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XML a frequent problem with eCTD submissions; speaker says refuse-to-files are painful.(Electronic clinical trials)(electronic common technical document)(Extensible markup language)

Drug and device sponsors should use caution as they prepare their eCTD submissions for NDAs particularly with XML documents-because failure to follow FDA's strict procedures could yield a refuse-to-file (RTF) decision on NDAs, which with one biotech firm caused it to spiral downward.

Addressing a Nov. 20 Expertbriefing on FDA's new requirements for eCTD submissions, Antoinette Azevedo, president-CEO of e-SubmissionSolutions.com, based in San Diego, said the agency's Jan. 1 deadline requiring the use of the eCTD format for electronic submissions is just around the corner, and many things can go wrong in such an application in the areas of PDFs, the table of contents and ...

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