Synteract talks rescue studies at DIA 2011

By Gareth Macdonald

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Related tags Pharmaceutical industry Cancer Oncology

Synteract says the use of non-validated data systems in clinical trials is a key driver for the ‘rescue study’ segment of the contract research sector.

COO Stewart Bieler made the comments during an interview with Outsourcing-pharma.com at DIA 2011. He explained that Synteract is sometimes called to ‘rescue’ a study when a non-CFR Part 11​validated system is used.

He explained that when called in to rescue a study Synteract first assesses the programme's complexity to determine if it is feasible to take over.

Bieler also said that, in terms of disease areas, over 30 per cent of the trials Synteract takes over are those involved in the development of cancer drugs.

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Oncology is one of the most active areas of research in the pharmaceutical industry with, according to recent PhRMA figures, more than 900 new cancer drugs being developed by US companies alone.

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