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Practical issues and lessons learned from multi-regional clinical trials via case examples: a Japanese perspective
Yuki Ando1, Toshimitsu Hamasaki
1Office of New Drug II, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Tokyo, Japan. ando-yuki@pmda.go.jp
Abstract:
The multi-regional clinical trials (MRCTs) being administered in different regions of the world now play a major role in providing evidence for the efficacy and safety of new drugs amidst the simultaneous global development and worldwide registration of such drugs, in support of the expeditious availability of medical products to patients. However, such trials present considerable challenges as far as quality, design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation are concerned. In this article, we share our observations and lessons learned from the design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of some MRCTs with case examples. Current Japanese regulatory guidance on MRCTs is introduced along with some suggestions for design, implementation, and interpretation.
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