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Structural Characteristics of Research Ethics Committees in Japan and Their Relevance to Regulatory Science: A Nationwide Descriptive Study

2026-02-27

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Research ethics committees (RECs) and institutional review boards (IRBs) provide independent ethical and scientific oversight of health-related research. In Japan, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) increasingly conducts regulatory science (RS) research, which aims to generate scientific evidence to support regulatory decision-making. However, nationwide R...

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b97b43ef-424f-5ab1-be84-e43d13521253
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-8803681/v1
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