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Understanding the Regulatory Environment in Japan for Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

Types of Drug Applications The PMDA accepts three main types of drug applications: Investigational New Drug (IND) : Required for conducting clinical trials in Japan. Challenges and Opportunities Ethnic Bridging : Japan has historically required clinical trials to be conducted within the country to account for ethnic differences.

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The rising impact of biomarkers in early clinical development

Drug Target Review

A surrogate endpoint is a marker used in clinical trials as a substitute for a direct clinical outcome. Diagnostic biomarkers typically confirm or establish a diagnosis and are often used in selecting patient populations for clinical trials. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Rodrigues AD.

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News from ESMO: Challenging the Status Quo of Early Phase Clinical Trial Design — Moving from “Why” to “How”

Cytel

Speakers discussed investigator, regulatory (FDA), industry, and patient perspectives during the special symposium “Challenging the Status Quo of Early Phase Clinical Trial Design: Project Optimus.”

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Regulatory Guidance for Oligonucleotide Bioanalysis in Drug Development

Alta Sciences

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two guidance documents outlining the necessary evaluations during the clinical development of oligonucleotide therapeutics: Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for the Development of Oligonucleotide Therapeutics and Nonclinical Safety Assessment of Oligonucleotide-Based Therapeutics .

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Webinar: Assessing Cognition Impairment Using Driving Simulators in Clinical Trials

Alta Sciences

Utilizing 10 state-of-the-art simulators available in-house at our Montréal clinical facility (with the capacity for more than 20), we are equipped to measure a range of studies; from impairment in cognition and comparing compounds to assessing the impact on new formulations have on impairment. Tags Clinical Trials Weight 12

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Altasciences Supports Metsera in Their Early-Stage Clinical Trials for Obesity

Alta Sciences

Altasciences Supports Metsera in Their Early-Stage Clinical Trials for Obesity pmjackson Wed, 11/20/2024 - 17:04 Laval, Québec, November 21, 2024 — Altasciences is proud to have supported Metsera, Inc. , Julie-Ann Cabana Altasciences jcabana@altasciences.com Weight 15 Tags Clinical Trials

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Antibody Drug Conjugates: windows of opportunity

Drug Target Review

In clinical trials, the highest dose was set at 960 mg; whilst judged to be well-tolerated, 45 percent of patients receiving this dose showed serious complications and 7 percent had to stop treatment. Translational and Clinical Pharmacology [Internet]. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.