ISPE Good Practice Guide: Development of Investigational Therapeutic Biological Products
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With the rapid growth in the biopharmaceutical industry over the past two decades, the number of newly
approved biological products has dramatically increased. In 2005, a record 21 biological products received US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals, including therapies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis,
diabetes, cancer, and rare genetic disorders.
With the increasing number of approved biological products on the global market come major challenges for
many biopharmaceutical companies, especially during the critical process development and manufacturing stages
of product development.
This Guide will consider the major issues that will confront a biopharmaceutical company in moving
therapeutic biological products from the laboratory to the clinic and beyond. The Guide is intended to
provide readers with an understanding of issues surrounding product and process development, manufacturing,
investigational product supply chain management, quality control/quality assurance, and global regulatory
requirements for biopharmaceuticals.
The intended audience for this Guide includes the following disciplines:
- Clinical Supply/Clinical Trial Materials
- Clinical Research
- Manufacturing
- Project Management
- Quality Assurance/Quality Control
- Regulatory Affairs
- Research and Development
The Guide specifically addresses the methods and challenges surrounding recombinant therapeutic biological
product development, including considerations during its use in clinical trials.
It focuses on project planning/management, preclinical/clinical phases, comparability and bridging
studies, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)/Drug Substance (DS)/Drug Product (DP)/placebo process
development, manufacturing of DS/DP, process validation, supply chain management of biological
investigational products for clinical trials, quality control/quality assurance considerations, and global
regulatory strategies.
The regulations and guidelines from the US, EU, Canada, Japan, and ICH have been considered in the
development of this Guide. While not in the scope of this Guide, it is recognized that the development of
other biologics (e.g., cellular and gene therapy) may require additional considerations for their successful
product development from the laboratory to the clinic.
Last Update: 29 April 2013