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The Pennsylvania Convention Center

Jun 14, 2026 7:00 AM - Jun 18, 2026 3:00 PM

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

DIA 2026 Global Annual Meeting

Enabling Faster Multi-Regional Study Start-Up Through Harmonization and Collaboration

Session Chair(s)

Angelika  Joos, MPHARM

Angelika Joos, MPHARM

Executive Director, Science & Regulatory Policy

MSD, Belgium

This session reviews how ICH harmonization and new oncology MRCT guidelines from FDA, NMPA, and PMDA enable regulatory collaboration, speeding global trial start-up, drug development and patient access through shared data and adaptive approaches.

Learning Objective : Analyze how regulatory harmonization and collaboration accelerate global study start-up; Differentiate key principles of ICH E17, E5, and regional oncology MRCT guidelines; Summarize strategies to navigate regional regulatory differences and enable global studies.

Speaker(s)

Aloka  Chakravarty

Experience from global conduct of MRCTs

Aloka Chakravarty

Eli Lilly and Company, United States

VP, Clinical Data Insights and Advanced Analytics

Paz  Vellanki

Panelist

Paz Vellanki

FDA, United States

Associate Director, OND, CDER

Representative Invited

PMDA perspective

Representative Invited

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan

Representative Invited

NMPA perspective

Representative Invited

National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), China

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