09/13/2022
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Clinical Pathways’ Sam Sather is proud to present a Masterclass on the recently updated guideline ICH E8(R1), General Considerations for Clinical Studies, with the event hosted by Global Leadership Conferences.
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On June 3rd, 2026, the International Council of Harmonisation’s final ICH Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) E6(R3) Annex 2 was adopted in step 4 of the ICH formal procedure. A reminder of ICH’s standardized five-step formal procedure of developing, adopting, and implementing of guidelines can be reviewed.
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On March 9th, 2026, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Responding to FDA Form 483 Observations at the Conclusion of a Drug CGMP Inspection”. The guidance is intended to assist drug manufacturers of FDA regulated drugs or combination products who choose to respond to an FDA Form 483 Inspectional Observations (483).
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In March 2026, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published the fourth edition of ISO 14155:2026, replacing the previous edition from 2020. This is the medical device global reference for GCP conduct that many regulatory authorities recognize. Clinical Pathways offers an ISO 14155 Comparison Tool to support you to do an impact analysis and plan updates to SOPs, templates and tools for your trials.
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The US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) collaborated with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to develop 10 Guiding Principles of Good AI Practice in Drug Development. They are intended to be a foundational basis for developing good practices with AI, addressing the unique nature of AI, as well as cultivating its future growth.
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In addition to the launch of Elsa, in a press announcement on December 1, 2025, the FDA broadcasted the deployment of Agentic AI capabilities for their employees. Agentic AI is unique from LLM AI due to its capability to plan, reason, and execute multi-step actions in order to achieve a specific goal. This means it can be used to assist with more complex tasks.
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Do you ever wonder why people are not doing what you expect? How do you figure out what went wrong and what constraints are getting in the way of everything working as it should? You may have heard that you need to ask the right question, or even about the Five Whys. But if you have used the Five Whys before, have you noticed that you are not confident in the results?
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Our article “CRO Oversight Essentials” was recently published in Clinical Leader. Following are some key points.
Oversight does not mean micromanagement. A CRO is contracted for its specific capabilities. It is important to allow the CRO to do whatever it does best and not to overcontrol how they implement.
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Clinical Pathways has exciting news to share about Biopharma Institute, a trusted partner and reseller for our catalog of eLearning courses. They were featured in Life Sciences Review as a Top 10 Emerging Clinical Trial Management Company of 2022, with an exclusive interview with Sandra “Sam” Sather, VP at Clinical Pathways.