1. E0201937A 1 Cell Therapy Liaison Meeting January 27, 2006 Industry – Outline of Issues and Data Susan L. Stramer, PhD American Red Cross representing multiple contributing Blood and HPC Centers representing multiple contributing Blood and HPC Centers Updated March 20, 2006

2. E0201937A 2 Issue and Goals uMini-pool (MP) NAT for HIV-1 and HCV of HPC donation samples is not currently acceptable; testing must be performed by individual donation (ID) NAT (AABB/ISCT teleconference Nov 9, 2005) –Upon communication of this information from AABB (AABB Pulse Points, Nov 29, 2005), blood centers converted from MP to ID NAT with the goal of qualification of MP NAT for HPC donations in the future Multiple communications within organizations to ensure compliance; e.g., ARC, Dec 7, 2005; AATB, Nov 17, 2005Multiple communications within organizations to ensure compliance; e.g., ARC, Dec 7, 2005; AATB, Nov 17, 2005

3. E0201937A 3 Issues and Goals u“Specimens from other living donors (except whole blood, blood components or source plasma) and from cadaveric donors should be tested using the individual donor testing method only” –(GP insert, version IN0076-01 REV A) uDefinition of a blood component: “product containing a part of human blood separated by physical or mechanical means” (21 CFR 1271.3(i)) –Interpretation was that donations from HPC donors (peripheral blood stem cells, maternal cord blood, bone marrow) meet this criteria

4. E0201937A 4 Issues and Goals uAnalysis in support of MP NAT prospectively/retrospectively by comparing frequency of infectious disease markers in HPC donations to those of donations of whole blood (autologous and allogeneic FT/RPT donations; i.e., those already approved for MP NAT) –Data to be shared with FDA but will be submitted to manufacturers so that their package inserts may be modified to include a claim for MP NAT of HPC donations (assuming the data support such a modification)

5. E0201937A 5 Points to Consider uNAT clinical trials, and prospective use of the licensed assays, have included samples from the following donations in context of MP NAT: allogeneic FT/RPT, autologous, pheresis, HPCs –All samples from heart-beating donors meeting the sample suitability criteria of the clinical protocols/licensed inserts were considered suitable for pooling and testing –Only donations of organ and tissue donors have been tested by ID NAT due to sample suitability issues; testing frequently occurs in separate laboratories to segregate from samples tested by MP NAT Hemodilution/hemolysis (not included in this presentation)Hemodilution/hemolysis (not included in this presentation) –At request of FDA, separate analysis was performed post- licensure to include volunteer source pheresis; insert modified based on analyzed data

6. E0201937A 6 Points to Consider-False Positivity uImpact of ID NAT on lost donors/products –MP involves two rounds of testing in contrast to ID NAT –False positive rates since FDA licensure: 1:40,000-1:100,000 (0.001-0.0025%) for MP NAT by site1:40,000-1:100,000 (0.001-0.0025%) for MP NAT by site 1:555-1:2150 for ID NAT by lot (0.08-0.18%; mean 0.13%)1:555-1:2150 for ID NAT by lot (0.08-0.18%; mean 0.13%) 32-180X (80X mean) higher reactive rate for ID NAT32-180X (80X mean) higher reactive rate for ID NAT –Decrease in specificity of 99% Additional loss of 130 donors/donations for every 100,000 testedAdditional loss of 130 donors/donations for every 100,000 tested –Result is the loss of valuable, sometimes irreplaceable donors/donations

7. E0201937A 7 Points to Consider-Cost uImpact of ID NAT on cost –Additional $3-5 per donation for ID vs MP NAT Current price approx $10.00 per MP NAT; additional $300,000-$500,000 for every 100,000 donations for ID NATCurrent price approx $10.00 per MP NAT; additional $300,000-$500,000 for every 100,000 donations for ID NAT One manufacturer (GP/Chiron) has agreed not to increase pricing until March 2006; then price will increaseOne manufacturer (GP/Chiron) has agreed not to increase pricing until March 2006; then price will increase

8. E0201937A 8 Points to Consider-Logistics uImpact of ID NAT on logistics –Up to 8000 samples/day arrive in a consolidated testing lab –No automated systems to sort samples; performed manually based on visual examination of each tube and sorting based on WBN codes on tube labels Procedures/processes developed to identify and test HPC donations by ID NATProcedures/processes developed to identify and test HPC donations by ID NAT –Error prone; what is impact of an HPC inadvertently tested by MP NAT? –Increase in staff needed for sorting/testing/QC Cost not captured in this presentationCost not captured in this presentation

9. E0201937A 9 Analysis Goals uTo determine the infectious disease marker prevalence/incidence rates for donations of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC) donors to qualify these donations for MP NAT by demonstrating equivalence to blood donation types already included in the intended use statements for licensed NAT assays, and prove that the risks associated with MP NAT as compared to ID NAT for HPC donations are no greater than the difference between MP and ID NAT for donations of whole blood

10. E0201937A 10 Analysis Methods uPrevalence of HIV, HCV and HBV determined by antibody or antigen confirmed positive rates (using specific confirmatory tests or NAT, or repeat reactivity if none of the above exist, such as anti-HBc) uIncidence of each agent (including WNV) will be determined by NAT yield (antibody/antigen negative) uIncluded in the analysis are the test results for samples of donations of HPC donors collected from geographically distinct US collection facilities from the time of NAT licensure to the end of 2005 uResults from screening ARC whole blood donations from a similar period of time serve as the control

11. E0201937A 11 Analysis Methods uSpreadsheet distributed through AABB and ABC to collecting and testing sites (Nov 30, 2005) uRequested results for all infectious disease testing including: anti-HIV-1/2, HIV-1 NAT, anti-HCV, HCV NAT, HBsAg, anti-HBc, HBV NAT and WNV, as available –FDA licensed tests or testing using approved investigational protocols/reagents uBreak out requested by HPC type –Peripheral blood stem cells (PS) –Bone marrow (B) –Maternal cord blood (C)

12. E0201937A 12 Analysis Methods uData submitted to ARC to prepare a consolidated line listing and to perform analysis vs a control population already approved for MP NAT –ARC donor population: autologous and allogeneic donations from 4/1/04-3/31/05 6.55 million allogeneic and 1.066 million autologous donations6.55 million allogeneic and 1.066 million autologous donations uData included in the analysis represent all donations that meet the licensed/investigational package insert sample suitability requirements

13. E0201937A 13 Data Collection from HPC Sites uData received from 10 organizations, many with multiple organizations represented –e.g., NMDP has 72 submitting centers with 34 different testing sites u171,619 HPC submitted data points having both NAT and serology results (next slide) –139,654 HPC samples associated with a donation (removal of 31,965 “unknown types” not associated with a donation)

14. E0201937A 14 Donations Analyzed-update 3/20/06 Site Samples Submitted Results with NAT Results with NAT and Serology BSL71,00657,69757,682 ARC31,78129,18414,917 Bergen181181181 PSBC229121132113 Bonfils2789804803 NMDP54,25745,86545,806 StemCyte15,44115,44115,441 CHOC203020302030 FBS10,28310,28310,269 CIRBC23,25822,37722,377 TOTAL213,268185,975171,619

15. E0201937A 15 Submissions from All Submitting Sites Combined by HPC Donation Type; Complete Data for N=139,654 (3/20/06) HPC Type FrequencyPercent Unknown43543.1 Bone marrow 71445.1 Bone marrow/PS 6760.5 Cord blood 114,07081.7 PS13,4109.6

16. E0201937A 16 Frequencies of Marker Positives in Whole Blood Donations ARC; 4/1/04-3/31/05 6.55 million Allogeneic and 1.066 million Autologous Donations Combined Donations per 10,000 Allogeneic Donations per 10,000 Autologous Donations per 10,000 Anti-HIVTotal0.3050.2632.908 FT1.1421.0253.957 RPT0.1210.1002.048 Range0.100-3.957 HIV NAT Total0.00750.00760 FT0.01670.01740 RPT0.00550.00560 Range0-0.0174

17. E0201937A 17 Frequencies of Marker Positives in Whole Blood Donations ARC; 4/1/04-3/31/05 6.55 million Allogeneic and 1.066 million Autologous Donations Combined Donations per 10,000 Allogeneic Donations per 10,000 Autologous Donations per 10,000 Anti-HCVTotal5.1033.483104.67 FT22.3318.31118.71 RPT1.3200.32493.17 Range0.324-118.71 HCV NAT Total0.0420.0400.188 FT0.1170.1040.417 RPT0.0260.0260 Range0-0.417

18. E0201937A 18 Frequencies of Marker Positives in Whole Blood Donations ARC; 4/1/04-3/31/05 6.55 million Allogeneic and 1.066 million Autologous Donations Combined Donations per 10,000 Allogeneic Donations per 10,000 Autologous Donations per 10,000 Anti-HBcTotal35.6129.66401.34 FT121.32107.96441.74 RPT16.7912.98368.25 Range12.98-441.74 HBsAgTotal1.4921.28714.16 FT6.9546.49717.91 RPT0.3040.17612.12 Range0.176-17.91

19. E0201937A 19 Frequencies of Marker Positives in Whole Blood Donations ARC; 4/1/04-3/31/05 6.55 million Allogeneic and 1.066 million Autologous Donations Combined Donations per 10,000 Allogeneic Donations per 10,000 Autologous Donations per 10,000 WNVTotal0.1220.1170.375 FT0.1330.1130.624 RPT0.1190.1180.171 Range0.113-0.624

20. E0201937A 20 Frequencies of Marker Positives in HPC Donations All Submitting Sites; Date of Licensure-12/31/05 139,654 HPC Donations vs Control Donations Anti-HIV per 10,000 donations HIV-1 NAT per 10,000 donations HPC Total 0.360 Bone Marrow/PS 0.000 Cord Blood only 0.180 PS only 2.240 Unknown00 HPC Range 0-2.24NA Control Range 0.10-3.960-0.017

21. E0201937A 21 Frequencies of Marker Positives in HPC Donations All Submitting Sites; Date of Licensure-12/31/05 139,654 HPC Donations vs Control Donations Anti-HCV per 10,000 donations HCV NAT per 10,000 donations HPC Total 15.400.93 Bone Marrow/PS 33.241.28 Cord Blood only 14.110.96 PS only 20.890 Unknown02.30 HPC Range 0-33.240-2.30 Control Range 0.32-118.710-0.417

22. E0201937A 22 Frequencies of Marker Positives in HPC Donations All Submitting Sites; Date of Licensure-12/31/05 109,286 HPC Donations vs Control Donations Anti-HBc per 10,000 donations HBsAg per 10,000 donations HBV NAT per 10,000 donations HPC Total 274.4225.440 Bone Marrow/PS 132.979.010 Cord Blood only 301.4428.880 PS only 100.01.590 Unknown87.302.300 HPC Range 87.30-301.441.59-28.880 Control Range 12.98-441.740.176-17.91na

23. E0201937A 23 Frequencies of Marker Positives in HPC Donations All Submitting Sites; Date of Licensure-12/31/05 38,052 HPC Donations vs Control Donations WNV NAT per 10,000 donations HPC Total 0.79 Bone Marrow /PS 0 Cord Blood only 0 PS only 1.89 Unknown5.51 HPC Range 0-5.51 Control Range 0.113-0.624

24. E0201937A 24 Comparisons by Marker HPC vs Control Sample Sets Analyzing Controls as: Combined, Allogeneic and Autologous uHIV –Antibody => only significant difference observed was autologous > HPCs 2.91 autologous vs 0.36 HPCs/10,000 donations2.91 autologous vs 0.36 HPCs/10,000 donations –NAT => no HIV yield samples uHCV –Antibody => significant differences observed where autologous > all others 105 autologous vs 15.40 HPCs/10,000 donations105 autologous vs 15.40 HPCs/10,000 donations –NAT => no significant differences between autologous and HPC donations Confirmatory data lacking for five of thirteen HCV NAT yield HPC donationsConfirmatory data lacking for five of thirteen HCV NAT yield HPC donations

25. E0201937A 25 Comparisons by Marker HPC vs Control Sample Sets Analyzing Controls as: Combined, Allogeneic and Autologous uHBV –Antibody => significant differences where autologous highest 30 allogeneic, 36 combined, 274 HPCs vs 401 autologous/10,000 donations30 allogeneic, 36 combined, 274 HPCs vs 401 autologous/10,000 donations –HBsAg => significant differences where HPC highest 1.29 allogeneic, 1.49 combined, 14.16 autologous vs 25.44 HPCs/10,000 donations1.29 allogeneic, 1.49 combined, 14.16 autologous vs 25.44 HPCs/10,000 donations Impact of Ortho 3 false positivity unknownImpact of Ortho 3 false positivity unknown –70% (196/278) of HPC positives Ortho 3 confirmed –NAT => no yield samples uWNV –NAT => no significant differences between any groups Confirmatory data lacking for two of three WNV NAT yield HPC donationsConfirmatory data lacking for two of three WNV NAT yield HPC donations

26. E0201937A 26 Comparison of Prevalence Rates/10,000 donations Combined Whole Blood Autologous Whole Blood Combined HPCs Anti-HIV0.302.91*0.36 Anti-HCV5.10104.7*15.40 Anti-HBc35.61401.3*274.4 HBsAg1.4914.1625.44*,** *p<0.05 for one or multiple comparisons; ** Ortho System 3

27. E0201937A 27 Summary and Conclusions uOverall comparison of prevalence rates shows no difference between control groups and HPC donations –3 of 4 cases autologous higher, 1 case of 4, HPC higher where Ortho 3 used only for HPC group uNo significant differences in incidence (as determined by NAT yield) observed between control groups and HPC donations –With HPC NAT-reactives mostly unconfirmed uNo additional risk of MP NAT for HPC donations as compared to the control groups for which MP NAT occurs

28. E0201937A 28 Next Steps uShare presentation with test kit manufacturers uPrepare line listings by submitting site/donation type, including analysis versus control population and provide to the NAT test kit manufacturers for labeling modifications to allow MP NAT of HPC donations uNext series of slides highlight the individual manufacturers’ data (3/20/06)