Safeguards.
Safeguards.
(1) Upon review of the IND annual report, FDA will determine whether it is appropriate for the expanded access to continue under this section.
(i) If the drug is not being actively developed or if the expanded access use is not being developed (but another use is being developed), FDA will consider whether it is possible to conduct a clinical study of the expanded access use.
(ii) If the drug is being actively developed, FDA will consider whether providing the investigational drug for expanded access use is interfering with the clinical development of the drug.
(iii) As the number of patients enrolled increases, FDA may ask the sponsor to submit an IND or protocol for the use under ยง 312.320.
(2) The sponsor is responsible for monitoring the expanded access protocol to ensure that licensed physicians comply with the protocol and the regulations applicable to investigators.