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Crystal Gateway Marriott

Sep 23, 2026 8:15 AM - Sep 25, 2026 12:45 PM

1700 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, USA

DIA/FDA Oligonucleotide-Based Therapeutics Conference

Convening industry and health authorities to inform, educate, and share advancements in oligonucleotide-based therapeutic product development.

Session 7 Tracks 1 and 2: Navigating the Testing Strategy for ONTs based on the Updated Q&A’s of ICH E14 and S7B

Session Chair(s)

Jennifer  Sisler, PhD

Jennifer Sisler, PhD

Director, Eli Lilly and Company, United States

Lars  Johannesen, PhD

Lars Johannesen, PhD

Senior pharmacokineticist, CDER, FDA, United States

The objectives of this session are to focus on the nonclinical and clinical integrated risk assessment strategy for ONTs based on the ICH E14 and S7B QandAs for the potential risk for proarrhythmia. The first talk will provide an overview of the new QandAs, followed by a nonclinical and clinical integrated case study, and ending with how in the future, a potential strategy can be taken to leverage known data to streamline the testing strategy.

Overview of updated Q&As of ICH E14 and S7B

Lars Johannesen, FDA

Cardiac Safety of Oligonucleotide Therapeutics: Inclisiran as an Eexample with Preclinical and Clinical Evidence

YanLing He, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research

Charles Benson, Eli Lilly and Company

Learning Objective : At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
  • Describe the new Q&As of E14 and S7B
  • Explain a case study of an integration on nonclinical and clinical data to inform the potential risk for proarrhythmia of an ONT
  • Apply a forward thinking approach for streamlining the risk assessment strategy

Speaker(s)

Lars  Johannesen, PhD

Overview of updated Q&As of ICH E14 and S7B

Lars Johannesen, PhD

Senior pharmacokineticist, CDER, FDA, United States

YanLing  He, DrMed, PhD

Cardiac Safety of Oligonucleotide Therapeutics: Inclisiran as an Eexample with Preclinical and Clinical Evidence

YanLing He, DrMed, PhD

Executive Director, Novartis, United States

Charles  Benson, MD, PhD

From Unknown to Not Likely: A framework for reclassifying oligonucleotide therapeutics under the E14/S7B Q&As (R1)

Charles Benson, MD, PhD

Vice President Medical Exploratory Medicine and Pharmacology, Eli Lilly and Company, United States

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