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October 18, 2011 Device Development in Obesity and Metabolic Disease (DDOMD) Workshop Regulatory Considerations in Device Development Jonathan S. Kahan, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

2 Traditional Regulatory Paradigm for Obesity Devices Sponsor conducts preliminary preclinical and first-in-human studies (often OUS) Upon completion of preliminary studies, a pre-IDE is submitted to FDA with a proposed pilot study protocol –Pilot study is often ultimately conducted OUS (EU), and is often the basis for CE Mark IDE submitted and, hopefully approved Study conducted Pre-PMA meeting PMA filed Approval, hopefully

The Recent Regulatory Paradigm and Challenge Sponsor conducts preliminary preclinical and first-in-human studies Pre-IDE submitted –FDA objects to pilot design and pivotal study outline Company conducts pilot OUS IDE submitted to FDA –Disapproval letter received based on FDA objections to study design or endpoints Device study and development at DEAD STOP IN U.S. 3

Studies on Hold In the past, if the study design did not raise serious safety issues, FDA allowed the study to go forward with an Advisory The Advisory typically stated: –“Your study is approved but be aware it may not generate data leading to approval.” –We called this the, “Here’s enough rope to hang yourself” Advisory FDA has recently made it a policy not to approve any obesity study with a design, primary endpoint or target weight loss that the agency believes will not lead to approval under FDA’s present standards 4

The Reason We are Here Today FDA’s standards for clinical study design and ultimate approval have sometimes been unclear and are, it is fair to say, still evolving Why is the regulatory/clinical/approval process so wrapped in knots? The answer: –The diversity of weight loss devices –The myriad study designs that have been conducted, or are being proposed –Significant disagreement on study endpoints, including required weight loss 5

Diversity of Devices Regulatory Challenge: The current “one-size-fits-all” regulatory scheme (including the same target weight loss for all devices) lacks flexibility to accommodate the diversity of weight loss devices, with their associated different risk/benefit profiles, currently under development Implication: Sponsors are being held to clinical data expectations that do not account for the device in question, e.g., are not necessarily commensurate with the indications for use or safety profile of these devices 6

Diversity of Devices Historically, the “one-size-fits-all” approach was well-suited for the majority of weight loss devices in development Uniform set of elements among the devices under development for the last decade: Invasive surgical procedures to implant the device Permanent implants Perceived safety risks associated with use, once implanted Largely limited to the morbidly obese population with comorbidities Treatment effects were considered “clinically meaningful” Uniformity in these elements led to a standard regulatory approach to the clinical data necessary to support approval – an approach predicated on this set of elements 7

Diversity of Devices Weight loss devices have now evolved to present a different set of elements: Less invasive devices and procedures to implant the devices Temporary nature of the implants Perceived lower safety risks associated with use, once implanted Targeting lower BMI population with/without comorbidities Less dramatic treatment effects Differences in technology, implantation technique, duration of use and mechanism of action are also changing the profile of these newer devices in terms of: Indications for use Risks/Benefits What might be considered meaningful clinical benefit 8

Solution: Industry and FDA need to agree on a regulatory scheme that allows for clinical data requirements to be tailored to more accurately reflect the elements of the device in question, e.g., requirements that are commensurate with the indications for use, patient population, principles of operation, safety and risk/benefit profile of the device This also will necessitate a more flexible approach to how we define risk/benefit generally and “meaningful clinical benefit”. –In particular, the new approach needs to account for the degree of weight loss presented by a given device, the issues of prevention or reversal of comorbid conditions, and how to consider the question of weight regain, i.e., the “rubber band effect” 9 Diversity of Devices

Study Design Issues Regulatory Challenge: FDA’s thinking on the appropriate study design has evolved and is still, to some degree, still evolving Sponsors are reluctant to accept study design recommendations from the agency that are not appropriately tailored to that specific device’s intended use and risk benefit profile 10

There has been an evolution in the type of study design that FDA has considered to support approval of weight loss devices Single-arm studies Historical controls Controlled studies Inactive controls Active controls Sham or placebo controls Cross over designs with diet and exercise RCTs The “one-size-fits-all” approach to study design and clinical comparator does not accommodate the different set of elements that these newer devices present 11 Study Design Issues

The main driver of clinical study design choice, including the choice of an appropriate clinical comparator, should be the intended use/indications for use of the device The temporary nature of some implants and the less obese populations being targeted will necessarily play into this assessment An important consideration in the targeted weight loss included in the primary effectiveness endpoint should depend on the risk/benefit of the device Other key considerations –Implantation procedure –Removability of the device –Ability to utilize a sham control and the placebo effect –Anticipated compliance issues with the treatment and control groups (particularly diet and exercise groups) –The enhanced effect in the control 12 Study Design Issues

Solution: Industry needs more flexibility to tailor the design of pivotal clinical trials such that the study provides the necessary data to support the claims for that specific device – not more or less 13 Study Design Issues

Regulatory Challenge: FDA’s expectation for the primary efficacy endpoint for pivotal clinical studies of weight loss devices is a one size fits all approach based on the more invasive FDA approved devices (laparoscopic bands), and has not evolved to allow for variations in device designs and the associated effects on the indications for use, safety and efficacy profiles Implication: FDA’s effectiveness endpoint is statistically unobtainable for many of the newer generation weight loss devices that are designed to offer reasonable (but perhaps less dramatic) effectiveness but a better safety profile than currently approved more invasive devices 14 Endpoints

FDA is currently, to the best of our knowledge, expecting the following primary efficacy endpoint, regardless of the device in question: Mean % EWL active > mean % EWL control + 25%; AND Active group responders > 50% (where responders are defined by >25% EWL) Thus, FDA is routinely expecting the study to be powered to show: – A clinically significant difference between the control and treatment groups, and –Not just a statistically significant difference in mean %EWL between groups but a demonstration that the difference is significant using a positive superiority delta of 25% (a very high hurdle). –This can be complicated where there is an unexpected enhanced effectiveness in the control group –The FDA approved devices were not required to meet this standard 15 Endpoints

The elements of many of the newer weight loss devices, in conjunction with the control arm selection, can impact a sponsor’s ability to meet FDA’s efficacy endpoint –Example: Targeting a lower BMI population may make it difficult to demonstrate a statistically significant difference between the two arms when the amount of excess weight to be lost in this population generally is not as great –Example: Less dramatic treatment effect of a less invasive device, in conjunction with a high placebo effect in a sham control, may also make it difficult to demonstrate a statistically significant difference between the two arms These elements also can impact a sponsor’s ability to demonstrate that clinical effect is meaningful 16 Endpoints

FDA’s effectiveness endpoint is statistically unobtainable for many weight loss devices, which can lead sponsors to difficult choices: –Conduct the clinical study with a seemingly unobtainable primary efficacy endpoint and, if the study fails to meet the endpoint, hope that an advisory panel recommends, and FDA agrees, on approval –Proceed with a clinical study OUS or under either a conditional approval with a non-FDA sanctioned endpoint, or full approval, but under a possible FDA Advisory stating that FDA recommended an alternative approach Both approaches run considerable regulatory (and financial) risk for companies Investors do not want to invest in companies where devices may have shown great weight loss promise in clinical studies outside the U.S., but where devices may not be able to achieve FDA’s one size fits all weight loss goal without consideration for the risk/benefit ratio of the device 17 Endpoints

Solution: More flexibility is needed to tailor the primary efficacy endpoint for pivotal clinical studies to account for the different profiles of these newer devices –Companies should not be forced into pivotal clinical study designs where the FDA-specified study endpoints are not targeted to the specific device and are not likely to be met –Meaningful clinical benefit should be based on the type of device and proposed indications for use 18 Endpoints

Flexibility is needed in the regulatory approach to weight loss devices to account for the diversity of devices and the new elements presented by these devices such as different indications for use and risk/benefit profiles A guidance document that sets forth a framework for clinical study requirements for different types of weight loss devices, where the newer elements of these devices are considered, would be immensely valuable 19 Conclusion

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