This document provides detailed guidance on the information to be included in the clinical overview sections of the common technical document.
Keywords: Common technical document (CTD), clinical data
Current effective version
ICH M4E (R2) Common technical document for the registration of pharmaceuticals for human use - efficacy - Step 5
The Clinical Overview is intended to provide a critical analysis of the clinical data in the Common Technical Document. The Clinical Overview will necessarily refer to application data provided in the comprehensive Clinical Summary, the individual clinical study reports (ICH E3), and other relevant reports; but it should primarily present the conclusions and implications of those data, and should not recapitulate them.
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Draft M4E(R2) Common technical document for the registration of pharmaceuticals for human use – efficacy - Step 3
The clinical overview is intended to provide a critical analysis of the clinical data in the common technical document. The clinical overview will necessarily refer to application data provided in the comprehensive clinical summary, the individual clinical study reports (ICH E3), and other relevant reports; but it should primarily present the conclusions and implications of those data, and should not recapitulate them.
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ICH: M 4 E: Common technical document for the registration of pharmaceuticals for human use - Efficacy - Step 5
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