A decade of eCTD - Time to rejuvenate!

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After 10 years of eCTD the standard is fit for rejuvenation. Although eCTD has brought many benefits there is still significant room for improvement. This presentation covers different areas: continuous challenges associated with eCTD, Regulatory guidelines and eCTD viewing

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A decade of eCTD: time to rejuvenate!

Michiel Stam

Manager Regulatory Operations

Qdossier B.V.

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Agenda

Introduction

Continuous challenges

Regulatory guidance and specifications

eCTD viewing

eCTD: a rigid structure

Introduction

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Rejuvenation

“the hypothetical reversal of the aging process.”

Change directions, we can improve!

The Aging process

First European eCTD: 24th January 2003

eCTD v3.0

EU v0.9

Mandated by EMA (1st January 2010)

Ability to accept e-only (January 2010)

EMA Gateway (2012)(mandatory 1st March 2014

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Version history

ICH eCTD specifications

v3.0 (October 2003)

v3.1 (November 2003)

v3.2 (February 2004)

v3.2.1 (June 2008)

v3.2.2 (July 2008)

EU m1 eCTD specifications

v0.9 (November 2002)

v1.0 (July 2004)

v1.1 (December 2005)

v1.2 (May 2006)

v1.2.1 (October 2006)

v1.3 (May 2008)

v1.4 (August 2009)

v1.4.1 (November 2011)

v2.0 (September 2013)

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The benefits of e-only submissions

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Aspect Paper eCTD

Transport - - + / ++

Handling/ Review - + +

Life cycle management - - +

Archival - - + +

Costs - - +

Continuous Challenges

XML Backbone

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Huh?? Bone?Use the XML backbone!

eCTD viewer vs. Tracking approval

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Baseline of the current EU dossierplease!

Latest submitted or current approved?

Current in eCTD vs. Current Approved

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Source: IRISS Life Cycle Group 2009

Document Lifecycle status

Life cycle operation: “New”

Life cycle status: “Current”

Approval status: “Under review”

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Regulatory Guidance and specifications

FDA –Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format (draft)

“Although some eCTD tools generate leaf titles that are similar to file names, the two are not related.”

All modules of the eCTD should contain descriptive eCTD leaf titles that are:

Short

Meaningful

Indicative of each document's content

Not including the eCTD section number

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Leaf titles vs. File names

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Swiss Medic - Providing Regulatory Information in eCTD Format version

Hyperlinks are encouraged to facilitate navigation > should not be overused

Only if necessary and of real added value.

Important eCTD titles are consistent with cross references within other documents (e.g. summary document)

Hyperlinks needed if title in eCTD ToC and reference in a summary document do not match

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Validation

To assure that what has been submitted is fit for review by the validating agency

Technical: Can technically be processed by agencies?

Business: All data is available to examine the quality, safety and efficacy of the drug

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Technical validation > …. < Business validation

Consistency in attribute valuesacross sequences

attributes, file names and folder names within a sequence

Country codes

Language codes

PI Doc types

Proper reference to “Related Sequence”

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Additional “common sense” checks

Cover letter and Application form data is reflected correctly in the envelope

Use of meaningful titles; e.g.Proof of Payment vs. Annex 5.2

Note to Reviewer vs. Annex 3

Stability Data Long Term Stability 24 M vs. Stability Data 1

Use of meaningful file names; e.g.de-form-proofpayment.pdf vs. de-form-5.pdf

es-cover-notereviewer.pdf vs. es-cover-3.pdf

stability-data-longterm24m.pdf vs. stability-data-1.pdf

analytical-procedure-identityelisa.pdf

validation-analytical-procedure-identityhplc.pdf

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Conflicting guidelines

eCTD: “do not resubmit the same document”

CTD (Renewals): “include a copy of the latest specifications”

eCTD: leave empty

CTD: placeholders “N/A”

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Controlled vocabulary

“Regulatory activity”

HL7:  “the provision of information about a regulated product(s) requiring a scientific or regulatory outcome. An activity may include one or many exchanges (examples of exchanges may be eCTD sequences, RPS submission units, etc.)”.

CESP:

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Controlled vocabulary

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Controlled vocabulary (Cont’d)

“Working documents means draft versions of summary of product characteristics, package leaflet, and labeling editable by the Danish Health and Medicines Authority”

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QOS and (non-)Clinical overview?

Errors in guidance

<sequence number>-working documents

‘sequence number - workingdocuments’ (no hyphen)

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eCTD viewing

eCTD viewing beyond specifications..

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Source: IRISS Life Cycle Group 2009

Source: IRISS Life Cycle Group 2009

From multiple to single section

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Source: IRISS Life Cycle Group 2009

Source: IRISS Life Cycle Group 2009

Shared documents across sections

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Metadata on

Leaf level

Source: IRISS Life Cycle Group 2009

eCTD: a rigid structure

Administrative information

Regional administrative information = country specific information

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Administrative information

Risk management plan:

1.3.8.2 Risk management plan (CA)

1.6.2 Risk management plan (GCC)

1.8.2 Risk management plan (EU+CH)

1.13 Risk management plan (ZA)

1.16 Risk management plan (US)

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Need for harmonisation

eCTD today

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RMP

RMP

Non-GMOGMO

GMO

PSMF RtQOrphan

Envelope information + other metadata

eCTD day before yesterday

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RMP

RMP

Non-GMOGMO

GMO

RtQOrphan

Envelope information + other metadata

Structural update required

PSMFDSUR

XEVMPD/IDMP principles

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XSD schema defining structure

Regional Implementation

guideline

CV Substance

List of allowed

substance names

CV Substance

List of allowed ATC

codes

ISO 3166-1 List of country codes

Metadata Validation

Allows easy updating of…

Use of the European Agency Acronym

Addition of Other PDF Versions

Addition of Risk Management Plan as a New Submission Type

Revisions Regarding Agency Names and Agency Codes

Source: Release notes EU module 1 specification v2.0

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Concluding remarks

Continuous education needed

Agency focus moves from technical to non-technical aspects

(Much) broader/ leaner technical specifications needed for structure

Well specified implementation guidelines and controlled vocabulary to assure correct use

Correct application assured by validation tools

(Hopefully with some build in consistency checks)

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Thank you !

Michiel Stam

Manager Regulatory Operations

www.qdossier.com

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