Released on: June 18, 2008, 11:13 am

Press Release Author: GTC Bio

Industry: Biotech

Press Release Summary: Laurence Flint, Associate Director of Clinical Research at
Schering-Plough Research Institute will be speaking at GTCbio's Global Clinical
Trial Operations conference on September 25-26, 2008 in San Diego, CA. Dr. Flint
will present on practical approaches to pediatric trials.

Press Release Body: Running modern pharmaceutical and biologic clinical trials is an
increasingly demanding and costly undertaking, even under the best of circumstances.
These challenges are even greater when done in a pediatric patient population, and
present additional scientific, logistical and ethical difficulties to even the most
experienced development teams. However, with recent legislative changes, and the
needs of the medical community and the healthcare marketplace, Schering-Plough
Research Institute as sponsors must now increase their research efforts in this
vulnerable population, where quality efficacy and safety information is so very
important to the effective care of children. Dr. Flint's presentation will address
the major issues commonly encountered with trials in a pediatric population and look
at practical solutions that sponsors can use when planning and conducting these
types of studies. The issues being presented will include designing "family
friendly" trials, addressing special ethical and logistical issues, way to encourage
patient recruitment and retention, understanding fundamental differences within
pediatric age groups, and maximizing a team approach to running pediatric drug
development programs.

The Global Clinical Trial Operations conference brings together leaders, directors,
vice presidents, heads, managers, supervisors, and CROs from all over the world to
collaborate and discuss the latest developments in clinical trial operations and
logistics and covers clinical trials in emerging markets, first-in-man clinical
trials, pediatric clinical trials, material storage, distribution, site selection,
patient recruitment and retention, technology in clinical trials and case studies of
running global clinical trials.

For more information including a detailed agenda, exhibitor opportunities and
registration information visit http://gtcbio.com/conferenceDetails.aspx?id=127.

ABOUT GTCbio

GTCbio organizes conferences specifically for the biomedical and biopharmaceutical
industries. Our goal is to facilitate the exchange of biopharmaceutical and
biomedical intelligence between industry leaders, academic and government
organizations, and the financial community.
GTCbio is a subsidiary of Global Technology Community, LLC, a privately held company
founded in 2002.


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