Broader Transparency on Risk-benefit Assessment of the Bial Trial in France
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2016, Vol 15, Issue 7
Abstract
On 11 January 2016, a Phase I trial of an experimental fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor for pain developed by Bial-Portela was halted after six healthy volunteers were admitted to the University of Rennes Hospital in France. One volunteer died and four suffered severe neurological injuries. It is a dreadful reminder of the Tenegero trial that also hospitalized six volunteers in 2006. Three major similarities were observed between the Tegenero and Bial trials. The first similarity is related to the dosing interval protocol. There is a lack of information about whether the multiple-dose regimen included adequate time intervals between individuals receiving the drug. The second similarity is on the dosing calculation that was based on the ‘no adverse effect level’ (NOAEL). The third similarity is observed in terms of how there was no prior publication of preclinical findings in the public domain before the start of both trials. There have been calls for the full release of the Investigation Medicinal Product Dossier and the Investigator’s Brochure, as these data are critical to maximize patient safety in the future and should outweigh considerations of commercial confidentiality. Likewise, it is necessary for the Brest Regional Ethics Committee to release its documents, which captured the risk-benefit assessment in approving the Bial trial, for external scrutiny.
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William Wei Lim Chin
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