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IRB Review Still Needed for Deidentified Specimens

11/02/2021

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wrote a letter to industry, “Studies Using Leftover, Deidentified Human Specimens Require IRB Review.” It is a reminder to in vitro diagnostic medical device sponsors that Institutional Review Board (IRB) review is needed for clinical trials on leftover, de-identified human specimens. The 2006 FDA guidance “Guidance on Informed Consent for In Vitro Diagnostic Device Studies Using Leftover Human Specimens that are Not Individually Identifiable” clarifies that informed consent to use leftover human specimens that are not individually identifiable is not required, if it meets exemption criteria from the Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE) regulation (21 CFR 812.2(c)(3)).

More Time to Comment on Proposed Rule for Waiver of Informed Consent

1/15/2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register November 15, 2018 entitled, “Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations.” The NPRM seeks to amend regulations 21 CFR Parts 50, 312, and 812 in alignment with provisions in the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). Our previous blog details the proposed rule.

Proposed Rule Issued: IRB Waiver of Informed Consent

11/20/2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, “Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations.” The NPRM seeks to amend regulations 21 CFR Parts 50, 312, and 812 in alignment with provisions in the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act).