The European Medicines Agency today published a report highlighting the outcomes of the workshop on access to clinical-trial data and transparency, which was hosted at the Agency on 22 November 2012. The report summarises the key interventions of the six panellists and other speakers, and outlines the next steps proposed by the Agency with regard to proactive publication of clinical-trial data once the marketing-authorisation process has ended.
The Agency has also published a video recording of the workshop and a photo gallery today. The slides presented by the Agency’s Executive Director, Guido Rasi, and Senior Medical Officer, Hans-Georg Eichler, are also available, together with a full list of participants.
As follow-up to the workshop, the Agency will establish policies in close dialogue with its stakeholders in five different areas identified during the workshop. These are:
- protecting patient confidentiality;
- clinical-trial-data formats;
- rules of engagement;
- good analysis practice;
- legal aspects.
The Agency is forming advisory groups with broad representation from all parties, which will start working on these topics in early 2013.
For full information, see advisory groups on publication of clinical-trial data.