ICH Expansion To Bring New Challenges For Global Consensus On Pediatric Extrapolation
Executive Summary
The pharmaceutical industry is cautiously optimistic about the ambitious three-year timeline decided by the International Council for Harmonisation for its new guideline on pediatric extrapolation. However, ensuring consensus on this fast-developing concept will be a challenge as more regulators will have a seat at the discussion table as ICH expands.
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