Introduction to Improving Clinical Trials: Contemporary Design Solutions Including Endpoints,Surrogate Comparators,Project Planning,and Computer-Assisted Trial Design (CATD)

Abstract

The DIA Workshop “Improving Clinical Trials: Contemporary Design Solutions Including Endpoints, Surrogate Comparators, Project Planning, and Computer-Assisted Trial Design (CATD)” was held on October 27-28, 1997 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to review experiences in and to offer realistic solutions to improving the clinical development process that many groups could implement. Topics from program goals to execution were discussed. This issue of the Drug Information Journal includes several papers from this successful symposium. They cover placebo-controlled trials, product management, computer modeling, and orphan drugs.

Keywords

Clinical trials Design Endpoints Surrogate comparators Project planning Computer-assisted trial design

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