Investigator Initiated Trials is Topic of New Handbook Sponsored by Quintiles
Quintiles today announced the launch of a handbook to guide physicians in the conduct of investigator initiated clinical trials. Top clinical researchers from academia and industry across Asia-Pacific joined Quintiles’ experts in contributing to and editing the handbook which Quintiles sponsored as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance clinical research globally and create a healthier world.
Availability of the handbook “Investigator Initiated Trials Made Easy” was announced at a press conference held at Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea.
“Investigator initiated patient-focused clinical trials play a vital role in improving and expanding patient care in the real world” said Dr. Stephanie Tan MBBS Quintiles Site and Patient Network Asia the handbook’s co-editor and primary coordinator. “This innovative collaborative effort between academia and industry is designed to provide physicians the theoretical and practical foundation needed to conduct their own trials.”
Joining Dr. Tan at the press conference was co-editor Prof. Yung-Jue Bang president of Seoul National University Hospital’s Biomedical Research Institute and director of its Clinical Trial Center. The third co-editor Prof. K. Arnold Chan director of National Taiwan University Hospital’s Clinical Trial Center (Taipei) was unable to attend the launch.
Prof. Bang said: “This handbook represents the consolidated expertise of 20 authors from across the world many of whom are thought-leading investigators in their field. We came together because we want to advance medicine and improve patients’ lives through high-quality investigator initiated trials. We hope this handbook will be a stepping stone to more investigator-led clinical research into the treatment of diseases affecting patients in Asia-Pacific and around the world.”
At the press conference Dr. Amar Kureishi Quintiles Regional Chief Medical Officer and head of Drug Development Asia said: “It gives us immense pleasure to see the creation of this handbook which provides the basic tools for physicians to pursue scientific enquiry in their own institutions and in their own practices for the benefit of patients everywhere.”
To request a PDF copy of the handbook visit www.quintiles.com/IIT-Made-Easy.
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Appendix –Contributing Authors
1. Professor Yung-Jue Bang MD PhD (Seoul National University Hospital South Korea)
2. Professor K. Arnold Chan MD ScD FISPE (National Taiwan University Hospital Taiwan)
3. Dr. Stephanie Tan MBBS (Quintiles Singapore)
4. Professor Danny Liew BMedSc MBBS (Hons) PhD FRACP (Royal Melbourne Hospital Australia)
5. Professor Ock-Joo Kim MD PhD (Seoul National University Hospital South Korea)
6. Professor Pik Pin Goh MD FRCS (Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Malaysia)
7. Associate Professor Sith Sathornsumtee MD (Siriraj Hospital Thailand)
8. Dr. Lye Mun Tho MBBS MRCP FRCR PhD (Private Practice Malaysia)
9. Dr. Sheau Wen Lok MBBS FRACP (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Australia)
10. Dr. Jana Baskar MBBS MBA GradDipPharmMed MMedSc (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia)
11. Dr. Nantha Kumar MBBS (Pharmaceutical Company Singapore)
12. Dr. Loke Meng Ong MBBS FRCP (Clinical Research Center Penang Hospital Malaysia)
13. Dr Amir Kalali MD (Quintiles USA)
14. Dr Vikas Sharma MBBS MD(Quintiles India)
15. Dr Kerry Gordon PhD (Quintiles United Kingdom)
16. Srinivas Pai Raikar (Quintiles Singapore)
17. Raghavendra Kalmadi (Quintiles India)
18. Lisa Marie Saldanha (Quintiles Singapore)
19. David Horsburgh (Quintiles Singapore)
20. Lilian Chan (Quintiles Singapore)
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