Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회지)

Korean College Of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회)
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Regulations and Guidelines for Planning and Design of Multi-regional Clinical Trials

다지역 임상시험의 계획 및 설계에 대한 국제 제도적 동향 분석

  • Song, Yun-Kyoung (College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Sohn, Minji (College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jeon, Ah Young (College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae Hyun (College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ji, Eunhee (College of Pharmacy, Gachon University) ;
  • Oh, Jung Mi (College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, In-Wha (College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 송윤경 (서울대학교 약학대학, 종합약학연구소) ;
  • 손민지 (서울대학교 약학대학, 종합약학연구소) ;
  • 전아영 (서울대학교 약학대학, 종합약학연구소) ;
  • 김재현 (서울대학교 약학대학, 종합약학연구소) ;
  • 지은희 (가천대학교 약학대학) ;
  • 오정미 (서울대학교 약학대학, 종합약학연구소) ;
  • 김인화 (서울대학교 약학대학, 종합약학연구소)
  • Received : 2017.12.06
  • Accepted : 2018.05.15
  • Published : 2018.06.29
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Abstract

Objective: Multi-regional clinical trials have been widely used for accelerating global drug development by multinational pharmaceutical companies. In this study, we aimed to review and analyze the international trends in regulations and guidelines on multi-regional clinical trials by regulatory authorities and international organizations, such as International Conference on Harmonisation, for referring to policies, including development of domestic guidelines for multi-regional clinical trials. Methods: The policies, regulations, and guidelines published by the US Food and Drug Administration, European Medicines Agency, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (Japan), and China Food and Drug Administration were searched, and the International Conference on Harmonisation E17 draft guideline was reviewed. Results: The regulatory authorities in developed countries have developed and implemented regulations and guidelines on multi-regional clinical trials to promote simultaneous global drug development and evaluate the regional differences in drug safety and efficacy. International Conference on Harmonisation developed the draft guideline for planning/designing of multi-regional clinical trials in 2016, which recommends the general principles for strategy-related issues and design of multi-regional clinical trials, and for protocol-related issues, such as consideration of regional variability, subject selection, dose selection, endpoints, comparators, overall sample size, allocation to regions, collecting information on efficacy and safety, and statistical analysis. Conclusion: It is important to understand the international regulatory requirements for designing and planning of multi-regional clinical trials for global drug development. Moreover, it is necessary to prepare multi-regional clinical trial guidelines in accordance with the Korean regulation for clinical trials and drug administration.

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