US FDA’s Pazdur On When And Why US Patients Must Satisfy Trial Diversity Requirements

Flexibility on the geographic location of clinical trial participants will depend on the underlying reasons the FDA wants diversity in the study, the agency’s Oncology Center of Excellence Director said.

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The FDA's Richard Pazdur offered advice on meeting diversity requirements with global trials during a 16 October meeting. (Shutterstock)

Drug sponsors should consider why a clinical trial requires a diverse patient population when determining whether US Food and Drug Administration diversity requirements must be met with US-based participants, FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence Director Richard Pazdur said.

Key Takeaways
  • Richard Pazdur gave three reasons why the FDA desires clinical trial diversity, adding that some offer more flexibility to use ex-US patients.

Pazdur jumped up from the audience at a 16 October FDA-American Cancer Society Symposium on benchmarks for diversity in oncology clinical trials to answer an AstraZeneca representative’s question...

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