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Developing a Productive Oncology Trials Program
Kerrie Cottrell
Executive Director
Investigator Relations & Patient Access
PRA
International
Thursday,
June 12, 2008
11:30am to 12:30pm EST
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US$249
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The greatest
issue in accruing patients to oncology clinical trials today is
the overwhelming number of open protocols and associated workload
at the established clinical research sites in the US. The known
research sites are constantly approached by every Sponsor and
CRO to participate in the next trial. Many sites have over 50
protocols open at any given time and only accrue to about 10 of
them. This results in many trials lagging behind, which ultimately
means delayed development of new drugs.
There remain
many sites in the US and elsewhere with patients that would benefit
from new treatments being tested, but they do not have the internal
resources to conduct trials according to Good Clinical Practices.
There are several steps that should be taken to develop a high
quality clinical research program in a practice or hospital to
assure adherence to FDA guidelines. Now more than ever, developing
research sites are in a great position to build an excellent program
in their location, as Sponsors and CROs are on the lookout for
these desperately needed new sites to complement the tried and
true.
This presentation
will focus on how to methodically develop a research program that
fits in with your current practice workflow and patients.
This audio
conference will address:
- Resourcing
needs
- Trial
selection
- Identifying
patients
- PI oversight
- Managing
the monitoring schedule
- Financial
management
- Pharmacy
requirements
Speaker
biography:
Kerrie Cottrell
has over 20 years of experience in clinical oncology research.
Her first fifteen years were spent as a Clinical Research Coordinator
in both academic and community-based settings. The last ten years
have been dedicated to the building and management of national
oncology clinical trial programs with community-based oncologists.
She has developed successful programs in over thirty research-naïve
practices by identifying and implementing studies that meet the
needs of the patients and the practices. Prior to joining PRA,
she led Clinical Development in collaboration with the physician
leadership at US Oncology.
Who should
attend?
- Medical
Oncologists
- Practice
Managers
- Hospital
Administrators
- Oncology
Nurses
- Support
Staff
This audio conference is rated General Interest.
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