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Paediatric Clinical Trials
21 January - 22 January 2008
Paediatric Clinical Trials
The new EMEA regulation has opened a new chapter in paediatric drug research and development.
With requirements for submitting a Paediatric Investigation Plan, along with the benefits of enhanced patent protection, paediatric clinical trials have become a key challenge for pharmaceutical companies this year.
   
The 2008 Paediatric Clinical Trials Conference offers delegates a unique opportunity to benefit from a wealth of knowledge presented by leading industry experts:
  • Devising globalised integration of paediatric development plans
  • Performing cost analysis under the new paediatric guidelines
  • Applying patient retention strategies for paediatric population
  • Overcoming practical challenges in paediatric trials

      

Confirmed speakers include:
  • Dr Jerome Zeldis, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs, Celgene
  • Dr John Bolodeoku, Vice President, Medical Affairs and Health Economics, Europe, Astellas Pharmaceuticals
  • Dr Albert J Allen, Medical Director, Neuroscience Platform Team, Eli Lilly
  • Dr Paul Wang, Director, Clinical Research and Development, Pfizer
  • Dr François Bompart, Medical Director, Access to Medication, Sanofi-Aventis
  • Dr Brahm Goldstein, Director, Clinical Research, Biopharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk
  • Dr Vijay Tammara, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Merck
  • Dr Carlos Camozzi, Medical Director, Orphan Europe France
  • Dr Sabine Fürst-Recktenwald, Paediatric Specialist and Director, Clinical Research, Sanofi-Aventis
  • Jane Lamprill, Director, Paediatric Research Consultancy
  • David Gauden, Head of Imaging Technology Operations, GE Healthcare
  • Dr David McIntosh, Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, EMEA, Wyeth
   
Who should attend SAE Media Group’s Paediatric Clinical Trials Conference?
  • Medical Directors
  • Directors of Regulatory Affairs
  • Directors, Health Economics
  • Director of Clinical Operations
  • Directors of Clinical Research
  • Senior Clinical Project Managers

                                                                                                                    

For Speaking opportunities please contact Venus Simbulan at vsimbulan@SAE Media Group-online.co.uk
For Sponsorship opportunities please contact Alia Malick at amalick@SAE Media Group-online.co.uk

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Welcome and Introductions

Rodrigo Escobar

Rodrigo Escobar, Physician, Eli Lilly

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9:20

The right mindset - arguments for a paediatric drug program in the new environment

·                Regulatory (US and EU)
·                Clinical and scientific
·                Legal
·                Financial
·                Public perceptions
·                Other opportunities

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10:00

So you're going to conduct a paediatric drug program, what now?

·                Triggers
·                Timing
·                Deferrals and waivers
·                Developing and maintaining a paediatric plan
·                Needs beyond clinical trials
·                Practical considerations

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10:40

Morning Coffee

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11:00

Designing and running paediatric trials

·                Ethical considerations, ICDs, and assents
·                Site identification, selection, and training
·                Recruitment and retention
·                GCPs
·                Data collection and analysis

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11:40

Once you have the data

·                Regulatory considerations
·                Disclosure of results
·                Once begun, when does it end?
·                Potential impact on risk management plans

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12:20

Discussion and questions – review of the session

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13:30

Close of Workshop

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Philippa Smit-Marshall

Philippa Smit-Marshall, Head of the European and Asia Pacific Medical Department, PharmaNet

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9:10

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PAEDIATRIC EUROPEAN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Dr David  McIntosh

Dr David McIntosh, Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, EMEA, Wyeth

  • The Paediatric Investigation Plan (PIP) requirements
  • Paediatric committee overview – membership and activities
  • Criteria for waivers and deferrals and associated implications for the PIP
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    9:50

    PAEDIATRIC CLINICAL TRIALS – YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW

    Dr John Bolodeoku

    Dr John Bolodeoku, Vice President, Medical Affairs and Health Economics, Europe, Astellas Pharma EU Ltd

  • Case studies - paediatric development plans prior and post the new European regulation
  • Health economics of paediatric studies
  • Phase III and post marketing surveillance trials
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    RESOLVING LIABILITY CLAIMS IN THE US AND UK: A COMPARATIVE VIEW

  • Reviewing the informed consent document in the tort context 
  • Disclosure and the Sponsor's interests in the clinical trial outcome
  • Adverse events in clinical trials - resisting the conspiracy theory
  • US:UK parallels and distinctions 
  • Theodore Voorhees Jr

    Theodore Voorhees Jr, Partner and Chair of the Product Liability Practice Group, Covington & Burling

    Anne Ware

    Anne Ware, Partner, Covington & Burling

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    11:40

    DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES TO KEEP IN MIND FOR PAEDIATRIC DRUG RESEARCH

    Dr Sabine  Fürst-Recktenwald

    Dr Sabine Fürst-Recktenwald, Paediatric Specialist and Director, Clinical Research , Sanofi-Aventis

  • Distinguishing children and adults by anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacolgy, psychiology  
  • Physiological changes affecting pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the paediatric population
  • Assessment and tailoring of formulation solutions
  • Drug toxicity and long term safety
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:50

    PEDIATRIC DRUG DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

    Dr Albert J Allen

    Dr Albert J Allen, Medical Director, Neuroscience Platform Team, Eli Lilly

  • Getting to the right mindset
  • ICH, US, and EU guidelines, initiatives and legislation
  • Other special considerations with paediatrics
  • Developing a single global plan that is compliant with regulations across markets
  • It doesn't end with completion of development plan -- risk management
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    14:30

    PAEDIATRIC PATIENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION: IT'S FAR FROM CHILD'S PLAY

    Elizabeth Moench

    Elizabeth Moench, President and CEO, MediciGroup

  • Issues related to applying recruitment and retention solutions strategies across multiple therapeutic conditions, multiple child-developmental stages and multiple countries
  • How to incorporate parent and child perspectives into retention program development and implementation
  • Considerations for recruitment and retention across different languages and cultures
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    DEVELOPING MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN

    Rob Harris

    Rob Harris, Head of Formulation Development, Penn Pharmaceuticals

  • Paediatric applications in the development programme for all new medicines
  • Implications of the new EU legislation on product development strategy
  • Product attributes that need to be considered when developming medicines for children
  • How the new EU legislation governs the development and authorisation of medicines for use in children
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    16:20

    INTEGRATING PAEDIATRIC STUDIES INTO DRUG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    Dr Richard Tiner

    Dr Richard Tiner, Medical Director, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

  • Legal requirements
  • Timing of research in children
  • How and where to do the required research
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    17:00

    PAEDIATRIC IMLEMENTATION PLANS – IS IT NOW OR NEVER?

    Dr Robert Miller

    Dr Robert Miller, Chief Medical Officer, Fulcrum Pharma Developments Ltd

  • As the requirements for Paediatric Investigation Plans (PIP) are put into force, companies who hope to register new agents or apply for a variation to an existing license will need to not only have an accepted PIP at the time of submission, but also a means by which these can be implemented to avoid a delay to licencing or for existing products penalties or even a request to withdraw the product from the market
  • The extent of paediatric work already performed, the nature of any additional work and the age groups which need to be addressed or for whom a waiver can reasonably be granted needs to be an integral part of these plans
  • Depending on the stage of development the urgency with which these plans have to be in place will vary
  • Paediatric indication investment and return on investment
  • This presentation will explore these aspects and put them into perspective for companies developing medicines for human administration
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    17:40

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Philippa Smit-Marshall

    Philippa Smit-Marshall, Head of the European and Asia Pacific Medical Department, PharmaNet

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    9:10

    OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING A PAEDIATRIC PLAN

    Philippa Smit-Marshall

    Philippa Smit-Marshall, Head of the European and Asia Pacific Medical Department, PharmaNet

  • The legal and regulatory context of the Paediatric Investigation Plan (PIP)
  • Establishing a discussion with the Paediatric Committee at the EMEA
  • Ethical considerations in the PIP
  • The PIP in comparison with the current US regulatory framework
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    9:50

    CHILDREN ARE NOT LITTLE ADULTS: PRACTICAL CHALLENGES IN PAEDIATRIC TRIALS

    Dr Paul Wang

    Dr Paul Wang, Associate Director, Clinical Research and Development, Pfizer

  • consent and assent
  • Assessment of growth and development as study endpoints
  • Reliability of self-reports by children
  • Qualification and training of paediatric investigators
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    PAEDIATRIC PHARMACEUTICALS: AN INDUSTRY’S PERSPECTIVE

    Angus Grant

    Angus Grant, Vice President , Celgene Corporation

  • Why it is important for industry to develop drugs for the under 18 year old crowd
  • Clinical trials in paediatric population before substantial adult use – the implications on drug development
  • Barriers to conducting paediatric clinical trials
  • The implications on the adult formulation developments and a modest solution
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    11:30

    COMPOSING A PAEDIATRIC INVESTIGATION PLAN: A CHALLENGING EXCERCISE

    Hans van Bronswijk

    Hans van Bronswijk, Vice President, PAREXEL Consulting

  • Timing and Timelines
  • Scientific advice
  • Risk Management Plan aspects
  • Compliance
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    12:10

    Networking Lunch

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    13:10

    SPECIFICITIES OF PAEDIATRIC CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

    Dr Francois  Bompart

    Dr Francois Bompart, Medical Director, Access to Medicines, Sanofi-Aventis

  • Pre-clinical, clinical and pharmaceutical development plans to include children needs right from the start
  • Issues specific to paediatric clinical development: dose selection, dosing convenience, route of administration, safety monitoring
  • Issues with clinical trials in developing countries: ethical review, informed consent, standard of care, post-trial commitments
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    13:50

    OUTLOOK ON THE EVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY PAEDIATRIC DRUG RESEARCH

    Dr Rosalind Smyth

    Dr Rosalind Smyth, Director, Medicines for Children Research Network (MCRN)

  • Supportive attributes of the UK market: secure government funding and a unified heath system
  • The UK Medicines for Children Research Network; organisation, workstreams    
  • Scope of network studies: population, disease areas, resource allocation
  • Partnerships with the pharmaceutical industry
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    THE “EDUCATION GAP” IN PEDIATRIC CLINICAL TRIALS

    Dr Brahm  Goldstein

    Dr Brahm Goldstein, Director, Medical Research, Novo Nordisk

  • Misperceptions of current pediatric medications
  • Understanding clinical trials and the drug approval process
  • Are children at increased risk in clinical trials?
  • Informed consent versus assent
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    A FAMILY CENTRED APPROACH FOR SUCCESSFUL PAEDIATRIC TRIALS

    Jane Lamprill

    Jane Lamprill, Paediatric Research Consultant, Paediatric Research Consultancy

  • How to avoid wasting time and money
  • Assessing needs: protocol, PIP, parent, patient
  • Practical and ethical considerations
  • Writing paediatric information sheets
  • Handling the recruitment challenge
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    DESIGN CHALLENGES IN PAEDIATRIC CLINICAL TRIALS

    Dr Carlos  Camozzi

    Dr Carlos Camozzi, Medical Director, Orphan Europe

  • Tailoring solutions to phase of growth  
  • Analysis of pre-clinical information
  • Tracking pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and toxicity changes
  • Creative statistical methods
  • Case studies
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    BIOPHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ORPHAN-DRUG INDICATIONS: THE PAEDIATRIC PERSPECTIVE

    Henk Schuring

    Henk Schuring, Director, European Regulatory Affairs, Genzyme

  • The established European framework for orphan-drug designation – benefits in extended lifecycles  
  • The strong correlation between paediatric indications and orphan drugs
  • The Us experience: paediatric population constituting a "medically plausible" subset of patient population
  • Implementing the two regulatory guidelines into the paediatric investigation plan
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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