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In October 2024, the World Medical Association (WMA) announced the adoption of the 2024 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) during the 75th WMA General Assembly in Helsinki, Finland, the same location where the Declaration was initially adopted 60 years prior.
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On September 27, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to an Institutional Review Board (IRB) as a result of a (BIMO) inspection from July of 2023. BIMO inspections evaluate compliance with of FDA regulatory requirements, in this case, title 21 CFR Parts 50, protection of human subject, and 56, Intuitional Review Boards.
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On November 8, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a virtual public webinar for clinical research stakeholders as well as anyone interested in the informed consent process of clinical trials titled “Informed Consent – More than Just Another Document to Sign?”. As the title suggests, the webinar explores the standards for informed consent in FDA regulated trials, how they are impacting the trial participant’s experience, and how they can be innovated and improved upon.
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On October 10, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Warning Letter to a clinical investigator due to objectionable conditions observed during a Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program inspection in 2023. The warning letter addresses multiple violations to Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Data Standards for Drug and Biological Product Submissions Containing Real-World Data” for public comment in October 2021. This draft guidance is published in line with the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). Comment now through January 21, 2022 HERE.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Framework in December 2018 for the use of real-world evidence, which is not routinely collected during the course of a clinical trial. Under the 21st Century Cures Act, the FDA was to establish a program to evaluate the use of real-world evidence to help support a new indication for an approved drug or to satisfy post approval requirements. RWE evidence has been used by the FDA for some time to monitor drug safety, but its use to determine effectiveness has been limited.