Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Why you Should Care about Activities Related to Clinical Trials Current Trends and Government Interest
Craig Metz, PhD
Vice President, Regulatory, GlaxoSmithKline
Ned Kelly, MD
Vice President, Global Pharmacovigilance, Quintiles
Notable Quotes
In addition to manufacturing challenges, Dr. Woodcock explained that FDA has to interpret and extrapolate data from clinical trials conducted overseas. We have to figure out how to deal with...intensified in recent years... extrapolating findings from one population, maybe a Third World-type of population, to our population and making sure the drug could still be safe and effective...under the conditions of the United States.
Managing Risk with Third Parties and Strategic Partners Track
Notable Quotes
John Jenkins, who spoke on an audiencesubmitted question with CDER associate director for medical policy Robert Temple, said the trend has also caused FDA to have concerns about the local standards of medical practice and how that may influence the ability to extrapolate and interpret the data that are brought back for consideration for the U.S. population.
Managing Risk with Third Parties and Strategic Partners Track
Notable Quotes
Robert Temple stated, Im more worried about depression studies. Weve had some fairly stunning examples of at least one drug that looked pretty good in studies in South America and Eastern Europe, and were finding them not replicable in Western Europe and the U.S. We have no idea what that means. We have no reason to think anybody cheated. its extremely common to accept data thats collected from a wide variety of places in the world. Usually theres fair consistency and its not a particular problem. I have to say weve not seen studies from India yet. Weve seen a couple of giant Chinese studies that could very well figure in favorable actions but not India yet, although we all know people who are moving there. When you talk to companies about what they encounter, theyre well aware that there are differences in delving through protocols that are different by region ...
Data Integrity
Each FDA Division may have a different philosophy regarding data from ERs Are appropriate sensitivity analyses being conducted to evaluate the potential for regional effects? How/when do you obtain regulatory authority concurrence with your analytical plan? When are the regulatory authorities apprised of your enrollment balance across regions?
Managing Risk with Third Parties and Strategic Partners Track
Ultimate Goal
APPROVAL
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Lindquist M. The Need for Definitions in Pharmacovigilance. Drug Safety 2007; 30 (10): 825-830
Headlines
Clinical trials in India: The wind is blowing
(Outsourcing-Pharma.com 20 Sep 2007)
[In India] the pharmaceutical industry is growing at a rate of nearly 9 per cent annually (Outsourcing-Pharma.com
27 Sep 2007)
Cost savings: labor costs are lower in developing world Some investigators are often more diligent about ICH guidelines than are US and EU counterparts (e.g. Eastern Europe) Some investigators in India have very high patient retention rates
Operations must cover multiple countries, languages, cultures, and regulatory reporting requirements New threat to CROs BPOs (Business Process Outsourcing or Business Process Optimization)
Effective competitors at winning functional service provider work Do not function as a local drug safety department, but as a commodity processor of safety cases from all markets BPO promise: to learn and implement your business processes, then improve upon them yet to be confirmed in PhV field Risk in lack of domain knowledge of drug safety, a high-risk area of operations
Assessments/Audits - CROs
Using other reviewers provides assurance that compliance and ethical requirements are met and that there is high degree of
independence from both Sponsor and Vendor
Consider integration with Internal Audit Plan Identify timeframes for audits and monitoring Communication and Commitment to Plan to Vendors and Internal
Testing of selected documentation Compliance with your companys policies, procedures, and practices
Program management
Assessment = Process and procedural review, transaction testing, and data analysis on a scope basis to provide an assessment of compliance for internal purposes.
Questions
Mark A DeWyngaert PhD MBA Managing Director Huron Consulting Group Email: mdewyngaert@huronconsultinggroup.com 646-277-8817