Beyond BIOSECURE: Lawmakers Flag US Clinical Trial Partnerships With Chinese Military Hospitals

Letter to US FDA by a bipartisan group of House members cites clinical trials sponsored by Eli Lilly and Pfizer as examples of a widespread industry practice. But any legislation to curtail such practices is not expected to be part of the BIOSECURE Act.

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The US Food and Drug Administration is in a position to deny approval of drugs studied in hospitals and medical centers affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army under existing regulations and should consider doing so, a bipartisan group of US House members told Commissioner Robert Califf in a 19 August letter.

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