Volume 27, Issue 2 - Public Disclosure
Anonymisation reports from 2016 to 2017: A preliminary analysis
Author: Raquel Billiones
Abstract
The anonymisation report (AR) is a new and relatively unknown regulatory document, submitted as part of the redacted package of a marketing authorisation application under the EMA Policy 0070. The report documents the methodology of anonymisation in each package and the rationale for these methods. As of December 31, 2017, 64 ARs have been published on the clinical data website of the European Medicines Agency. A preliminary high-level analysis of these reports was performed, with the aim of gaining infor - mation on the current industry practices in anonymisation and AR preparation. After excluding 12 ARs from packages that did not contain protected personal data, 52 ARs were analysed. Information on anonymisation methodology, re-identification risk assess - ment, data utility assessment, and use of software is presented.
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References
- European Medicines Agency. External guidance on the implementation of the European Medicines Agency policy on the publication of clinical data for medicinal products for human use (EMA Policy 0070). EMA/90915/2016. Version 1.0 (2 March 2016) Version 1.1 (16 December 2016), Version 1.2 (11 April 2017), Version 1.3 (20 September 2017). Available at: Available from: http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Regulatory_and_procedural_guideline/2017/09/WC500235371.pdf
- Anonymisation Report. Procedure # EMEA/H/C/002345/II/0020. Version 29 August 2017. Published 04 October 2017 at Available from: https://clinicaldata.ema.europa.eu/
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- Evguenia Alechine
- Stephen Gilliver (TFS Trial Form Support, Lund, Sweden)
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- Victoria White (Tampa, Florida, USA) Email: MEW@emwa.org
Associate Editors:
- Anuradha Alahari (PAREXEL International, Paris, France)
- Raquel Billiones (Clinipace, Zurich, Switzerland)
- Barbara Grossman (Hawkeye Medical Limited, Berkshire, UK)
- Joselita T Salita (Freelance, Bremen, Germany)
- Nathan Susnik (Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany)
- Clare (Chi-Chih) Chang
- Jonathan Pitt
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- Alison McIntosh (ICON Clinical Research, Hampshire, UK)
- Wendy Kingdom (Wendy Kingdom Ltd., Dulverton, UK)
- Lisa Chamberlain-James (Trilogy Writing and Consulting, Norfolk, UK)
- Maria Koltowska-Haggstrom (Proper Medical Writing Warsaw, Poland)
- Laura Collada Ali (Teksema, Cogne, Italy)
- Hervé Maisonneuve (Freelance, Lyon, France)
- Satyen Shenoy (Describe Scientific Writing & Communications, Cologne, Germany)
- Claire Gudex (Klinisk Institut, Odense, Denmark)
- Beatrix Doerr
- Sam Hamilton (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
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