| contents | ||
| Bridging Strategies | ||
| Extrapolating Clinical Data to New Regions for Drug Development | ||
| Preface | Lagakos S / Takeuchi M | iii |
| Faculty Members |   | iv-v |
| Program |   | vi-vii |
| Opening Remarks and Welcoming Address | Sato T | 1 |
| Doogan D | 3-4 | |
| Global Harmonization | Chaired: Ware J | 5-28 |
| Global Harmonization and Achievements of ICH | Esber E | 7-16 |
| Impact of ICH Process and Guidelines | Ueda K | 17-23 |
| Discussion | 25-8 | |
| Ethnic Differences | Chaired: Yazaki Y | 29-88 |
| Drug Metabolism |   |   |
| Interethnic Differences in Drug Metabolism | Ishizaki T | 31-51 |
| Disease Presentation West vs East |   |   |
| Cardiovascular Disease in Asia: Mortality and Risk Factors | He J | 53-63 |
| Dose Setting |   |   |
| Significance of Dose Setting Studies in the Bridging Study Strategy | Naito C | 65-76 |
| Discussion |   |   |
| Discussant Speech | Murasaki M | 77-9 |
| Discussant Speech | Yoshino H | 81-3 |
| Panel Discussion |   | 85-8 |
| Bridging Strategies | Chaired: Imura H | 89-165 |
| Bridging: Efficacy and Safety | Kawai S | 91-103 |
| Bridging: Methods and Special Populations |   |   |
| The Challenge of Bridging | Ware J | 105-21 |
| Bridging: Statistical Considerations (1) |   |   |
| Statistical Issues on Bridging Studies | Takeuchi M | 123-30 |
| Bridging: Statistical Considerations (2) |   |   |
| Methodological Issues in Evaluation of Bridging Evidence for Pharmaceutical Products |
Liu J | 131-42 |
| Bridging Guidance | Hirayama Y | 143-51 |
| Summary and Panel Discussion |   |   |
| Discussant Speech | Uchiyama A | 153-4 |
| Summary and Panel Discussion |   | 155-65 |
| Future Strategies and Challenges | Chaired: Laird NM | 167-206 |
| Bridging Western Data to Japan | Sakai F | 169-74 |
| Bridging Japanese Data to West |   |   |
| Bridging Studies: Characterization of A Drug's Sensitivity to Ethnic Factors |
Pazdur R | 175-8 |
| Depression: Western and Japanese Difference | Kamijima K | 179-88 |
| Discussion |   |   |
| Discussant Speech | Fujiwara Y | 189-95 |
| Discussant Speech | Shimatani K | 197-9 |
| Panel Discussion |   | 201-6 |
| Summary and Conclusion | Lagakos S | 209-16 |
| Takeuchi M | 217-9 | |