https://
                                               The document announced the                                      announcing the following public                          www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                               withdrawal of approval of 121 new drug                          workshop entitled ‘‘Tissue Agnostic                      the docket unchanged. Because your
                                               applications (NDAs) and 161                                     Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory                        comment will be made public, you are


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                                               solely responsible for ensuring that your               https://www.regulations.gov. Submit                   or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)
                                               comment does not include any                            both copies to the Dockets Management                 solid tumors) and first tissue agnostic
                                               confidential information that you or a                  Staff. If you do not wish your name and               orphan drug designations (larotrectinib
                                               third party may not wish to be posted,                  contact information to be made publicly               and entrectinib, each for the treatment
                                               such as medical information, your or                    available, you can provide this                       of solid tumors with NTRK-fusion
                                               anyone else’s Social Security number, or                information on the cover sheet and not                proteins). FDA also approved the first
                                               confidential business information, such                 in the body of your comments and you                  cell-based gene therapy, KYMRIAH, for
                                               as a manufacturing process. Please note                 must identify this information as                     use in treating a rare pediatric cancer.
                                               that if you include your name, contact                  ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked                 As advancements in genomics and
                                               information, or other information that                  as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed             precision medicine continue, FDA has
                                               identifies you in the body of your                      except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20                been taking these new developments
                                               comments, that information will be                      and other applicable disclosure law. For              into account as it considers what
                                               posted on https://www.regulations.gov.                  more information about FDA’s posting                  constitutes a ‘‘disease or condition.’’ For
                                                 • If you want to submit a comment                     of comments to public dockets, see 80                 example, one question that has already
                                               with confidential information that you                  FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access               arisen in oncology is whether a disease
                                               do not wish to be made available to the                 the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/              should be defined in a tissue/organ-
                                               public, submit the comment as a                         fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-                     specific or a tissue agnostic manner.
                                               written/paper submission and in the                     23389.pdf.                                            Because the continued development of
                                               manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                       Docket: For access to the docket to                targeted therapies for molecularly
                                               Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                    read background documents or the                      defined groups has the potential to alter
                                                                                                       electronic and written/paper comments                 the landscape of orphan drug
                                               Written/Paper Submissions
                                                                                                       received, go to https://                              development, FDA is holding the public
                                                  Submit written/paper submissions as                  www.regulations.gov and insert the                    workshop to obtain input on the
                                               follows:                                                docket number, found in brackets in the               complex scientific and regulatory issues
                                                  • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                                                                          surrounding molecularly targeted drugs
                                                                                                       heading of this document, into the
                                               written/paper submissions): Dockets                                                                           and biologics in oncology and the
                                                                                                       ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                               Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and                                                                          appropriate application of orphan drug
                                                                                                       and/or go to the Dockets Management
                                               Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers                                                                             incentives in that paradigm. This
                                                                                                       Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
                                               Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                                                                          discussion will inform how the Agency
                                                  • For written/paper comments                         Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                                                                             can incorporate the latest science and
                                               submitted to the Dockets Management                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                             drug development trends into the
                                               Staff, FDA will post your comment, as                   Nicole Wolanski, Office of Orphan
                                                                                                                                                             implementation of the Orphan Drug Act,
                                               well as any attachments, except for                     Products Development, Food and Drug                   all while continuing to reflect the goals
                                               information submitted, marked and                       Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                   intended by Congress.
                                               identified, as confidential, if submitted               Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5210, Silver Spring,
                                               as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’                        MD 20933, 301–796–6570,                               II. Topics for Discussion at the Public
                                                  Instructions: All submissions received               OOPDOrphanEvents@fda.hhs.gov.                         Workshop
                                               must include the Docket No. FDA–                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               This public workshop will consist of
                                               2018–N–0663 for ‘‘Tissue Agnostic                                                                             both presentations and interactive panel
                                               Therapies in Oncology: Regulatory                       I. Background
                                                                                                                                                             discussions. The presentations will
                                               Considerations for Orphan Drug                             The combination of government                      provide information to outline the goals
                                               Designation; Public Workshop; Request                   incentives, scientific advances, and the              of the workshop and help promote
                                               for Comments.’’ Received comments,                      promise of commercial opportunity has                 interactive discussions. Following the
                                               those filed in a timely manner (see                     fueled extraordinary investment in                    presentations, there will be a moderated
                                               ADDRESSES), will be placed in the docket                orphan drugs. Since the Orphan Drug                   discussion where speakers and
                                               and, except for those submitted as                      Act was first passed in 1983, over 650                additional panelists will be asked to
                                               ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly                  rare disease indications for drugs and                provide their individual perspectives.
                                               viewable at https://www.regulations.gov                 biologics have been developed and                     The presentations and discussions will
                                               or at the Dockets Management Staff                      approved for marketing. In fact, rare                 focus on several related topics. Topics
                                               between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday                       disease drug approvals have accounted                 will involve discussion of and seek
                                               through Friday.                                         for approximately 40 percent of the new               input on factors FDA should consider
                                                  • Confidential Submissions—To                        molecular entities and therapeutic                    when evaluating drugs for orphan
                                               submit a comment with confidential                      biologic products in the Center for Drug              designation that treat a tissue agnostic
                                               information that you do not wish to be                  Evaluation and Research for the last                  disease or condition in oncology and
                                               made publicly available, submit your                    several years.                                        additional factors related to orphan
                                               comments only as a written/paper                           Not only have we seen tremendous                   exclusivity to consider when approving
                                               submission. You should submit two                       growth in the development of products                 a product with a tissue agnostic
                                               copies total. One copy will include the                 for rare diseases, but the very landscape             indication. A detailed agenda will be
                                               information you claim to be confidential                of rare disease product development is                posted on the following website in
                                               with a heading or cover note that states                changing, with an increase in the                     advance of the workshop: https://www.
                                               ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                development of targeted therapies, more               fda.gov/NewsEvents/Meetings
                                               CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                         interest in the development of biologics              ConferencesWorkshops/
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                                               Agency will review this copy, including                 (including gene therapies), and                       ucm592778.htm.
                                               the claimed confidential information, in                tremendous growth in the oncology
                                               its consideration of comments. The                      space. For example, in 2017 alone, FDA                III. Participating in the Public
                                               second copy, which will have the                        granted its first tissue agnostic approval            Workshop
                                               claimed confidential information                        (pembrolizumab for patients with                         Registration: To register for the public
                                               redacted/blacked out, will be available                 unresectable or metastatic,                           workshop, please visit the following
                                               for public viewing and posted on                        microsatellite instability-high (MSI–H)               website by April 25, 2018: https://


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                                               www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Meetings                           Dated: February 22, 2018.                           information about the December 20,
                                               ConferencesWorkshops/                                   Leslie Kux,                                           2016, updates, please see https://
                                               ucm592778.htm. Please provide                           Associate Commissioner for Policy.                    www.federalregister.gov/documents/
                                               complete contact information for each                   [FR Doc. 2018–03961 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]           2016/12/27/2016-31129/updating-the-
                                               attendee, including name, title,                        BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                                                             hrsa-supported-womens-preventive-
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                                               telephone.                                                                                                    December 20, 2016, updates, including
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              information related to coverage of
                                                  Registration is free and based on
                                                                                                       HUMAN SERVICES                                        contraceptive services and exemption
                                               space availability, with priority given to
                                                                                                                                                             for objecting organizations from
                                               early registrants. Persons interested in
                                                                                                       Health Resources and Service                          requirements related to the provision of
                                               attending this public workshop must
                                                                                                       Administration                                        contraceptive services, can be found at
                                               register by April 25, 2018, 5 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                             https://www.hrsa.gov/womens-
                                               Eastern Time. Early registration is                     Women’s Preventive Services                           guidelines-2016/index.html.
                                               recommended because seating is                          Guidelines                                            Information regarding the two new
                                               limited; therefore, FDA may limit the                                                                         services that were accepted by the
                                               number of participants from each                        AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
                                                                                                       Administration (HRSA), Department of                  HRSA Administrator on December 29,
                                               organization. Registrants will receive                                                                        2017, is set out below:
                                               confirmation when their registration has                Health and Human Services (HHS).
                                               been received. If time and space permit,                ACTION: Notice.                           1. Screening for Diabetes Mellitus After
                                               onsite registration on the day of the                                                             Pregnancy
                                                                                                       SUMMARY: Applicable as of December 29,
                                               public workshop will be provided                                                                     The Women’s Preventive Services
                                                                                                       2017, HRSA updated the HRSA-
                                               beginning an hour prior to the start of                 supported Women’s Preventive Services Initiative recommends women with a
                                               the meeting.                                            Guidelines for purposes of health         history of gestational diabetes mellitus
                                                  If you need special accommodations                   insurance coverage for preventive         (GDM) who are not currently pregnant
                                               due to a disability, please contact Nicole              services that address health needs        and who have not previously been
                                               Wolanski, at 301–796–6570, or                           specific to women based on clinical       diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus
                                               OOPDOrphanEvents@fda.hhs.gov no                         recommendations from the Women’s          should be screened for diabetes
                                               later than April 25, 2018.                              Preventive Services Initiative. This 2017 mellitus. Initial testing should ideally
                                                                                                       update adds two additional services—      occur within the first year postpartum
                                                  An agenda for the workshop and any
                                                                                                       Screening for Diabetes Mellitus after     and can be conducted as early as 4–6
                                               other background materials will be
                                                                                                       Pregnancy and Screening for Urinary       weeks postpartum.
                                               made available 5 days before the                                                                     Women with a negative initial
                                               workshop at https://www.fda.gov/News                    Incontinence—to the nine preventive
                                                                                                       services included in the 2016 update to   postpartum   screening test result should
                                               Events/MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/                                                              be rescreened at least every 3 years for
                                               ucm592778.htm.                                          the HRSA-supported Women’s
                                                                                                       Preventive Services Guidelines. The       a minimum of 10 years after pregnancy.
                                                  Streaming Webcast of the Public                      nine services included in the 2016        For women with a positive postpartum
                                               Workshop: For those unable to attend in                 update are as follows: Breast Cancer      screening test result, testing to confirm
                                               person, FDA will provide a live webcast                 Screening for Average Risk Women,         the diagnosis of diabetes is indicated
                                               of the workshop. To register for the                    Breastfeeding Services and Supplies,      regardless of the initial test (e.g., oral
                                               streaming webcast of the public                         Screening for Cervical Cancer,            glucose tolerance test, fasting plasma
                                               workshop, please visit the following                    Contraception, Screening for Gestational glucose, or hemoglobin A1c). Repeat
                                               website by May 8, 2018: https://www.                    Diabetes Mellitus, Screening for Human testing is indicated in women who were
                                               fda.gov/NewsEvents/Meetings                             Immunodeficiency Virus Infection,         screened with hemoglobin A1c in the
                                               ConferencesWorkshops/                                   Screening for Interpersonal and           first six months postpartum regardless
                                               ucm592778.htm.                                          Domestic Violence, Counseling for         of the result (see Implementation
                                                  If you have never attended a Connect                 Sexually Transmitted Infections, and      Considerations below).
                                               Pro event before, test your connection at               Well-Woman Preventive Visits. This        2. Screening for Urinary Incontinence
                                               https://collaboration.fda.gov/common/                   notice serves as an announcement of the      The Women’s Preventive Services
                                               help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. To                    decision to update the guidelines as      Initiative recommends screening women
                                               get a quick overview of the Connect Pro                 listed below. Please see https://         for urinary incontinence annually.
                                               program, visit https://www.adobe.com/                   www.hrsa.gov/womens-guidelines/           Screening should ideally assess whether
                                               go/connectpro_overview. FDA has                         index.html for additional information.    women experience urinary incontinence
                                               verified the website addresses in this                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:          and whether it impacts their activities
                                               document, as of the date this document                  Kimberly C. Sherman, Maternal and         and quality of life. The Women’s
                                               publishes in the Federal Register, but                  Child Health Bureau, HRSA at phone:       Preventive Services Initiative
                                               websites are subject to change over time.               (301) 443–0543; email: wellwomancare@ recommends referring women for
                                                  Transcripts: Please be advised that as               hrsa.gov.                                 further evaluation and treatment if
                                               soon as a transcript of the public                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The            indicated.
                                               workshop is available, it will be                       complete set of updated 2017 HRSA-
                                               accessible at https://                                  supported Women’s Preventive Services HRSA-Supported Women’s Preventive
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                                               www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed                   Guidelines includes those that were       Services Guidelines
                                               at the Dockets Management Staff (see                    accepted by the Acting HRSA                  The HRSA-supported Women’s
                                               ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will               Administrator on December 20, 2016, as Preventive Services Guidelines were
                                               also be available on the internet at                    well as two new services, Screening for   originally established in 2011 based on
                                               https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/                         Diabetes Mellitus After Pregnancy and     recommendations from an HHS
                                               MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/                           Screening for Urinary Incontinence. For commissioned study by the Institute of
                                               ucm592778.htm.                                          a complete listing and detailed           Medicine, now known as the National


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public workshop; request for comments.
DatesThe public workshop will be held on May 9, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public workshop may be extended or may end early depending on the level of public participation. Submit either electronic or written comments on this public workshop by June 8, 2018. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for registration date and information.
ContactNicole Wolanski, Office of Orphan Products Development, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5210, Silver Spring, MD 20933, 301-796-6570, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 8485 

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