Expedited Programs for Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Serious Conditions; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled "Expedited Programs for Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Serious Conditions; Draft Guidance for Industry." The draft guidance, when finalized, will provide stakeholders engaged in the development of regenerative medicine therapies with FDA's current thinking on the expedited development and review of these products. The draft guidance describes the expedited programs available to sponsors of regenerative medicine therapies for serious or life-threatening diseases or conditions (referred to in the draft guidance as serious conditions), including those products designated as regenerative advanced therapies (which FDA refers to as "regenerative medicine advanced therapy" (RMAT) designation); describes how the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) will work with sponsors and encourage flexibility in clinical trial design to facilitate the development of data to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of regenerative medicine therapies being developed to address unmet medical needs in patients with serious or life- threatening diseases or conditions; and describ