Recruiting patients with rare diseases for clinical trials could become easier if the US Congress passes a bill to allow patients on supplemental security income (SSI) benefits to receive compensation.
US drug giant Pfizer has joined the growing list of organisations seeking to boost trial recruitment via the web, teaming up with IT firm Private Access to create a website designed to “increase clinical trial awareness and participation.”
A new partnership between CenterWatch and TrialX may help boost flagging recruitment rates by “helping patients more easily and rapidly connect with relevant clinical trials.”
Merz is hoping to further its Alzheimer’s research by licensing DiaGenic’s biomarkers for a transitional stage of disease, which is “very important” for stratification of clinical trials.
Following calls for increased transparency PhRMA has published its new clinical trial principles, which contain revisions relating to registration, authors and sponsor disclosure.
US clinical trials firm ChemDiv has bought Russian CRO Prudentas, boosting its presence in the country at a time when the treatment naïve populations in Eastern Europe are increasingly catching the eye of the global pharma and biotech industries.
From June onwards drug firms and CROs conducting trials in India are required to record full details of the research, including the funding source, on the ICMR’s Clinical Trials Registry India website.
Finding appropriate subjects in the booming trials market is a major stumbling block for drug firms and CROs, according to a new study by US market analysts Cutting Edge Information
Researchers have used plants from the tobacco family as a large-scale, cost-effective method of producing a HIV inhibitor, which could lead to the creation of a female controlled intervention to stop viral transmission.
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has called for “in-depth, prospective analysis of potential ethnic factors” when considering whether clinical trials conducted outside the EU will be acceptable in marketing authorisation applications.
Russia approved 615 clinical trials last year, a 9 per cent increase over 2007, lending weight to the notion that the country is becoming a global hub for clinical testing.
A US federal appeal court has reinstated lawsuits by Nigerian families against Pfizer in a move that could have wide ranging implications for companies conducting clinical trials abroad.
An Indian doctor has slammed the nation’s clinical trials, claiming they use the vulnerable, the system is corrupt and that the country lacks high quality scientists.
The proportion of global clinical trials conducted In India is expected to more than double between 2007 and 2012, according to market research firm RNCOS.
Chinese CRO Tigermed Consulting has teamed up with Russian and South Korean counterparts OCT and LSK to establish a global clinical trials network and expand its geographic footprint.
The proportion of women in clinical trials has become more representative, although there are still areas for improvement, according to research by the FDA.
A UK development think-tank has warned against a knee-jerk reaction against conducting clinical trials in India, following the revelation a few weeks ago that dozens of children had lost their lives in studies conducted at a contract research facility.
Canada’s Ethica Clinical Research has expanded into the emerging Latin American market via a joint venture with Argentinean contract research organisation Blanchard y Asociados.
The outsourcing of Phase I trials to India may be allowed by 2009-10 after the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) said it is considering changing its stance.
BioReliance has had to significantly expand its Rockville, US, facility and hire new staff in order to accommodate the growing demand for its genetic toxicology (GeneTox) testing services.
The revelation that 49 infants died during clinical trials in India has sparked anger among the nation’s congress, with some calling for all studies to be stopped while investigations take place despite the trials having an infant mortality rate (IMR)...
The pharmaceutical industry’s poor reputation among the public, a lack of understanding of clinical research and the increasing complexity of trials are all problems affecting patient recruitment, but greater use of the Internet could be a solution, according...
Outsourcing-Pharma.com compiles the news that has featured in the
clinical contract community of late, involving PPD, PRA
International, SpineMark and Pacific Biometrics.
Cordium Links has partnered with an unnamed Chinese firm to bring
electrocardiogram (ECG) laboratory services to companies performing
cardiac safety evaluation as part of clinical research in China -
claiming to be the first firm...
Russia has witnessed a drop in generating new business activity on
the clinical trials scene over the past year, but has been
increasing its own activity in this field.
Australia's clinical trial industry is taking steps to promote
itself further on the world stage, along with the forging of closer
ties with the budding Asia-Pacific region.
Chiltern has become the latest in a growing number of contract
research organisations (CROs) to establish a foothold within the
clinical sleeping giant that is Russia.
Quintiles has forged a new partnership that will allow it to begin
providing central laboratory services in Japan, where the clinical
research organisation (CRO) industry is gaining momentum.
Eli Lilly has released a statement strongly objecting to
implications made in a New York Times article that it has
suppressed results of negative clinical trials.
Eisai is planning to step up its clinical research presence in Asia
and has chosen Singapore as a hub from which to coordinate its
research activities.
While contract research organisations (CROs) now dominate the
clinical trials market, questions are being raised about the risks
of 'commercialising' clinical studies, according to new research.
Although it is over forty years since scientists realised cancer
cells don't have the anti-oxidant protective capabilities of normal
cells, it seems that only one pharma company has developed a drug
to exploit this fact.
Californian marketing company BlueLithium has launched a new
web-based solution to help pharma companies overcome the challenges
of recruiting patients for clinical trials.
'Legislative chaos' has been preventing Poland from reaching its
full potential in the increasingly competitive central Eastern
European (CEE) region, although progress is being made.
Just as the clinical trials sector in Russia is
starting to take off, the industry has been dealt a severe
blow with the sudden and indefinite banning of biological sample
exports.
The race to put the first cancer therapy based on RNA interference
(RNAi) technology into clinical trials has heated up with one
developer claiming it is almost ready to go.
The pharma industry sees great opportunities in using Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) technology during clinical trials,
a new survey has revealed.
Clinical trials are saving lives but may be killing the environment
due to their 'intensive energy use' and 'substantial
contribution to greenhouse gasses.'
A potential new law mandating the running of clinical trials before
a "generic" biologic drug approval may seem like a potential
goldmine for contract research organisations (CROs), however, this
vision is premature.
US outsourcing company Covance has announced it is to open a
central laboratory in China in order to meet the growing demand for
clinical trials conducted in the region and has expanded its
capabilities in Texas.
The move towards electronic files is set to bring major benefits in
the clinical trials area especially in terms of patient
recruitment, new research suggests.
China is now an industry buzzword when it comes to outsourcing and
yet another report adds to the list of research recently published
that give evidence of the increasing popularity of the country as a
location to conduct drug clinical...
Singapore is planning to double the number of clinical trials it
runs over the next five year, particularly in early phase research,
as it looks to hold its ground amidst industry explosion in the
Asia Pacific.
The nature of patient compliance as the weak link in controlling
clinical trials is set to drive the growing interest of drug
developers and in particular contract research organisations (CROs)
for new technologies that improve compliance,...
The use of virtual patients to simulate clinical trials on
computers can forecast their results, potentially optimising drug
development and saving the pharmaceutical industry billions.
