On Biostatistics and Clinical Trials

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Data Collection / Reporting Using Electronic Data Capture (EDC) System

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Clinical trials require ongoing and continuous monitoring of the safety for study participants. According to 21 CFR 312.64 , Investigators ...

One-Sided Test in A Superiority Trial

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In this year’s ATS meeting, the results for a study “ Zemaira in Subjects With Emphysema Due to  Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor  (API) Defici...
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Drug for Treating Rare Diseases: Orphan Drug, Orphan Disease, Orphan Subset

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Section 526(a) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines a ‘‘rare disease or condition’’ as following: any dis...
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Monday, May 27, 2013

The Size of Safety Database In Drug Development Program

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In planning the clinical program for drug approval, in addition to the efficacy assessment, the adequate size of the safety database is usu...
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Monday, May 20, 2013

Biomarkers versus Surrogate Endpoints

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“Biomarkers” and “Surrogate endpoints” are closely related, a lthough a biomarker can serve as a surrogate endpoint, the terms of biomarker...
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Age Calculation in Clinical Trial Data Analysis with SAS Examples

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In clinical trials, subject’s age is a critical demographic variable that needs to be collected. Age may be used in checking the inclusion...
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