AGENDA

                                                           

BLOOD PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

85th Meeting – November 3-4, 2005

Gaithersburg Holiday Inn

2 Montgomery Village Avenue

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

 

 

Thursday, November 3, 2005

 

 8:00 a.m. Welcome, Statement of Conflict of Interest, Announcements

 

8:10 a.m. Committee Updates

   

-         West Nile Virus Update – Hira Nakhasi, Ph.D., OBRR, FDA and Theresa Smith, M.D., M.P.H., CDC (15’)

 

-         Draft Guidance on NAT for HIV-1 and HCV:  Testing, Product Disposition, and Donor Deferral and Re-entry – Paul Mied, Ph.D., OBRR, FDA (10’)

 

-         Summary of the TSEAC meeting held on October 31, 2005 – David Asher, M.D., OBRR, FDA (10’)

 

-         Summary of the DHHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability – Jerry Holmberg, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (10’)

 

-         Re-entry of Donors Deferred Based on anti-HBc Test Results – Gerardo Kaplan, Ph.D., OBRR, FDA and Susan Stramer, Ph.D., American Red Cross(10’)

 

 9:00 a.m.  Open Committee Discussion

 

 9:45 a.m.  Break

 

10:00 a.m.

 

I.              Approaches to Over-the-Counter (OTC) Home-Use HIV Test Kits

 

A. Introduction and Questions to the Committee – Elliot

   Cowan, Ph.D., OBRR, FDA (20’)                          

 

B. Proposal for an OTC Home-Use HIV Test Kit – Sue Sutton-

   Jones, M.S., OraSure Technologies (20’)   

 

C. Changes in HIV Testing Practices and Counseling

   Recommendations – Bernard Branson, M.D., CDC (30’)

 

D. Role of Quality Systems for Diagnostic Tests – Devery

   Howerton, Ph.D., CDC (30’)

 

E. Psychological/Social Issues Associated with HIV Testing

   and OTC Home-Use HIV Tests – Joseph Inungu, M.D., M.P.H.,

   Dr.P.H., Central Michigan University (30’)

 

F. Human Factors in OTC Testing – Arleen Pinkos, OIVD, CDRH,

   FDA (20’)

 

12:30 p.m. Open Committee Discussion

 

1:00 p.m.  LUNCH

 

2:00 p.m.  Open Public Hearing

 

3:45 p.m. Break

 

4:00 p.m. Questions to the Committee and Committee Discussion

 

5:30 p.m.  Adjournment

 

Friday, November 4, 2005

 

8:00 a.m. Information - Serious Adverse Events Following Falsely

          Elevated Glucose Measurements Resulting from Administration

          of an IGIV Product Containing Maltose – Ann Gaines, Ph.D.,

          OBE, FDA, L. Ross Pierce, M.D., OBRR, FDA, and Patricia

          Bernhardt, B.S., MT(ASCP), OIVD/CDRH, FDA and Discussion

          (60’)

 

9:00 a.m. Questions to the Speakers

 

9:30 a.m.

 

II.         Heterogeneity of Commercial Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor

(Human) Products – Implications for Longer-Term Safety and Efficacy                            

 

A.  Introduction and Questions to the Committee – Andrew

  Shrake, Ph.D., OBRR, FDA (10’)

 

B.  Observations on Marketed alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor Products – Ewa Marszal, Ph.D., OBRR, FDA  (10’)

 

C.  Identification and Possible Implications of a Human Plasma Purified Anodal Variant of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin – Mark Brantly, M.D., Alpha-1-Foundation  (15’)

 

D.  Characterization of Aralast® Compared to Other A1PI Preparations - Hans Peter Schwarz, M.D, Baxter Healthcare (15’)

 

E.  Safety Reporting for Alpha-1-PI products – Tina Khoie, M.D., M.P.H., OBE, FDA (10’)

 

F.  Post-Marketing Study Commitments for Licensed Alpha-1 PI Products - Rationale – L. Ross Pierce, M.D., OBRR, FDA (10’)

 

G.  Licensed Therapeutic Protein Products with Known Structural Modifications – Andrew Chang, Ph.D., OBRR, FDA, and Kurt Brorson, Ph.D., CDER, FDA (20’)

 

 11:00 a.m. Open Public Hearing

 

 11:30 a.m. Break

 

 11:45 a.m. Committee Discussion

 

 12:45 p.m. Adjournment