12 July 2012

Regulatory Submissions: Filling the Critical Gaps in EDM Systems - By Patricia Santos-Serrao


It's been said that electronic document management (EDM) systems for the management of submission documents are "a dime a dozen." However not all EDM systems are created equal, at least not when it comes to the management of final submission documents. Many of us are familiar with the standard functionality that most EDM systems provides particularly in the life sciences space such as: document types, taxonomy, version control, lifecycle management, securities, PDF rendering, watermarks, and electronic signatures just to name a few.

Although the challenges of migrating from paper-based submissions to electronic are numerous, they are also subjective based on a company's current infrastructure and culture. The top challenges faced by a pharmaceutical or biotech company looking to transition to electronic common technical document (eCTD) format for regulatory submissions often include: select a vendor / solution, configure system to support specific needs, train users on system, and roll-out/implement the tools.

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Apex Regulatory's Blog: eCTD: Literature in the Article 8(3) Mixed Application (EU)


This short post concerns the submission of Literature References in "Full Mixed" applications under Article 8(3). I don't think it is discussed in any eCTD specific guidance (or if it is, I couldn't find it!) so I thought it might be useful to share this information with you.

Article 8(3) applications are full MAA applications detailed in Directive 2001/83/EC. This type of application normally requires the submission of the results of both pre-clinical and clinical trials in Modules 4 and 5.

There does exist, however, the option to submit what is described as a "full mixed" application which contains literature references in place of (rather than to supplement) Study Reports. The content of these references must therefore fulfil the requirements of the Directive:

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10 July 2012

eCliniqua: 2012 Survey Demonstrates Growth in eTMF and Impact of Standards

In June 2010, an industry coalition, under the auspices of the Drug Information Association, published version 1.0 of the Trial Master File Reference Model (TMF RM).  The Trial Master File (TMF) contains those essential documents that individually and collectively permit the evaluation of the conduct of a clinical trial and the quality of the data produced. Until this version of the TMF RM was released, there was no comprehensive common industry model for the TMF.   

 The TMF RM presents a consensus position on the content that supports the evaluation of the conduct of a trial and the quality of the data produced, in accordance with industry opinion and best practices.  By design, the TMF RM is a guidance and not a regulatory standard.  The team that developed the TMF RM is composed of approximately 275 representatives from more than 165 biopharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations (CROs), consultancies, vendors, industry groups, healthcare, academia, non-for-profit / NGO and regulatory agencies.  


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The eCTD Summit: Regulatory Submissions: Paper vs. Electronic

The migration from what is still a manually driven, physically intensive process to a simplified automated task may seem daunting, but in reality, half the battle is already won. Applications are no longer written and transcribed by typewriters; they’re created electronically with word processing software. Electronic compilation with applicable submission software versus manual collation further expedites the process. The added cost and time delays required by man-hours to print and assemble dossiers adds even more time to process your submission, in turn delaying the approval process. 

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