RE: Type C meeting26 Sep 2022 09:28
Post-meeting follow-up (teleconference vs. WRO)
For meetings scheduled as teleconference
The teleconference meeting is the sponsor’s opportunity to obtain clarification on OTAT’s preliminary response. Due to workload, OTAT will not be able to address follow-ups or additional questions, via email or teleconference, after the meeting is held. If additional questions arise, the sponsor may submit the questions/alternative approaches or new data to the existing IND as an amendment for OTAT feedback.
For Written Reponses Only
Simple requests for clarification of OTAT WRO may be sent to the RPM within 20 days after receipt of the WRO. The sponsor should include their request for clarifications for all disciplines in a single follow-up request. Only questions of a clarifying nature will be considered, i.e., to confirm something in the WRO issued by OTAT, rather than raising new issues or new proposals.
Examples of such simple requests for clarification include:
Typos and misstatements by OTAT
The OTAT responses can be interpreted ambiguously and are unclear to the sponsor (e.g., “Did you mean A or B?”)
Examples of follow-up requests that are beyond clarification and therefore not appropriate:
Questions related to new information not included in the briefing package
Questions related to the adequacy of new proposals to address OTAT comments [e.g., new clinical trial designs, study endpoints, new patient population, new/modified assays, new preclinical study design, new materials (i.e., raw materials, source materials)]
If such questions arise, the sponsor may submit these questions, alternative approaches, or new data to their existing IND as an amendment for OTAT consideration.
OTAT will consider the follow-up request, and if determined to be limited to clarification, OTAT will issue a response in writing within 20 calendar days after receipt of the clarifying questions. If OTAT determines that a short teleconference would be the best format for follow-up, then OTAT will generally attempt to hold this informal teleconference within 20 days after receipt of the request for clarification. OTAT will not provide the sponsor with minutes for such informal teleconference.