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EMA on the use of Real-World Data/Evidence in ...

04/30/2025

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In March, 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a “Reflection paper on use of real-world data (RWD) in non-interventional studies (NIS) to generate real-world evidence (RWE) for regulatory purposes” as a guidance for stakeholders on quality planning, conduct and analysis of NISs that intend to use RWD to generate RWE.

EMA on the use of Real-World Data/Evidence in Non-Interventional Studies
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FDA Warning Letter to Sponsor – Records, ...

04/22/2025

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In November 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to the sponsor as a result of a BioResearch Monitoring Program (BIMO) inspection which observed objectionable conditions. The warning letter cited two violations of the Title 21 CFR.

FDA Warning Letter to Sponsor – Records, Reports, and Audit Trails
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OGPS and FDA discuss FDA’s Role in the DoH ...

04/08/2025

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In December 2024, following the release of the 2024 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff shared the FDA’s perspective on what their role was in the development of the 2024 DoH and how it may impact FDA procedures. The DoH is intended to guide clinical research involving human participants that is often used as the foundation for other guidelines such as the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

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WMA Adopts 2024 Revision of the Declaration of ...

03/24/2025

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In October 2024, the World Medical Association (WMA) announced the adoption of the 2024 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) during the 75th WMA General Assembly in Helsinki, Finland, the same location where the Declaration was initially adopted 60 years prior.

WMA Adopts 2024 Revision of the Declaration of Helsinki
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IRB Warning Letter from BIMO Inspection

03/10/2025

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On September 27, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to an Institutional Review Board (IRB) as a result of a (BIMO) inspection from July of 2023. BIMO inspections evaluate compliance with of FDA regulatory requirements, in this case, title 21 CFR Parts 50, protection of human subject, and 56, Intuitional Review Boards.

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Expanded Access Q&A Draft Guidance Includes Informed Consent, IRB Review, and Public Access to Policy

11/15/2022

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use Questions and Answers” in November 2022. The regulation governing expanded access went into effect in October 2009, and due to a large volume of questions on how to comply with the regulations, released a guidance documents in June 2016 which was updated in October 2017. After the 2017 guidance, the Agency continued to receive additional questions and changes occurred to the regulation relating to the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act).

FDA Publishes Proposed Rules in Effort to Harmonize with the Revised Common Rule

11/03/2022

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Section 3023 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) requires harmonizing the human subject protection regulations between U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In efforts to harmonize with the revised Common Rule, the FDA recently published two proposed rules.

Real World Evidence in Document Submissions Guidance

10/04/2022

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The US Food and Drug Administration released a final guidance “Submitting Documents Using Real-World Data and Real-World Evidence to FDA for Drug and Biological Products” in September 2022. It describes what needs to be included in the cover letter of a document submission that contains real world evidence or real world data so the Agency can more easily track them.

Comment Now! Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Studies Draft Guidance

09/27/2022

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Ethical Considerations for Clinical Investigations of Medical Products Involving Children” in September 2022. The draft guidance clarifies the ethical principles for the conduct of pediatric clinical trials, including that children are a vulnerable population so additional safeguards are needed to ensure their safety. The safety of pediatric participants is covered under the FDA regulations 21 CFR part 50, subpart D, Additional Safeguards for Children in Clinical Investigations, and 45 CFR part 46, subpart D, Additional Protections for Children Involved as Subjects in Research.