Drugdu.com expert’s response: Based on the years of experience from Drugdu.com, the number and cases of clinical trials conducted in India are related to the current clinical situation and whether the original research drug is marketed locally. Specific issues require case-by-case analysis. In general, for drug registration in India, if it is a chemical drug or a formulation, and the original research drug is already marketed in India, it can be registered as a generic drug in India, and clinical trials can be waived. Some orphan drugs, especially those that face recruitment challenges in clinical trials and are already marketed in the regulatory markets of Europe and the US, can also apply for exemption from local clinical trials. However, for biologics such as vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and blood products, conducting phase III (bridging) clinical trials locally is mandatory for registration in India. Taking phase III clinical trials as an example, ...
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People with the bleeding disorder hemophilia A require lifelong treatment, which would include regular infusions of a clotting promoter factor VIII. Treatments could be expensive and time-consuming.
GE Healthcare has launched a second phase III (AURORA) clinical trial for using Flurpiridaz 18F Injection in positron-emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), in order to detect coronary artery disease (CAD).
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A pivotal clinical study in the U.S. on the Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) system for treating mitral regurgitation has been commenced by Abbott.
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Pfizer has initiated its new work on a phase 3 study of an investigational gene therapy designed to treat hemophilia B.
U.S. based public biotechnology company, Assembly Bioscience revealed the launch of two randomized control phase 2a trials for its leading hepatitis B core inhibitor in a press release.
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