Real-Word Evidence Generation System Will Be A Priority For Califf As FDA Commissioner

The new CBER director, once best known in the pharma world for criticizing accelerated approval, committed to expediting cancer drugs with surrogate endpoints.

The UK regulator’s draft guideline on the use of external control arms based on real-world data reflects concepts similar to those outlined by the US Food and Drug Administration.

The International Council for Harmonisation has identified four new topics that can benefit from global regulatory alignment, with timelines for initiating work to be determined later.

In light of the UK’s MHRA announcing a major overhaul of its clinical trial legislation, the agency’s deputy director for clinical investigations and trials Andrea Manfrin tells the Pink Sheet what sponsors can expect from the new regulation.