First Trials Report Reveals Uneven State of China Drug Development

More Approvals But Fewer Completions

Growing over 9% and domestic study sponsors take over 70% of the drugs in different stages, China clinical study sector attracts renewed interests post COVID, but underneath an uneven and less efficient field, noted a just released regulatory report.

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CHINA'S FIRST ANNUAL CLINICAL STUDY REPORT SHOWS UNEVEN DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND LOW EFFICIENCY • Source: Shutterstock

Highly concentrated therapeutic areas, fierce competition for patient enrollment in clinical trials and low efficiency in initiating studies are just some of the main issues unveiled in a new annual report on clinical studies in China.

On 10 November, the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE), the new drug review wing of the National Medical Products Administration, released its first such report breaking out data for for clinical studies, based on data

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