SHIONOGI Group Clinical Trial Data Transparency Policy
1. SHIONOGI Group’s Pledge
SHIONOGI Group consists of Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Shionogi Inc., Shionogi B.V. and other group companies together and believes that appropriate disclosure of clinical trial information contributes to advancing scientific progress and improving public health, and ultimately helps patients and healthcare providers make informed clinical decisions. For this purpose, SHIONOGI Group issues this policy to enhance the transparency of its clinical trial data as mentioned below.
2. Disclosure of the Synopses of our Clinical Trials and Trial Results
SHIONOGI Group discloses the synopses and results of its clinical trials on the following publicly available clinical trial information registration site in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, SHIONOGI Group disclose on SHIONOGI Group website summaries of the clinical study reports used in the application for regulatory approval of SHIONOGI Group products approved since the establishment of this policy and/or the clinical trials of investigational drugs that have been discontinued.
| Links to Clinical Trial Registry Platforms | |
|---|---|
JAPIC Clinical Trials Information (JapicCTI) (in Japan) |
https://www.clinicaltrials.jp/cti-user/common/Top.jsp |
Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT) (in Japan) |
https://jrct.niph.go.jp/search |
ClinicalTrials.gov (in USA) |
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov |
EU Clinical Trial Register (in Europe) |
https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search |
SHIONOGI Group will also disclose plain language summaries of clinical trials conducted in patients by SHIONOGI Group beginning in April 2020 or later, on its website as SHIONOGI Group believes that it is important to disclose clinical trial results to the general public.
3. Clinical Trial Data Sharing with External Researchers
In case researchers request access to information of SHIONOGI Group’s clinical trials through the portal site, the validity of the research and the researchers’ eligibility in the request will be reviewed by an Independent Review Panel, consisting of third-party experts. When the request is approved by the panel, the researchers and SHIONOGI Group will enter into a contract (which will have certain requirements with respect to personal data privacy, confidentiality, and compliance with the law) before being provided with access to the clinical trial data sharing server. Individual patient data from clinical trials will be shared after anonymization in order to protect the privacy of study participants and to comply with laws and regulations (including but not limited to the terms of the patient informed consent forms). The shared data are SHIONOGI Group 's clinical trials in patients that have been used to apply for regulatory approval of products that have been approved in all regions among Japan, USA, and Europe where SHIONOGI Group sought approval since the establishment of this policy.
4. Publications
SHIONOGI Group is committed to publishing the results of clinical trials per SHIONOGI Group Publication Policy.
Enacted on December 5th, 2018
Revised on June 15th, 2020
Revised on January 1st, 2022
Revised on January 22nd, 2024