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Clinical Trials in CNS
25 November - 26 November 2008
Clinical Trials in CNS

"We live in times of great challenges and opportunities for developing new drugs for CNS disorders.  While traditional clinical outcomes remain necessary, the information captured by these outcomes is often noisy, dated, and superficial.  Methods such as biomarkers, imaging, and cognitive performance testing are promising endpoints for CNS trials however implementation, interpretation, and validation are major issues.  Moreover, the development of standards for these technologies is a task that must be shared by sponsors, vendors, and investigators.  The conference on Clinical Trials in CNS organized by SAE Media Group is an excellent opportunity to learn from each other as we confront these tasks."  Mark Schmidt, Director and Clinical Expert, CNS, Johnson & Johnson


With recent media attention focussed on the clinical trials of anti-depressants, CNS drugs and their trials have come under fire. Following last year's success, SAE Media Group are proud to present their 7th Annual Clinical Trials in CNS conference which will bring you the latest on clinical trial optimisation, pitfalls and considerations. Don't miss this opportunity to hear the latest developments in CNS clinical trials from reknowned industry experts including:

 Stephen Wright, Director, Research and Development, GW Pharmaceuticals
Malcolm Barratt-Johnson, Managing Partner, The BJ Partnership LLP &Consulting Medical Assessor, MHRA

  • Mark Schmidt, Director and Clinical Expert, CNS, Johnson & Johnson
  • J Findlay Walker, Vice President, EU Administration, Daiichi Sankyo
  • Fiona Guillard, Drug Development Sciences, GlaxoSAE Media GroupthKline
  • Boris Chizh, Director, Exploratory Pain Medicine, GlaxoSAE Media GroupthKline
  • Corinne Hagger, Clinical Research Scientist, Merck Serono
  • Keith Wesnes, Chief Executive, Cognitive Drug Research
  • Sophie Dix, Group Leader, Eli Lilly
  • Alan Lenox-SAE Media Groupth, Senior Medical Advisor, Wyeth
  • Malek Bajbouj,Director and Principal Consultant CNS Services Clinical Pharmacology,Parexel

Who should attend:

  • Medical Directors
  • Director of Metabolic Diseases
  • Senior Scientists - CNS Diseases
  • Directors of Clinical Research
  • Senior Clinical Project Managers
  • Benefits of attending:
    • Hear the latest in anti-depression drugs and how recent developments have affected current clinical trials
    • Discover the newest in imaging analyses: monitoring and predictive capabilities
    • Gain insight into patient recruitment for CNS Clinical Trials
    • Evaluate the prediction of human efficacy in animal models

    Conference agenda

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:10

    UTILITY, VALIDITY, RELIABILITY, SENSITIVITY, CLINICAL AND EVERYDAY RELEVANCE OF AUTOMATED COGNITIVE TESTS

    Keith Wesnes

    Keith Wesnes, Chief Executive, Congnitive Drug Research

      • The essential characteristics of tests to measure cognition enhancement
      • The value of pre-study training
      • Validation, necessary but not sufficient
      • Parallel forms, Different language versions and population specific
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    CASE STUDIES OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COGNITIVE TESTING IN PHASE I

    Brian Saxby

    Brian Saxby, Head of Science, Congnitive Drug Research

      • Can improvements be seen in healthy volunteers?
      • Can testing be added to routine safety and tolerability trials?
      • Are specific models available?
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    Morning Coffee

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    COMPUTERISED COGNITIVE TESTING IN PATIENT POPULATIONS

      • Essential methodological requirements for various patient populations
      • Phase Ib and Phase IIa: Practicality and predictability
      • Dementia – going beyond the demonstration of cognitive improvement, the clinical and everyday relevance of such findings
      • Case studies of improvements in diverse patient groups, including ADHD, depression, epilepsy, narcolepsy, sleep apnoea, cancer, shift-work sleep disorder and fibromyalgia.
      • Phase IV: largely unchartered territory but the advent of internet testing will alter this.

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    DISCUSSION, PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS

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    Close of Workshop

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Malcolm Barratt-Johnson

    Malcolm Barratt-Johnson, Managing Partner, The BJ Partnership LLP

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    9:10

    IMPROVED ASSESSMENT OF PROOF OF CONCEPT

    Stephen Wright

    Stephen Wright, Director of Research & Development, GW Pharmaceuticals

  • Pharmacodynamics in animal models
  • Assessment of drug efficacy
  • Costs and benefits of assessment improvements
  • Improving the chances for success and identifying failures
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    INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF ANTI-DEPRESSANTS

    Alan Lenox-Smith

    Alan Lenox-Smith, Senior Medical Advisor, Wyeth Research

  • What does 3 points difference on a Hamilton Scale mean to a patient
  • Which endpoints should we be using in Depression
  • Understanding the media fuss over antidepressants
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    Morning Coffee

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    COGNITION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD) AND SCALES TO ASSESS COGNITION IN AD

    Corinne Hagger

    Corinne Hagger, Clinical Research Scientist, Merck Serono

  • Available treatment
  • Ongoing Research and Development
  • Cognition in AD
  • Scales to assess cognition in AD
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    COMPUTERISED COGNITIVE FUNCTION ASSESSMENT COMES OF AGE IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT

    Keith Wesnes

    Keith Wesnes, Chief Executive, Cognitive Drug Research

    Computerised tests are becoming widely used in all areas of drug development, from basic safety testing to helping establish the efficacy of anti-dementia drugs. This review will provide an update on the range applications of such techniques, from Phase I through to Phase IV.
  • Learn how cognition enhancement can this be established in Phase I
  • Evaluate case studies of successful translational medicine in dementia, ADHD and schizophrenia
  • Decide for yourself whether there is a credible computerised alternative to the ADAS-Cog
  • Hear about novel areas for automated cognitive testing, from CABG to hyponatremia.
  • Understand the value of screening for cognitive toxicity as well as drug-drug and drug-alcohol interactions.
  • Appreciate the new opportunities that internet based cognitive testing can bring to Phase IV
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    MRI IN CNS TRIALS: MULTIMODAL APPROACHES AND COMPLEX DISEASE

    Mike O'Sullivan

    Mike O'Sullivan, Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

  • Quantifying vascular damage
  • Trials in cerebrovascular disease – lessons from CADASIL
  • The hippocampus – beyond Alzheimer’s disease
  • Combining imaging and cognitive markers
  • Single networks to final common pathways
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    MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE DATA ANALYSIS IN DEMENTIA TRIALS

    Chahin Pachai

    Chahin Pachai, Executive Director, Bio-Imaging Technologies

  • Requirements for image quality and site qualificatioN
  • Review of key image processing steps
    o        Automatic 3D image registration
    o        Quantification of brain atrophy
    o        Quantification of hippocampal atrophy
    o        Evaluation of reproducibility rates of quantification techniques
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    Afternoon Tea

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    DEVELOPING THERAPIES FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE

    Babak Boroojerdi

    Babak Boroojerdi, Senior Director, UCB

     
  • Challenges in trials addressing disease modification
  • Recent EU regulatory guidelines
  • Emerging therapies
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    ADAPTIVE DESIGN IN CLINICAL TRIALS, A CASE STUDY

    Fiona Guillard

    Fiona Guillard, Manager, Statistics, GlaxoSmithKline

    • A brief introduction to adaptive design
    • Designing the trial to answer the questions
    • Putting the design into practice
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    16:40

    ROLE OF CANNABINOID RECEPTORS IN ANXIETY DISORDERS

    Aldemar Degroot

    Aldemar Degroot, Translational Scientist, Astellas Pharma Europe

  • Controversy: anxiolytic or anxiogenic
  • Cannabinoid receptor facilitation and anxiety
  • Cannabinoid receptor blockade and anxiety
  • Cannabidiol and anxiety
  • Concluding remarks
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    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

    Malcolm Barratt-Johnson

    Malcolm Barratt-Johnson, Managing Partner, The BJ Partnership LLP

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    9:10

    FIRST DO NO HARM - PHARMACOVIGILANCE IN CLINICAL TRIALS, CAN WE DO MORE? ..... ARE WE DOING TOO MUCH?

    Malcolm Barratt-Johnson

    Malcolm Barratt-Johnson, Managing Partner, The BJ Partnership LLP

  • The current status of the regulatory framework for EU clinical trials
  • Identifying factors which influence approval by the regulatory bodies
  • Successful strategies to ensure compliance with current regulatory affairs
  • Companies, market shares and delayed regulatory approval
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    MEDICAL IMAGING CORE LABORATORY

    Sophie Winandy

    Sophie Winandy, Imaging Specialist, Biomedical Systems, Biomedical Systems

  • Core Imaging laboratory: Imaging Process Workflow in CNS Clinical Trials
  • How to adopt a comprehensive approach to Central Imaging in a CNS Clinical trial Project,
  • How to collect and standardize images collection(pitfalls),
  • Clinical Site qualification practical consideration for imaging (Harmonization across imaging sites), Case Studies can be discusse
  • Central Reading processes and tools for aiding central reader.
  • Central Imaging interpretation,
  • Imaging data submission to Regulatory Authorities.
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    Morning Coffee

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    RECRUITMENT ISSUES IN CLINICAL TRIALS

    J Findlay Walker

    J Findlay Walker, Vice President, EU Administration, Daiichi Sankyo Development

  • The challenges involved in meeting recruitment timetables for CNS trials
  • Ensuring informed consent
  • Retention of subjects
  • Understanding regional variations in recruitment to perfect strategy
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    THE USE OF BIOMARKERS FOR DISEASE MODIFICATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS

    Peter Boeijinga

    Peter Boeijinga, Clinical EEG & MEG Expert , Forenap

  • Biomarkers to improve the accuracy of diagnosis
  • Biomarkers to support evidence of disease modification
  • Evaluating existing and emerging biomarkers
  • Imaging biomarkers: volumetric MRI and PET to assess glucose utilisation or ligand binding to amyloid plaques
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    CELL CYCLE SOLUTIONS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT TRIALS

    Richard Hadden

    Richard Hadden, Chief Executive Officer, Cytox

    ·         The role of the cell cycle in AD and associated biomarkers in blood

    ·         Patient screening and selection for AD and MCI trials

    ·         Patient stratification and companion diagnostic applications

    ·         Towards a clinical IVD for AD dementia risk in MCI patients

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    NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN CNS TRIALS

    Malek Bajbouj

    Malek Bajbouj, Director and Principal Consultant, CNS Services, Parexel

  • routine EEG as a safety measure
  • quantitative EEG in early drug development
  • event related potentials as a proof-of-concept
  • neurophysiological approaches towards motor functions
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    Afternoon Tea

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    BENCH TO BEDSIDE AND BACK AGAIN: ALIGNING PRECLINICAL DEVELOPMENT WITH CLINICAL STRATEGY

    Mark Schmidt

    Mark Schmidt, Senior Director and Clinical Expert CNS, Johnson & Johnson PRD

  • ‘Cross cultural’ issues when clinical and preclinical departments meet
  • Translational models versus translational medicine
  • Potential new directions in clinical and preclinical development
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    PRECLINICAL COGNITIVE TESTING IN CNS DRUG DEVELOPMENT

    Sophie Dix

    Sophie Dix, Senior Research Scientist, Eli Lilly

    • Evaluating a drug's effect upon memory, attention and executive function
    • Cognitive testing in translational medicine
    • Recent advances in cognitive drug development: touchscreen paradigms in the rodent
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

    Workshops

    Assessing Cognitive Enhancement in Clinical Trials

    Assessing Cognitive Enhancement in Clinical Trials

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