Center Overview

SC Liver Research Consortium is the only liver/GI clinical trial network with 48 sites under a master contract. Consortium physicians specialize in clinical hepatology and gastroenterology research and are the best in their field.

• Experience. Meet the thought-leaders of liver disease research.
• Quality. 90 internationally known hepatologists.
• Volume. 48 sites under master contract.
• Simplicity. 1 budget, 1 contract, 0 headaches.

Clinical Research Experience

SCLRC was formed in 1997. Our clinical trial network is capable of performing Phase I-IV clinical hepatology/gastroenterology trials throughout the United States, providing a vast patient demographic for study enrollment. SCLRC has helped a variety of biotechnical and pharmaceutical companies meet their goals ahead of schedule.

Sponsors enjoy expedited contract negotiations because SCLRC has master contract agreements and a central budgeting process with all of its members. Consortium-provided FDA assistance make trials leap forward and patients start therapy sooner. SCLRC plans investigator meetings, performs site visits, trains personnel, rewrites protocols, assists with IND applications, and executes CME-accredited training programs on hepatitis and infectious disease.

Here’s what David Boyd, Pharm D and Clinical Manager at a leading biotech company, said about SC Liver Research Consortium managing a recent hepatitis trial: "This was the most efficient, rapid and well-organized start-up of any trial we have been involved in."

Services Provided:

• Site Selection
• Master Contract
• Central Budget
• Protocol Design/Revision
• IND assistance
• Investigator Meetings
• Site Visits
• Personnel Training
• CRO Collaboration
• Electronic Communication
• Videoconferencing
• Newsletter

Facility Description

Dr. Pockros’ site, Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, is SCLRC’s central location for the placement of clinical trials, is based in San Diego, which boasts one of the most dynamic biomedical research communities in the world. Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines is a ½ mile west of Interstate 5 and just 20 minutes north of the San Diego International Airport. Nestled on the northern edge of San Diego, Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines enjoys the Pacific Ocean at her backdoor in addition to rubbing elbows with some of the largest, most prolific research institutions and biotechnical companies in the world; Scripps Research Institute being one of them.

In addition to Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, the consortium is made up of 47 sites, providing the most comprehensive network of research hepatolgists, gastroenterologists, and infectious disease experts in the United States.

These include:

• Albert Einstein Medical Center
• Baylor College of Medicine
• Baylor University Medical Center
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Bronx VA
• California Pacific Medical Center
• Carlo H. Tamburro Liver Research Ctr
• Carolinas Center for Liver Diseases
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
• Consultants for Clinical Research
• Digestive Healthcare of Georgia
• Digestive Health Specialists, P.A.
• Duke Clinical Research Institute
• Einstein College of Medicine
• Fundacion de Investigacion de Diego
• Henry Ford Hospital
• Hepatitis C Treatment Centers
• Hepatitis Research & Treatment Center
• Huntington Memorial Hospital Liver Center
• INOVA Fairfax Hospital
• Johns Hopkins University School of Med
• LSU Health Sciences Center
• Medical Associates Research Group, Inc.
• Medical College of Virginia
• Metropolitan Research Group
• Minnesota Clinical Research Center
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Scripps Clinic
• St. Louis University
• The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• The Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ
• University of Alabama
• University of California, Irvine
• University of California, San Francisco
• University of Chicago Hospital & Clinic
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr
• University of Florida
• Univ of Massachusetts Memorial Med Ctr
• University of Miami
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• University of North Carolina
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Washington Medical Center
• UNM Health Sciences Center
• VA San Diego Healthcare System
• Washington Hospital Center

Investigator Experience

All 88 investigators that make up the consortium are highly respected physicians specializing in hepatology/gastroenterology or infectious disease research. In addition, some of them are department heads or transplant surgeons.

Staff Expertise

Paul J. Pockros, M.D.
President & Director
20 years Research experience

Linda Wilkes, RN, BSN
Project Manager
14 years Research experience

Mike Alcorn
Contracts Officer
18 years experience

Patient Demographics

SCLRC’s patient population is primarily patients with hepatitis B and/or C, or some other form of liver disease throughout the United States.

Other Information

In 2003, SC Liver Research Consortium successfully completed 16 Hepatitis and Infectious Disease training programs throughout the United States. More sessions are planned for the last quarter of 2004.

Contact Information

Elizabeth Aliipuleosavelio
Administrative Coordinator
SC Liver Research Consortium
10150 Sorrento Valley Rd.
Ste. 340
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Phone: 858-587-4455
Fax: 858-587-4456
EMail: aliipuleosavelio.elizabeth@scrippshealth.org
Web Site: http://www.scliver.com

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