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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Sep 8;15(18):5671–5677. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-0719

Table 2.

Trial and Regulatory Reporting of Expected and Unexpected Adverse Events

Pre IND Studies
Adverse events Trial Reporting/Actions Regulatory Reporting
Expected1
  • Record within Protocol CRFs

  • Notify DSMB or IACUC if serious

  • Upon study completion, if agent moves to IND submission then all trial data should be provided with accompanying study narrative.

Unexpected2
  • Record within Protocol CRFs

  • Notify DSMB and IACUC

  • Notify investigators, modify consent form if serious

  • Upon study completion, if agent moves to IND submission then all trial data should be provided with accompanying study narrative

Post IND Studies
Adverse events Trial Reporting/Actions Regulatory Reporting
Expected
  • Record within Protocol CRFs

  • Notify DSMB or IACUC if serious

  • Upon study completion all trial data should be provided with accompanying study narrative

Unexpected
  • Record within Protocol CRFs

  • Notify DSMB and IACUC

  • Notify investigators, modify consent form if serious

  • If serious, 15-day report of events to the study sponsor, (IND file and IRB)

  • Upon study completion all trial data should be provided with accompanying study narrative

1

Expected adverse events: may be drug-related (predicted by the mechanism of action of the drug or its evaluation in purpose-bred animals or other species), disease-related (predicted by the literature or experiential evidence in the veterinary oncology space), and/or study-related (i.e. associated with participation in the study; for example sedated procedures within the study).

2

Unexpected adverse events: all other adverse events that occur in the conduct of a study. It is important to note that expected adverse events may be defined as unexpected based on unexpected severity, pattern of response to supportive measures, or duration of the event.