The former head of the European Medicines Agency’s Data Analytics and Methods Task Force says sponsors should engage early with regulators to get feedback on the suitability of real-world data for a regulatory application. However, industry suggests developing a fitness-for-purpose framework with specific criteria to determine when RWD may be appropriate.
It is not possible for the European Medicines Agency to offer generic guidance on when it can accept real-world data (RWD), under what conditions or for which types of regulatory submissions.
“We cannot provide this information because this is really [decided] on a case by case basis, based on the research...