Study Conduct

Prostate Cancer Foundation Invests in Young Investigators

Monday, May 10, 2010 07:45 AM

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) boosted its efforts to encourage young investigators to focus on cancer research by awarding $4.5 million in research grants to 21 young investigators at cancer centers in the U.S. and Canada.

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Aptium Oncology Launches Myeloma Research Network as IOM Calls for Improvements in Cancer Research

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 07:26 AM

Aptium Oncology, a consulting and management company for cancer centers, is putting together a network of investigators specifically focused on myeloma and related cancers. The Aptium Oncology Myeloma Consortium (AMyC) is modeled after Aptium’s GI Cancer Consortium, a group launched in 2008 to focus on gastrointestinal cancers.

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CenterWatch Monthly May 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 12:51 PM

Euro Sites Rate Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim Top Sponsors in 2010

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Pfizer Warned by FDA for Inadequate Monitoring in Peds Study

Friday, April 23, 2010 07:01 AM

Pfizer received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week, citing the pharmaceutical giant for inadequate clinical trial monitoring in the study of a pediatric drug—violations that led to the overdosing of at least 26 children.

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Covance to Close Preclinical Site

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 06:41 AM

Covance is closing a testing site in Kalamazoo, Mich., as part of the CRO’s ongoing efforts to cut back its preclinical services. The site will be closed by November, and, according to published reports, 63 workers will lose their jobs.

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Guest Commentary: Risk-Share Models in Patient Recruitment--An Insider's View of Metrics and Payment Markers

Friday, April 9, 2010 08:24 AM

By Melynda Geurts and Carl T. Wibbenmeyer

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CenterWatch Monthly April 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010 07:52 AM

What’s in a Name? Site Groups in the Post-SMO Era

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i3 Takes on PRO Measurement with QualityMetric Deal

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 07:00 AM

Ingenix, the parent company of pharmaceutical services company i3, added patient-reported outcomes (PRO) services to its portfolio with the recent acquisition of QualityMetric for an undisclosed amount.

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Guest Commentary: Changes of Scope—The Clinical Study Budget Secret

Friday, March 26, 2010 09:09 AM

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Monitor for Hire Receives Patent for Clinical Trial Monitor Matching Service

Thursday, March 25, 2010 07:07 AM

Monitor for Hire, a service that connects sponsors to monitors for clinical trials, received a patent for a “Computer-Implemented System and Method for Matching Clinical Research Monitors with Clinical Research Sponsors,” by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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