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Preparing a Paediatric Investigation Plan
26 January 2011
Preparing a Paediatric Investigation Plan

According to the European Medicines Agency, a paediatric investigation plan (PIP) is "a development plan aimed at ensuring that the necessary data are obtained through studies in children, when it is safe to do so, to support the authorisation of the medicine for children". PIPs have to be submitted by pharmaceutical companies to the Paediatric Committee (PDCO), which is responsible for agreement or refusal of the plan.

This workshop will be a hands-on exercise examining the different stages of Paediatric Investigation Plan (PIP) preparation. Topics will cover a variety of issues and processes such as going through the multitude of forms to fill in when you plan to submit a PIP, the key considerations you need when you initiate the internal PIP preparation within your company, the steps of submitting the PIP to the EMA / PDCO and the pitfalls & challenges that you might be exposed to, the steps of PIP negotiation with the European Medicines Agency and the PDCO, the challenges of PIP execution and reporting its results.


Key Topics:

  • EMA website and the PIP templates to use: letter of intent, application form, non-clinical & clinical study form and others
  • Preparing the content of the PIP and transferring it into necessary documents
  • Letter of Intent, Cover letter, Application Form, Clinical Study Form, etc. 
  • Preparing and sending out CD Roms to PDCO representatives
  • Validation process and avoiding ”landmines”
  • Transition from agreed PIP to execution

Reasons to attend:

  • Paediatric investigation plans are now mandatory for all clinical trials in the EU involving children
  • A strong relationship with the European Medicines Agency can be established through high quality PIP preparation and submission 
  • PIPs help to ensure efficiency and validate study design
  • Regulatory issues and ethics need to be given more attention in paediatric trials and PIPs focus on this


About the Workshop Leader:

 

 

Dr. Klaus Rose is a Principal Consultant at  Granzer Regulatory Consulting & Services and Former Head of Paediatrics at Roche Pharmaceuticals, a position which he held until November 2009. He qualified in medicine in Berlin and completed his postgraduate clinical training in General Medicine in Germany and England before joining the pharmaceutical industry in 1991. He is co-editor of the book Guide to Paediatric Clinical Research, the second edition of which is in preparation. He also serves as chairman to the EFGCP children’s medicines working party and as chairman to the IFPMA Pediatric Task Force

 


 

Workshop agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Operative Challenges before, during and after PIP submission

  • Letter of Intent
  • Pediatric coordinator, rapporteur, co-rapporteur
  • Application Form, Clinical Study Form, Cover Letter, CDs
  • Request for a PIP vs. Request for a Waiver
  • Validation procedure of submitted PIP, Requests for correction with deadline
  • Electronic submission and “official CD”, References, Eudralink
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    10:00

    Paediatric Homework: Essentials of Paediatric Investigation Plan (PIP) preparation

  • Epidemiology: EMEA class waivers / Frequency of paediatric diseases
  • Medical needs in children and currently available alternatives and safety concerns
  • Age-specific staggered approach to clinical testing in children
  • Non-clinical toxicology, modelling and simulation, paediatric formulations, paediatric clinical trials
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    The PIP negotiation process with EMEA / PDCO

  • Letter of intent, negotiation, reporting, decision, compliance check for reward
  • Paediatric scientific advice
  • Competitive intelligence: EMEA and FDA paediatric websites
  • Interactive exercise: PDCO decisions on the EMEA website
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    11:30

    Where to find help: EU and US paediatric research networks, CROs, consultancies

  • European national paediatric research networks
  • European disease-specific paediatric research networks
  • US networks, CROs, consultancies
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    12:00

    Practical challenges in paediatric clinical trials

  • Physiology of the child’s developing body
  • Ethics committee’s concerns with paediatric studies
  • Parental informed consent and child’s assent
  • Logistical challenges
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    12:30

    Close of Workshop

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