With several regulatory and ethics authority initiatives to encourage patient input to trial design, how can authorities provide aligned review, guidance and expectations towards these activities and how should sponsors communicate patient engagement?
Learning Objectives
Discuss US (FDA) and EU (EUCTR and country ethics committees) initiatives for systematic conduct and documentation of patient input to trial design; Explain learnings from sponsor survey on sponsor submission/advice experience and guidance needs; Understand gaps and opportunities for authority (regulatory and ethics committee) harmonization in expectations and guidance; Describe emerging markets.