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Center for Clinical Trial Innovation furthers FDA’s diversity goals, rare disease drug development

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the establishment of the “Center for Drug Evaluation (CDER) Center for Clinical Trial Innovation” (C3TI). C3TI is...

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FDA and OHRP publish draft guidance on facilitating understanding in informed consent

As part of its broader efforts to improve the informed consent process for prospective study participants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Office for Human Research...

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How to use a Data Monitoring Committee in clinical trials: FDA invites industry comment

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance on the use of data monitoring committees (DMCs) in clinical trials entitled “Use of Data Monitoring...

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FDA updates 2016 guidance on the collection of race and ethnicity data

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its efforts to include diverse participants in clinical research with a newly-published revision to its draft guidance document...

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FDA permits IRB informed consent waivers for minimal risk clinical trials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final rule on “Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical...

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FDA permits IRB informed consent waivers for minimal risk clinical trials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final rule on “Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical...

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FDA clinical trial diversity workshop reveals agency’s expectations for sponsors

On November 29 and 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative, hosted a public workshop on ways to increase the...

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Informed consent duties for IRBs, investigators, and sponsors detailed in FDA final guidance

Nine years after the draft version was published, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance on informed consent for sponsors, institutions, IRBs, and investigators....

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FDA broadens scope on communication about unapproved uses to HCPs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published new draft guidance on “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of...

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