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. 2021 Jul 19;11(7):e053248. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053248

Table 2.

Sample characteristics

N (%)
Companies 42
 Size
  Large 17 (40)
  Non-large 25 (60)
 Headquarter location
  US 26 (62)
  Non-US 16 (38)
Products 62
 Type
  Drugs 40 (65)
  Biologics 22 (35)
 FDA approval year
  2016 16 (26)
  2017 46 (74)
Trials 1017
 Trials conducted in patients 391 (38)
 FDAAA applicable trials 236 (23)
 Median number of trials supporting each product approval (IQR) 13 (8–21)
 Median number of trials in patients for approved indication supporting each product approval (IQR) 5 (3–8)
 Median number of FDAAA applicable trials supporting each product approval (IQR) 3 (2–5)

FDA, Food and Drug Administration; FDAAA, FDA Amendments Act.