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MHLW’s Planned Bill Would Exclude Certain Programs from “Specified Clinical Trials”
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will submit a bill to amend the Clinical Trials Act to an upcoming Diet session, which would remove certain types of programs from “specified clinical trials (tokutei rinsho kenkyu)” currently defined under…
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