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# ICH Meetings to Update on Good Clinical Practice
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/ich-meetings-to-update-on-good-clinical-practice/
- Published: 2021-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:57:18.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5149238

An International Council for Harmonization (ICH) expert working group is holding [two meetings](https://www.ich.org/page/ich-public-events?ref=fdaweb.com#1-2) (5/18-19) to provide an update on the progress to revise its ICH E6 good clinical practice guideline. Last month, an ICH management committee released a draft version of the guideline ([see earlier story](https://www.fdaweb.com/ich-publishes-e6-good-clinical-practice-draft/)). ICH [says](https://www.ich.org/news/draft-principles-ich-e6-good-clinical-practice-gcp-now-available?ref=fdaweb.com) it determined that sharing the [draft](https://www.ich.org/page/efficacy-guidelines?ref=fdaweb.com#6-2) of the principles “would facilitate transparency and common understanding. Although public comments are not requested at this time, once the updated ICH E6 guideline achieves Step 2 of the ICH guidance development process, public input will be invited and considered.”

The meetings are intended to discuss the work-in-progress to develop principles and annexes for the guideline “that are intended to be responsive across clinical trial types and settings and remain relevant as technology and methodologies advance,” the group says. They will alsodiscuss plans and approaches to update the guideline in general, and it will include presentations from stakeholders on their vision for clinical trial design and conduct, it says.