Table of contents
-Definition of CRF
-What is CRF
-Types & Methods of filling of CRF
-CRF Input team
-CRF Approval team
-Review team
-Facts about CRF
-Purpose of CRF
-CRF Development process & Guidelines
-Elements of CRF
-CRF Design
-CRF completion checklist
-CRF Design tools
-CRF use
-GCP connection
This Presentation contains an introduction to clinical research.
* Basic definition of Clinical Research.
* Steps involved in clinical Research.
* Phases in Clinical Research.
* Types of clinical Trials.
Table of contents
-Definition of CRF
-What is CRF
-Types & Methods of filling of CRF
-CRF Input team
-CRF Approval team
-Review team
-Facts about CRF
-Purpose of CRF
-CRF Development process & Guidelines
-Elements of CRF
-CRF Design
-CRF completion checklist
-CRF Design tools
-CRF use
-GCP connection
This Presentation contains an introduction to clinical research.
* Basic definition of Clinical Research.
* Steps involved in clinical Research.
* Phases in Clinical Research.
* Types of clinical Trials.
An overview of archiving of clinical studies and data. By RISHI MAHESHWARI , JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , OOTY
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“CSR is a detailed regulatory document which gives the information about the methods and results (related to efficacy and safety) of a clinical trial. CSRs are created as a part of the process of submitting applications to the Regulatory Authorities for new medical treatments and for its approval. CSRs can be full, abbreviated, synopsis, supplementary, observational etc as per the results and requirements”.
A surrogate endpoint is a physical measurement of a specific outcome which is considered to be a valid predictor (or representative) of the real outcome or final result.
Siro Clinical Research Institute
Each protocol typically specifies medications whose use is prohibited during the trial because of possible interactions
with the Investigational Medicinal Product. The identification of such medications in the actual trial data typically
involves a programming effort followed by manual review by a medical expert. This slide presents a method for the
identification while simultaneously documenting the whole selection process.
GVP stands for Good Pharmacovigilance Practices, which are a set of guidelines and regulatory requirements that provide a framework for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities. The GVP modules outline specific areas of pharmacovigilance and provide detailed guidance on various aspects. Here are the main GVP modules
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Presented at PhUSE 2013
The evaluation of efficacy in oncology studies, in particular for solid tumors, is pretty standard and well defined by several regulatory guidance (e.g. EMA and FDA), including some specific cancer type guidance (e.g. NSCLC from FDA).
Although some references will be also given for non-solid tumors, the paper will mainly focus on solid tumors efficacy
endpoints.
Overall Survival, Best Overall Response as per RECIST criteria, Progression Free Survival (PFS), Time to Progression (TTP), Best Overall Response Rate are some of the key efficacy indicators that will be discussed.
An overview of archiving of clinical studies and data. By RISHI MAHESHWARI , JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY , OOTY
For students in V PharmD this topic has been prepared.
Turacoz Healthcare Solutions provides clinical research and regulatory writing services for pharmaceutical companies. We tell you about the different components of a clinical study protocol, the document which is prepared before beginning of any clinical trial. To know more info, visit- goo.gl/C1ec0L or write to us at hello@turacoz.in and call us 011-40584280.
FOMAT Medical Research is a site research network specializes in developing clinical. We offer a wide range of solutions for Sponsors, Clinical Contract Organizations (CROs), and Sites throughout the Americas. Visit here- https://www.fomatmedical.com
“CSR is a detailed regulatory document which gives the information about the methods and results (related to efficacy and safety) of a clinical trial. CSRs are created as a part of the process of submitting applications to the Regulatory Authorities for new medical treatments and for its approval. CSRs can be full, abbreviated, synopsis, supplementary, observational etc as per the results and requirements”.
A surrogate endpoint is a physical measurement of a specific outcome which is considered to be a valid predictor (or representative) of the real outcome or final result.
Siro Clinical Research Institute
Each protocol typically specifies medications whose use is prohibited during the trial because of possible interactions
with the Investigational Medicinal Product. The identification of such medications in the actual trial data typically
involves a programming effort followed by manual review by a medical expert. This slide presents a method for the
identification while simultaneously documenting the whole selection process.
GVP stands for Good Pharmacovigilance Practices, which are a set of guidelines and regulatory requirements that provide a framework for the conduct of pharmacovigilance activities. The GVP modules outline specific areas of pharmacovigilance and provide detailed guidance on various aspects. Here are the main GVP modules
Lets, just get to know more about safety reporting in clinical trails with some terminologies, reporting requirements of ADR, compensations involved and finally the role of ethics committee in it,
A presentation at "Linked Data in Sweden - Linköping University" showing the benefit of using WHODrug as linked data. Should this work be continued or is there no business value in it?
Presented at PhUSE 2013
The evaluation of efficacy in oncology studies, in particular for solid tumors, is pretty standard and well defined by several regulatory guidance (e.g. EMA and FDA), including some specific cancer type guidance (e.g. NSCLC from FDA).
Although some references will be also given for non-solid tumors, the paper will mainly focus on solid tumors efficacy
endpoints.
Overall Survival, Best Overall Response as per RECIST criteria, Progression Free Survival (PFS), Time to Progression (TTP), Best Overall Response Rate are some of the key efficacy indicators that will be discussed.
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Introduction
•All medicinal products carry risks in addition to their possible benefits for developing a new medicine, a decision can only be made if both benefits & risks are addressed. Risk associated with the drug is minimized when medicines of good quality, safety & efficacy are used rationally by an informed health professional & by patients. Pharmacovigilance helps in reducing the risk of harm by ensuring use of good quality medicines appropriately. Need of international efforts to address drug safety were realized &
initiated in 1961, following the Thalidomide disaster. Guidelines were developed to monitor drugs, foods & environmental contaminants for adverse reactions & toxicity . In beginning, guidelines were restricted to local needs. Globalization -
recognized need of a system, accepted internationally, to ensure safety
of medicinal products.New drugs: marketed on basis of comparatively limited information, as clinical trials are designed to answer specific questions .•In US, ~ 500 to 2000 patients receive a new drug during clinical trials, & only a few hundred of them are treated > 3-6 months
• In clinical trials, critical efficacy endpoints are identified in advance
& sample sizes are estimated for assessment of effectiveness .
• Common AEs are generally identified & well characterized in
prospective trials
•Infrequent or delayed AE Characteristic depending on their severity
and importance to risk benefits and require special techniques
•Isolated report- definitive in associating a drug with an AE, if drug
administration and event are temporally related, de- challenging or
re-challenging.
•In contrast with few exceptions phase 2 3 trial are not designed to
test specified hypothesis about safety nor to measure identifying AE
with any specified hypotheses about safety nor to measure or identify
AEs with any pre-specified level of sensitivity.
• Exceptions occur when a particular concern related to drug or drug
class has arisen & when there is a specific safety advantage being
studied.
• Safety evaluation during clinical drug development is not expected to
characterize all the AEs, for example, those occurring in < 1 in 1000
patients
•Risks that may be missed include
• rare events
• events occurring after long-term use
• events occurring in special populations
• events occurring in association with specific diseases &
• events occurring in association with concomitant therapy Introduction
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
FDA 2013 Clinical Investigator Training Course: Clinical Trial Endpoints
1. Eugene J. Sullivan, MD FCCP
Principal
EJS Consulting, LLC
Clinical Trial Endpoints
2. Orientation
Establishing Efficacy
Legal / Regulatory Basis
What and How
– “substantial evidence”
– “adequate and well-controlled” trials
• trial designs, types of controls
• “Substantial Evidence” of What?
– Appropriately designed and analyzed trials can establish an
effect of the drug on something. What should that something
be?
• [This discussion will focus on primary endpoints for
Phase 3 trials. Development program should also
result in data to provide adequate directions for use]
– dose response, demographic subgroups, pharmacokinetics,
drug-drug interaction, etc.
3. The Law Says…
• A marketing application will be rejected if there is “a lack
of substantial evidence that the drug will have the effect it
purports or is represented to have … in the proposed
labeling..”
• So why doesn‘t the FDA approve any drug, as long as the
labeling truthfully states what effect has been
demonstrated?
Answer: The effect must be clinically meaningful.
4. “Feels, Functions, or Survives”
• All drugs have safety risks. Therefore, the only reason
that a patient would want to take a drug would be if the
drug:
– improved survival
– resulted in a benefit that was detectable by the patient
(improvement in symptoms, improvement in functional capacity),
or
– decreased the chances of developing a condition or disease
complication that is itself apparent to the patient and is
undesirable (e.g. stroke)
• Therefore, a primary endpoint should be a direct measure
of one of these. A primary endpoint should generally not
be a measure of something that is not important to the
patient (exception: validated surrogate endpoint).
5. “Direct” Endpoints
• Clinically meaningful endpoints that directly measure how
a patient feels, functions, or survives
• Endpoints that in themselves represent or characterize
the clinical outcome of interest
– Objective: survival, disease exacerbation, clinical event (e.g. MI,
stroke), etc.
– Subjective: symptom score, “health related quality of life”
(validated instrument), etc.
• Customarily, the basis for approval of new drugs
Note: The term “direct” is used here to distinguish from “surrogate” endpoints, but this
term is not uniformly utilized. Others may refer to these as “true” or “clinically
meaningful” endpoints
6. Surrogate Endpoints
• A surrogate endpoint is a laboratory measure or a
physical sign that is intended to be used as a substitute
for a clinically meaningful endpoint.
• Changes induced by a therapy on a surrogate endpoint
are expected to reflect changes in a clinically meaningful
endpoint.
• This expectation must be supported by strong data
(“validation”).
– Examples of failures of apparently reasonable proposed surrogate
endpoints have led to significant skepticism.
• Ideally, the surrogate should exist within the therapeutic
pathway between the drug and meaningful benefit
– i.e. the drug results in the therapeutic benefit by virtue of its effect
on the surrogate
7. Surrogate Endpoints
• Surrogate endpoints can be used for drug approval:
– if well validated, or
– under Subpart H (21 CFR 314.500- 560; “accelerated approval”
for serious and life-threatening illnesses; 1992)
• requires adequate and well controlled trials
• requires demonstrated effect on surrogate endpoint that is
“reasonably likely, based on epidemiologic, therapeutic,
pathophysiologic, or other evidence, to predict clinical
benefit”
• requires that the Applicant carry out, with due diligence,
further adequate and well controlled studies to verify and
describe the clinical benefit of the surrogate (where there
is uncertainty as to the relation of the surrogate to the
clinical benefit)
8. (Biomarkers)
• A characteristic that is objectively measured and
evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes,
pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a
therapeutic intervention.
• Biomarkers are often used in clinical practice to
diagnose/stage a disease, or to predict/monitor response
to therapy.
• Biomarkers may be utilized in clinical trials to:
– explore the effects of an investigational drug
– assess the promise of a drug in early development (e.g. P2)
• Does the investigational drug exert the expected
pharmacologic activity? If so, at what dose?
• Biomarkers cannot establish a clinically meaningful
benefit
9. Why use a surrogate endpoint?
• Faster and easier to study
– e.g., BP or cholesterol vs. survival, stroke, MI
• Faster drug development
– get good drugs to patients sooner
• Cheaper
• Proving effect on direct endpoint may not be feasible
– very low event rates
– use of the surrogate in common clinical practice may make
definitive trial seem unethical
10. Examples of Surrogate Endpoints
• Hypertension
– arterial blood pressure: surrogate for CVA, MI, heart failure
• Hypercholesterolemia
– cholesterol levels: surrogate for atherosclerotic disease
• HIV
– CD4 count or viral load: surrogate for complications of HIV
• Glaucoma
– intraocular pressure: surrogate for loss of vision
• Diabetes Mellitus
– blood glucose / hemoglobin A1c: surrogate for complications
11. Validating a Surrogate Endpoint
• For a surrogate to be useful, the relationship between the
surrogate and the “direct” endpoint must be firmly established.
Simple correlations, no matter how strong, are not enough.
• Ideal method: Analyses of multiple studies of known effective
drugs, which assess both the direct and surrogate endpoints, in
order to establish (and quantitate) the relationship.
• Very difficult to specify what type and quantity of data are
sufficient to adequately validate a surrogate for use as a
primary endpoint in a Phase 3 trial.
• Once validated, a surrogate may be useful for future studies of
medicines, particularly those with same mechanism of action
12. Surrogate Endpoints: Potential Pitfalls
• Unless validated, the relationship between surrogate and
direct benefit may not be causal
– e.g. fever or WBC for pneumonia; post-MI PVCs for mortality
• Drugs may have other unfavorable effects, apart from
effect on surrogate.
– e.g. if an antihypertensive lowered BP, but also had deleterious
effects on glucose, cholesterol, etc.
• Use of validated surrogate for study of drugs with different
mechanisms of action
– Drug X has been shown to reduce end-organ damage (renal
failure, CVA) and mortality by reducing blood pressure. Can you
assume that other drugs that reduce BP by other mechanisms will
have the same effects?
13. Surrogate Endpoints: Potential Pitfalls
• True benefit:risk ratio may not be clear
– Benefit:
A true, clinically meaningful benefit is not demonstrated. Rather, it is
extrapolated from the observed effect on the surrogate. The
magnitude of true benefit may not be certain.
– Risk:
Shorter, smaller studies using surrogate endpoint may not reveal all
risks (i.e. rare serious AEs, or cumulative effects of long-term
use). Since patients won’t derive meaningful benefit until after
long-term use, the magnitude of the corresponding risk is not
certain.
14. Patient Reported Outcomes
• Any report of the status of the patient’s health that comes
directly from the patient, without interpretation of the
patient’s response by a clinician or anyone else.
– e.g. symptoms, functioning, or a more global assessment of the
effect of the disease on health and functioning from the patient’s
perspective (“health related quality of life”)
• Intuitively desirable. A very reasonable goal of therapy
would be to make the patient feel better in some way.
Sometimes the benefit of a drug may only be detected or
described by the patient.
• Current standards for PRO instrument development,
validation, and application in clinical trials reflect
increasing sophistication in the field.*
*“Guidance for Industry: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Use in Medical Product
Development to Support Labeling Claims” (December, 2009)
15. PRO Challenges
• Development / Validation
– Does the instrument measure what you want it to measure?
– Does it measure what is important to the patient?
– Does it do both of these in the specific population to be studied?
– If there are multiple concepts / domains being measured (e.g.
HRQOL instrument), do they overlap? Are they weighted
appropriately?
– Is the instrument reliable? (e.g. stable in stable patients)
– Is the instrument sensitive to baseline differences?
– Is the instrument sufficiently sensitive to detect change over time?
– Can it be used in multinational studies (multiple languages,
cultures)?
16. PRO Challenges
• Interpretation
– Was the instrument used appropriately in the trial?
• drugs for which blinding may be incomplete (e.g. due to adverse effects, etc);
training of staff / patients; timing in relation to other assessments; length of
recall required
– What does “an improvement of 22” mean?
• Results are conveyed in a “score”. It may be difficult to understand the
magnitude of benefit that has been demonstrated. Similarly, it may be difficult
to balance safety risks against that benefit.
– Did one item drive the result?
• An instrument intended to measure symptoms associated with a disease
would have many items, representing various the various symptoms (e.g.
pain, etc). What can you conclude if a positive result is driven by one or few
of the items?
– How to explain a multi-domain concept (e.g. symptoms,
functioning, psychological state, social aspects) in the label, or to
a patient?
17. Composite Endpoints
• A single measure of effect, based on a combination of
individual endpoints.
• Particularly useful for drugs that can benefit patients in
several ways or if component events are infrequent.
• Examples:
– Cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure
– “MACE” (major adverse cardiac events): cardiovascular death,
non-fatal MI, and non-fatal stroke
– “Clinical Worsening” : may include categorical decline in
functioning, worsening symptoms, addition of a new medication,
hospitalization due to the disease, death, etc.
– (HRQOL instruments)
• Often analyzed as time to first event, or number of events
over the study period.
18. Composite Endpoints
• Considerations:
– Each component should itself be clinically meaningful.
– Ideally, each component would be approximately equally
meaningful.
– “Success” should not be concluded if driven by a less meaningful
component, if there is evidence of a therapeutic disadvantage on
a more meaningful component.
– The composite should not include individual components for
which a treatment effect is not expected.
– May complicate communication of the established benefit of a
drug.
• There may often be inadequate evidence to establish a treatment effect on
any of the components individually. (If a trial “wins” on MACE, can you
conclude the drug improves survival?)
19. Summary
• For marketing approval, there must be substantial
evidence (consisting of adequate and well-controlled
investigations) of something that matters
• The primary endpoint(s) of confirmatory Phase 3 trials
should represent (directly or through a validated
surrogate) something that matters to a patient.
• There is a pathway for approval based on something that
probably matters (an incompletely validated surrogate),
but this comes with certain commitments. (“Subpart H”
“accelerated approval”)
• Patient reported outcome (PRO) instruments and
composite endpoints may be used to establish a benefit
that matters.