Высокотехнологические лекарственные препараты на основе онколитических вирусов (часть 1: разработка и регистрация в КНР)

Одним из перспективных направлений при поиске инновационных препаратов для лечения онкологических заболеваний является применение онколитических (природных или генетически модифицированных) вирусов (ОЛВ) для избирательного действия на опухолевые клетки и их уничтожения, особенно в составе комбинированной терапии. В настоящее время официально разрешены к медицинскому применению три препарата на основе ОЛВ: два в Китайской Народной Республике (КНР) и один в США и Европейском союзе. Цель работы – анализ материалов, касающихся особенностей разработки препаратов на основе онколитических вирусов, проведения доклинических и клинических исследований, а также их регистрации в КНР. Был проведен анализ данных, представленных в свободном доступе на сайтах производителей препаратов, в публичных докладах и нормативной документации регуляторных органов КНР, в международных реестрах клинических исследований и научных публикациях. Препараты Gendicine^® (SiBiono GeneTech Co., LTD) и Oncorine^® (Shanghai Sunway Biotech Co., LTD) разрабатывались и были разрешены в КНР для использования в клинической практике в составе комбинированной терапии. Отмечена значительная продолжительность разработки препаратов (до момента начала регистрационных процедур препарат Gendicine^® изучался в течение 14 лет), сложность дизайна доклинических исследований и возможность применения препаратов для нескольких нозологий с различной локализацией опухолей. Выявленные особенности разработки и регистрации в КНР препаратов на основе онколитических вирусов могут быть использованы в регуляторной практике Российской Федерации.

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