Clinical Trials: Study Design, Endpoints and Biomarkers, Drug Safety, and FDA and ICH Guidelines - Hardcover

Brody PhD, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123919118 ISBN 13: 9780123919113

Publisher: Academic Press, 2011

Synopsis

Clinical Trials: Study Design, Endpoints and Biomarkers, Drug Safety, and FDA and ICH Guidelines is a practical guidebook for those engaged in clinical trial design. This book details the organizations and content of clinical trials, including trial design, safety, endpoints, subgroups, HRQoL, consent forms and package inserts. It provides extensive information on both US and international regulatory guidelines and features concrete examples of study design from the medical literature. This book is intended to orient those new to clinical trial design and provide them with a better understanding of how to conduct clinical trials. It will also act as a guide for the more experienced by detailing endpoint selection and illustrating how to avoid unnecessary pitfalls. This book is a straightforward and valuable reference for all those involved in clinical trial design. Provides extensive coverage of the "study schema" and related features of study design<

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Tom Brody received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1980, and conducted postdoctoral research at University of Wisconsin-Madison and also at U.C. Berkeley. His 20 research publications concern the metabolism and pharmacology of folates, cloning an anti-cancer gene (XPE gene), and the structure of an antibody (natalizumab) used for treating multiple sclerosis. The author has 15 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, acquired at Schering-Plough, Cerus Corporation, and Elan Pharmaceuticals, and has contributed to FDA submissions for the indications of multiple sclerosis, melanoma, head and neck cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and hepatitis C. At an earlier time, he wrote two editions of Clinical Trials, published by Elsevier, Inc. The author has 16 years of training and experience in the Code of Federal regulations, as it applies to pharmaceuticals and clinical trial design.

Review

"...A solid guide to designing clinical trials for medical scientists, especially those working in oncology, immune disease, and infectious disease...Three chapters address quality-of-life topics."  -Selected for The First Clinical Research Bookshelf, "Essential Reading for Clinical Research Professionals," Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices, September 2012, Vol. 8, No. 9

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0123919118
• ISBN 13: 9780123919113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 638