FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee

 AGENDA

 

May 3, 2004:

 

8:00 a.m.               Call to Order                                                                      Donna Przepiorka, M.D., Ph.D          

               Introduction of Committee                                                  Chair, ODAC

 

               Conflict of Interest Statement                               Johanna Clifford, M.S., RN,

                                                                                                         Executive Secretary, ODAC


The committee will discuss New Drug Application (NDA) 21-649, Genasense™ (oblimersen sodium) Genta, Incorporated, proposed indication for use in combination with DTIC dome ® (dacarbazine), Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation, proposed for the treatment of patients with advanced malignant melanoma.

 

8:10 a.m.               Opening Remarks                                              Richard Pazdur, M.D., Division Director

                                                                                                         Division of Oncology Drug Products, FDA

8:15 a.m.               Sponsor Presentation

              

               Introduction                                                                        Loretta M. Itri, M.D.

     

               Melanoma Overview                                                         John M. Kirkwood, M.D.

 

               Study GM301                                                                    Loretta M. Itri, M.D.

 

               Clinical Benefit Summary                                                  Frank Haluska, M.D., Ph. D.                                                     

 

9:00 a.m.               FDA Presentation                                                           Robert Kane, M.D. &.Peiling Yang, Ph.D.

                                                                                                         Division of Oncology Drug Products, FDA        

 

9:45  a.m.              Questions from the Committee

10:00                     Break

10:15 a.m.             Open Public Hearing                          

10:45 a.m.             Committee Discussion

12:00 p.m.             Lunch

 


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The committee will discuss NDA 21-661, RSR 13 Injection (efaproxiral sodium) Allos Therapeutics Inc., proposed indication for use as an adjunct to whole brain radiation therapy in the treatment of brain metastases from primary breast cancer.

 

12:45      Sponsor Presentation                                    

               Introduction                                                                        Pablo J. Cagnoni, M.D., Vice President, Clinical Therapeutics

              

               Brain Metastases                                                               John H. Suh, M.D., Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

                                                                                                         Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

 

               The Science of RSR: Drug Design Rational,                    Brian D. Kavanaugh, M.D., M.P.H., Dept. of Radiation Oncology,

               Mechanism of Action, and Initial Translation                      Anschutz Comprehensive Cancer Center, Univ. of Colorado

                    into the Clinic   

              

               Clinical Efficacy                                                                  Pablo J. Cagnoni, M.D.

               Safety Profile of Efapoxiral (RSR13)                                

              

               Conclusions                                                                       Dr. Paul Bunn, M.D. Paul Bunn, M.D.

                                                                                                         Professor and Director

                                                                                                         University of Colorado Cancer Center

                                                                                                        

 

1:30 p.m.               FDA  Presentation                                                          Kevin Ridenhour, M.D. & Rajeshwari Sridhara, Ph.D              

                                                                                                         Division of Oncology Drug Products, FDA

 

2:15 p.m.     Open Public Hearing

 

2:45 p.m.               Subgroup Analyses in Clinical Trials                                 Stephen George, Ph.D., Director

                                                                                                         Biostatistics and Information Systems

                                                                                                         Duke University Medical Center

3:15 p.m.               Break

5:00 p.m.               Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee

 AGENDA

 

     May 4, 2004:

 

8:00 a.m.               Call to Order                                                                      Bruce Cheson M.D., Acting Chair, ODAC        

               Introduction of Committee                                  

 

               Conflict of Interest Statement                               Johanna Clifford, M.S., RN, Executive Secretary, ODAC


The committee will discuss safety concerns associated with Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) Amgen, Inc., and Procrit (epoetin alfa) Johnson & Johnson, Ltd.,  both of which are indicated for the treatment of anemia associated with cancer chemotherapy.

 

8:10 a.m.               Opening Remarks                                                             Patricia Keegan, M.D., Director

                                                                                                         Division of Therapeutic Biological Oncology Products, FDA

               Sponsor Presentations

 

8:15 a.m.               NeoRecorman (epoetin beta)                                            Hoffman-La Roche, Ltd.

 

8:30 a.m.               Johnson & Johnson, Ltd.               

               Introduction                                                                        Robert DeLap, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President

                                                                                                         Global Regulatory Affairs

 

               Evaluation of Studies                                                         Peter Bowers, M.D., Senior Director, Clinical Team Leader

                                                                                                         EPO, Drug Development

 

               Future Clinical Data                                                           Martine George, M.D. Vice President, Hematology & Oncology

                                                                                                         Clinical Research and Global Development

 

9:00 a.m.               Amgen, Inc.

               Introduction                                                                        Dawn Viveash, M.D., Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Safety

              

               Aranesp Properties, Pre-Clinical                                       Glenn Begley, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Hematology Research

                 Observations & EPO Receptor Biology           

              

               Aranesp Clinical Observations &                                       David Parkinson, M.D. Vice President, Oncology Clinical Dev.

                  Pharmacovigilance Program Conclusions     

 

9:30 a.m.               FDA Presentation                                                           Harvey Luksenburg, M.D., Medical Officer

                                                                                                         Division of Therapeutic Biological Oncology Products, FDA

 

10:15 a.m.             Break

 

10:30 a.m.             Open Public Hearing

 

10:45 a.m.             Committee Discussion

 

12:00 p.m.             Lunch

 

 


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12:45 p.m.             Introduction of Committee                                                  David Kelsen, M.D, Acting Chair, ODAC

 

               Conflict of Interest Statement                               Johanna Clifford, M.S., RN, Executive Secretary, ODAC

 


The Committee will discuss colo-rectal cancer endpoints as a follow up to the November 2003 FDA Workshop.

 

12:55 p.m.             Opening Remarks                                              Richard Pazdur, M.D., Director

                                                                                                         Division of Oncology Drug Products, FDA

 

1:00 p.m.               Regulatory Background and Past                                      Amna Ibrahim, M.D., Medical Officer

               FDA Approvals in Colorectal cancer                                 Division of Oncology Drug Products, FDA

 

1:20 p.m.               Synopsis of FDA Colorectal Cancer                                  Michael O’Connell, M.D., Director

               Endpoints Workshop                                                         Division of Medical Oncology

                                                                                                         Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

 

1:50 p.m.               Disease-Free Survival (DFS) vs.                                       Daniel Sargent, Ph.D., Director, Cancer Center Statistics

               Overall Survival (OS) as a Primary Endpoint                     Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, MN

               for Adjuvant Colon Cancer Studies                    

 

2:30 p.m.               Open Public Hearing

 

3:00 p.m.               Break

 

3:15 p.m.               Committee Discussion

                                                           

5:00 p.m.               Adjourn