Category Archives: Clinical Trials

Project Management for Biotech Companies

In today’s fast paced, high pressure world of drug development there are multiple factors that can and do affect marketing success.  Large organizations understand the value that project management can contribute to a successful project.  The smaller companies tend to … Continue reading

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FDA Reorganizes Oncology and Hematology Divisions

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Victor Frankl The FDA recently announced that it is reorganizing three divisions (Hematology Products, Drug Oncology Products, and Biologic Oncology Products) from the Office … Continue reading

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August 2011 FDA Guidances

Here’s a (very lengthy) list of the guidances released by FDA in August 2011, compiled by Cato Research Regulatory Scientist Cathy Anderson. Oversight of Clinical Investigations — A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring (Draft) Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the … Continue reading

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Divisive Devices or UFC 510(k): FDA Meets IOM

In a previous post, I discussed the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) re-evaluation of the 510(k) review process for medical devices.  This re-evaluation, spearheaded by the very visible director of CDRH, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, was prompted by … Continue reading

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Imaginary patients, Imaginary data, et Cetero, et Cetero…

The FDA recently issued a letter to a CRO based in Cary, NC, outlining serious violations at one of their facilities including “widespread falsification of dates and times in laboratory records… and the apparent manipulation of equilibration samples to meet … Continue reading

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