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MULTICENTRIC TRIALS
PRESENTED BY:Swati SarinJagmohan
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CLINICAL TRIAL
“Study of drug, biologic or device in human subjects with the intent to discover potential beneficial effects and/or determine its safety and efficacy.”
OR
“Clinical trials are research studies in which people help doctors find ways to improve health and cancer care. Each study tries to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat cancer.”
Introduction
A multicenter research trial is a clinical trial conducted at more than one medical center or clinic.
Key Points In Muticentric studies
needs to assure standardization
uniformity of procedures
high data quality
collaboration across sites
Distinction between multi-site studies and
multicenter studies
In both types of studies, multiple institutions perform the same procedures as others.
MULTICENTRE STUDIES
The investigators at the sites are involved as co-investigators in the planning of the study protocol and procedures.They scientifically responsible for the study results, and participate in manuscripts and other dissemination activities.
MULTI SITE STUDIES
The investigators at the sites do not participate as co-investigators of the study
They are merely carrying out the study (e.g. recruiting subjects, treating subjects, and/or following subjects) and thus can be viewed as contractors
Coordination in Multi site studies
In a multi-site study, activities of protocol development ,development of study materials, training, communication, laboratory determinations, data processing and management, report generation, statistical analysis, and manuscript development are often centralized because of the need to standardize them across all sites, which often also has the further benefit of resulting in a gain of cost efficiency.
The central group ‘controls’ the data and hence the study; and must take steps to assure other participating institutions that it is managing it adequately.
This assurance is provided by developing adequate systems for staff training and quality assurance, collecting, entering, managing and analyzing the data. These activities are done by the statistical coordinating center
Advantages larger number of participants, Different geographic locations, The possibility of inclusion of a wider range of
population groups, The ability to compare results among centers,
All of which increase the generalizability of the study
In many cases, efficacy will vary significantly between population groups with different genetic, environmental, and ethnic or cultural backgrounds ("demographic" factors); normally only geographically dispersed trials can properly evaluate this.
Enrollment of Subjects Enrollment should be competitive.
If the subject recruitment rate is lower than expected at one centre and higher than expected at another, planned allocation numbers should be transferred from the centre with low subject recruitment to a centre with high recruitment where subject inclusion is expected to be completed earlier than planned. This will be done to help ensure that subject enrollment is completed as planned.
Set up Costs
The low set up costs should be negotiated in order to enable to sign agreements with larger number of sites
Recruitment Rate Expected subject recruitment rate should be
evaluated.
Subject enrollment ends when the planned number of subjects is reached.
The recruitment rates estimate should be based on retrospective data provided by the investigator(s) from previous studies, i.e., on the number of subjects who would have satisfied the proposed inclusion/exclusion criteria in the past.
Contd… The investigator(s) should make every effort to ensure
that the planned accrual rate is maintained
CRF’s are completed promptly and completely, and that data quality is maintained at all times.
The investigator(s) should discuss with the monitor any anticipated problems with recruitment or delays in study completion.
Number of sites for the study depends on estimated recruitment rates.
Multicenter, Phase II Trial of Sunitinib in Previously Treated, Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung
Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 4 (February 1), 2008: pp. 650-656
INTRODUCTION
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, accounting for 1.18 million deaths per year.
Contd… Non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)
Growth factors that play an important role in tumor growth.
Purpose
Aberrant vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) signaling
have been shown to play a role in non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) pathogenesis and are
associated with decreased survival.
Purpose ContD..
Evaluate the clinical activity and tolerability of sunitinib malate (SU11248), an oral, multi targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor that blocks the activity of receptors for VEGF and PDGF, as well as related tyrosine kinases in patients with previously treated, advanced NSCLC.
Patients
Male and female patients 18 years of age or older had histologically proven stage IIIB or IV NSCLC which had progressed during or after treatment with at least one platinum-based combination chemotherapy regimen
Study Design and Treatment
Phase II Open-label Multicenter study
Patients received sunitinib (50 mg/d) in 6-week cycles, comprising once-daily treatment for 4 consecutive weeks, followed by 2 weeks of no treatment
Treatment was otherwise administered for up to 54 weeks until disease progression or withdrawal of consent occurred
Assessment
The primary end point was objective response rate (ORR)
Secondary end points included progression-free survival, overall survival, and safety
End points Endpoint is the overall outcome that the protocol is
designed to evaluate.
PRIMARY ENDPOINTS These are the principal outcomes that the investigator is
looking for. Cure Sometimes difficult to reach
SECONDARY ENDPOINTS Evaluated when a significant number of trial subjects
fail to reach the primary end point , secondary end points help analyze the trial data
Contd..
The primary end point of this study was the overall confirmed objective response rate (ORR),
defined as the percentage of patients with confirmed complete responses (CRs) or partial responses (PRs) based on radiologic tumor assessments (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and bone scans as appropriate)
Imaging scans included the chest, abdomen, and pelvis and were collected at the end of dosing in cycles 1 to 4, 6, and 8, and at study termination.
Contd…
Other evaluations included medical history, physical examination (including height, weight, and vital sign measurements), laboratory tests (urinalysis, hematology, coagulation, and blood chemistry), cardiac function (12-lead ECGs), and adverse events (AEs)
Progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response (DR), overall survival (OS), and the 1-year survival rate were evaluated as secondary end points of the study.
Results
Of the 63 patients treated with sunitinib
Seven patients had confirmed partial responses, yielding an ORR of 11.1%
An additional 18 patients (28.6%) experienced stable disease of at least 8 weeks in duration.
Therapy was generally well tolerated.
Conclusion
Sunitinib has promising single-agent activity in patients with recurrent NSCLC, with an ORR similar
to that of currently approved agents and an acceptable safety profile.
References Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 26, No 4
(February 1), 2008: pp. 650-656 © 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, PhD,(1) Cristiane S. de Paula, MS,(2) Laurie S. Ramiro, PhD,(3) Sergio R. Muñoz, PhD.(4); Coordination of international multicenter studies
Governance and administrative structure en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicenter_trial www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2008/nci-1
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