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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

Is There an Urgent Need for Global Alignment on External Controls in Clinical Trials?

Session Chair(s)

Gracy G Crane, MS

Gracy G Crane, MS

Policy Lead

Roche, United Kingdom

This session will focus on use of external controls, including historical cohorts and real-world data, in clinical trials across drug development, focusing on the gaps and need for alignment between regulators from different regions

Learning Objective : Explain the current guidance and reflection papers on the use of external controls from leading regulatory agencies (FDA, PMDA, MHRA) and discuss recent progress within the EU on this topic; Analyze the key similarities and differences in regulatory recommendations for study design, and describe the rationale for greater alignments across agencies.

Speaker(s)

Representative Invited

Panelist

Representative Invited

FDA, United States

Denise  Umuhire, MBA, MSC

Denise Umuhire, MBA, MSC

European Medicines Agency, Netherlands

Pharmacoepidemiologist and Real-World Evidence Specialist

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