Regulatory landscape with U.S. patient requirements and Clinical Trial Diversity expectations.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an expectation that products filed for marketing authorization have to include data that are representative of the US patient population. Any foreign clinical data that is submitted has to represent an ethnically diverse population that is generated utilizing qualified Principal Investigators (PIs) and conducted according to Good Clinical Practices (GCP) requirements outlined in 21 CFR 312.120, Foreign clinical studies not conducted under an IND.