China Signals Further Clinical Trial Policy Tightening
Executive Summary
The nation’s top drug regulator vows to adopt ICH’s guidelines on drug safety and efficacy, after dropping the industry a bombshell with the tightening of oncology drug clinical trials a week ago.
You may also be interested in...
Rx For Immuno-Oncology Excess? Top US FDA Cancer Officials Take On Development ‘Wild West’
Rapid, uncoordinated growth has turned the PD-1/L1 inhibitor pipeline into a global stampede, FDA’s Pazdur and Beaver say. Solutions like a unified submission pathway and coordinated trial design pose challenges requiring international cooperation among governments and industry alike.
US FDA’s Foreign Data Policy Faces Its Greatest Test From Chinese PD-1/L1 Inhibitors
The swift rise of China’s oncology R&D has put at least four novel applications before FDA with pivotal data generated only in China.
China Reins In Cancer Drug Trials, Stressing Patient Needs and Benefits
China's drug regulatory authority is taking aim at strengthening randomized, controlled clinical trials conducted domestically for cancer drugs, leaving biotech stocks reeling from the proposed stricter requirements.