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                           NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
                            RECOMBINANT DNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) 
                               
                              Thursday, December 16, 2004 
                          98th Meeting 
                             
                            Bethesda Marriott Hotel 
                            Bethesda, Maryland 
                          Morning Session before break   (Real Video)  
                          Morning Session after break  (Real Video) 
                          Afternoon Session before Break  (Real Video) 
                          Afternoon Session after Break   (Real Video) 
                          CAPTION TEXT 
                          Meeting Agenda                           
                           8:30 AM - Call to Order and Opening Remarks (Real Video)  
                                 
                                Diane Wara, M.D., Chair, NIH RAC  
                                 
                                Tab 2357  For Your Information 
                                  Notice of Meeting 
  Conflict of Interest Guidance 
  National Gene Vector Laboratories Notice of New Services 
 
8:40 AM - Minutes of the September 23, 2004, RAC Meeting (Real Video) 
 
RAC Reviewers: 
Martha Bohn, Ph.D. 
Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D. 
 
Tab 2358  Minutes of the September 23, 2004, Meeting 
 
8:50 AM  Discussion of Human Gene Transfer Protocol #0410-679: (Real Video) 
Phase I Clinical Trial of rAAV2.5-CMV-Minidystrophin 
                          Gene Vector in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 
                        
                                PI: Jerry Mendell, M.D. 
                          Columbus Children's Research Institute, Columbus, OH 
                        679 - Samulski 
                                                        RAC Reviewers:  
                              Thomas Gelehrter, M.D. 
                                Bernard Lo, M.D. 
                                Glen Nemerow, Ph.D.  
                                 
                                Ad Hoc Reviewer: Jeffrey Chamberlain, Ph.D. 
                                University of Washington, Seattle, WA 
                                 
                                Tab 2359  Protocol 
                                 
                                Tab 2360  OBA Summary 
                                OBA Letter to PI on In-Depth RAC Review and Public Discussion 
Outcome of Initial Review by RAC Members 
Reviews from Drs. Gelehrter, Lo, Nemerow, and Chamberlain 
PI's/Sponsor's Response 
 
10:30 AM  BREAK 
                        DVD Video on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Real Video) 
                           
                          10:45 AM - Data Management Report (Real Video)  
                           
                          Tab 2361  Protocol List 
                          Protocols Not Selected for RAC Public Review 
                           
                          RAC Reviewers: Steven Albelda, M.D. 
                          Helen Heslop, M.D. 
                          Robert Simari, M.D. 
                          Diane Wara, M.D. 
                           
                          11:45 AM  - LUNCH 
                           
                          1:30 PM - Followup on Safety Symposium: Safety Considerations in Recombinant DNA Research with Pathogenic Viruses—Development of a Web-Based 
                                Resource  (Real Video) 
                                 
                                Marina O'Reilly, Ph.D., Office of Biotechnology Activities 
                                Neal DeLuca, Ph.D., RAC 
                                Kathryn Holmes, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Denver, CO (via teleconference) 
                                 
                                2:00 PM - The Immune Response to Lymphopenia                                  (Real Video) 
                                Speaker: Crystal MacKall, M.D., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 
                                 
                                2:30 PM - Discussion of Human Gene Transfer Protocol #0410-675: (Real Video) 
                                Development of Effective Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer Patients: 
                                 Phase I/II Study of Human GM-CSF Gene-Transduced Irradiated Prostate Allogeneic Cancer Cell Vaccines (Allogeneic Prostate GVAX®) in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients Made Lymphopenic by Chemotherapy and Infused with Autologous Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells  
                                 
                                PIs: Walter Urba, M.D., Ph.D. 
                                Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Portland, OR 
                                 
                                Bernard Fox, Ph.D. 
                                Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Portland, OR 
                                 
                                RAC Reviewers:  
                          Helen Heslop, M.D. 
                                Nicholas Muzyczka, Ph.D. 
                                Madison Powers, J.D., D.Phil. 
                                 
                                Ad Hoc Reviewer: Jonathan Simons, M.D. 
                                Emory University, Atlanta, GA (written response) 
                                 
                                Tab 2362  Protocol 
                                 
                                Tab 2363  OBA Summary 
                                OBA Letter to PIs on In-Depth RAC Review and  Public Discussion 
                          Outcome of Initial Review by RAC Members 
                          Reviews from Drs. Heslop, Muzyczka, Powers, and Simons 
                          PIs'/Sponsor's Response 
                                 
                              4:00 PM Public Comment 
                               
                              4:15 PM  ADJOURNMENT 
                               
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