TheInvestigator's Brochure (IB)is a critical regulatory document designed to provide investigators with comprehensive knowledge about an investigational product.
* ICH E6(R2) 7.1:Defines the IB as "a compilation of the clinical and nonclinical data on the investigational product(s) that are relevant to the study of the product(s) in human subjects."
* ICH E6(R2) 7.2.2:Specifies the IB should contain asummary of pharmacological, toxicological, pharmacokinetic, and metabolic studies in animals, as well as results from previous human experience.
* The purpose is to allow investigators to makerisk-benefit assessments, support protocol design, and ensure subject safety.
Incorrect options:
* A (instructions to conduct study) describes theprotocol, not the IB.
* C (financial disclosures) are required under21 CFR 54, not part of the IB.
* D refers totrial master file/essential documents, not the IB.
Therefore, the IB's defining function is to provide ascientific summary of preclinical and clinical data supporting safe human use.
References:
ICH E6(R2), §7.1, §7.2.2.