Placebos and Blinding in Randomized Controlled Cancer Clinical Trials for Drug and Biological Products; Guidance for Industry; Availability

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Placebos and Blinding in Randomized Controlled Cancer Clinical Trials for Drug and Biological Products." This guidance provides recommendations to industry about using placebos and blinding in randomized controlled clinical trials in development programs for drug or biological products to treat hematologic malignancies and oncologic diseases regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). This guidance finalizes the draft guidance entitled "Hematologic Malignancy and Oncologic Disease: Considerations for Use of Placebos and Blinding in Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials for Drug Product Development" issued August 24, 2018.