California's Stem Cell Agency
California Institute for regenerative medicine
The State stem cell agency

Regenerative Medicine Consortium reference material

Regenerative Medicine Consortium Reference Material

The following documents and websites provide reference material about FDA and NIH regulation of regenerative medicine.

  • Pre-IND meetings
  • Past presentations
  • FDA website links
  • Guidance documents
  • Advisory committee documents
  • Miscelaneous

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Pre-IND meetings

For information about pre-IND meetings as well as other types of regulatory meetings with the FDA, please see the following documents:

  • Formal Meetings with Sponsors and Applicants for PDUFA Products [pdf]
  • SOPP 8101.1: Scheduling and Conduct of Regulatory Review Meetings with Sponsors and Application


Interested parties may contact Dr. Patrick Riggins, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Regulatory Management Staff, at 301-827-5366, or Patrick.Riggins@fda.hhs.gov for any questions related to early meetings, pre-IND meetings or other types of regulatory meetings with OCTGT.

Past Presentations

  • April 15 Webinar: Issues in Product Characterization
  • CMC Considerations for Stem Cell-based Products [ppt]
  • Preclinical Considerations for Stem Cell-Based Products [ppt]
  • FDA Oversight of Cell Therapy Clinical TrialsFDA Oversight of Cell Therapy Clinical Trials [pdf]

FDA & NIH Website Links

  • NIH Stem Cell Interest Group
  • CBER webpage
  • CBER Guidance Documents
  • CBER Standard Operating Procedure and Policy Documents
  • CBER Biologics Rules
  • References for the Regulatory Process for the Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies
  • Tissue Proposed and Final Rules
  • Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy Advisory Committee
  • Information about Cell and Gene Therapy Products
  • Information about Tissue and Tissue-Based Products
  • Information about xenotransplantation
  • FDA Transparency Task Force
  • FDA Basics

Guidance documents

  • Draft Guidance for Industry: Preclinical Assessment of Investigational Cellular and Gene Therapy Products (11/12)
  • Guidance for Industry: Potency Tests for Cellular and Gene Therapy Products (1/11)
  • Draft Guidance for Industry: Somatic Cell Therapy for Cardiac Disease (10/10)
  • Draft Guidance for Industry: Current Good Tissue Practice (CGTP) and Additional Requirements for Manufacturers of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) (1/09)
  • ISSCR Guidelines for the Clinical Translation of Stem Cells [pdf] (12/03/08)
  • Guidance for FDA Reviewers and Sponsors: Content and Review of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Somatic Cell Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) (4/08)
  • Guidance for FDA Reviewers and Sponsors: Content and Review of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Gene Therapy Investigational New Drug applications (INDs) (4/08)
  • Draft Guidance for Industry: Validation of Growth-Based Rapid Microbiological Methods for Sterility Testing of Cellular and Gene Therapy Products (2/08)
  • Guidance for Industry: Regulation of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) - Small Entity Compliance Guide (8/07)
  • Guidance for Industry: Gene Therapy Clinical Trials-Observing Participants for Delayed Adverse Events (11/06)
  • Guidance for Industry: Compliance with 21 CFR Part 1271.150(c)(1) – Manufacturing Arrangements (9/06)
  • Guidance for Industry: Eligibility Determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (5/05)
  • Guidance for Industry: Source Animal, Product, Preclinical, and Clinical Issues Concerning the Use of Xenotransplantation Products in Humans (4/03)
  • Draft Guidance for Industry: Precautionary Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transmission of Zoonoses by Blood and Blood Products from Xenotransplantation Product Recipients and Their Contacts (2/02)
  • Guidance for Industry: Public Health Issues Posed by the Use of Non-Human Primate Xenografts in Humans (4/99)
  • Guidance for Industry: Guidance for Human Somatic Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy (3/98)

Advisory committee documents

  • Documents from May 14-15, 2009 AC meeting
  • Link Documents from July 13, 2000 AC meeting on Stem Cells (from this link, associated documents are found under the 7/13 and 7/14 Biological Response Modifiers Advisory Committee Meeting)

Miscellaneous

  • 1993 Federal Register Notice on Application of Current Statutory Authorities to Human Somatic Cell Therapy Products and Gene The [pdf]
  • 1997 Proposed Approach to Regulation of Cellular and Tissue-Based Products [pdf]
  • PHS Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation