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Tap Data from “Specified Clinical Research” for Early Trial, Conditional Approval: JPMA Official
The pharma industry is hoping to utilize data from what is called “specified clinical research (tokutei rinsho kenkyu)” for early-stage clinical trials and the conditional early approval system, an official of the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) said on April…
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