MNCs Can Access Asian Markets Faster With Bridging Studies – Parexel Exec
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
With local variations, Asian countries are accepting Phase III data from multinational studies that include patients from their country – even if they live in Los Angeles.
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