Joint Effort by Leading Asian Academic Researchers and Quintiles’ Experts
SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Quintiles
today announced the launch of a handbook to guide physicians in the
conduct of investigator initiated clinical trials. Top clinical
researchers from academia and industry across Asia-Pacific joined
Quintiles’ experts in contributing to and editing the handbook, which
Quintiles sponsored as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance clinical
research globally and create a healthier world.
Availability of the handbook, “Investigator Initiated Trials Made Easy,”
was announced at a press conference held at Seoul National University
Hospital in South Korea.
“Investigator initiated, patient-focused clinical trials play a vital
role in improving and expanding patient care in the real world,” said
Dr. Stephanie Tan, MBBS, Quintiles Site and Patient Network, Asia, the
handbook’s co-editor and primary coordinator. “This innovative,
collaborative effort between academia and industry is designed to
provide physicians the theoretical and practical foundation needed to
conduct their own trials.”
Joining Dr. Tan at the press conference was co-editor Prof. Yung-Jue
Bang, president of Seoul National University Hospital’s Biomedical
Research Institute and director of its Clinical Trial Center. The third
co-editor, Prof. K. Arnold Chan, director of National Taiwan University
Hospital’s Clinical Trial Center (Taipei), was unable to attend the
launch.
Prof. Bang said: “This handbook represents the consolidated expertise of
20 authors from across the world, many of whom are thought-leading
investigators in their field. We came together because we want to
advance medicine and improve patients’ lives through high-quality
investigator initiated trials. We hope this handbook will be a stepping
stone to more investigator-led clinical research into the treatment of
diseases affecting patients in Asia-Pacific and around the world."
At the press conference, Dr. Amar Kureishi, Quintiles Regional Chief
Medical Officer and head of Drug Development Asia, said: “It gives us
immense pleasure to see the creation of this handbook, which provides
the basic tools for physicians to pursue scientific enquiry in their own
institutions and in their own practices for the benefit of patients
everywhere.”
To request a PDF copy of the handbook, visit www.quintiles.com/IIT-Made-Easy.
About Quintiles
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provider of biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing
services. With a network of more than 32,000 employees conducting
business in approximately 100 countries, we helped develop or
commercialize all of 2013’s top- 100 best-selling drugs on the market.
Quintiles applies the breadth and depth of our service offerings along
with extensive therapeutic, scientific and analytics expertise to help
our customers navigate an increasingly complex healthcare environment as
they seek to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of
better healthcare outcomes. To learn more about Quintiles, please visit www.quintiles.com.
Appendix – Contributing Authors
1. Professor Yung-Jue Bang MD, PhD (Seoul National University Hospital,
South Korea)
2. Professor K. Arnold Chan MD, ScD, FISPE (National Taiwan University
Hospital, Taiwan)
3. Dr. Stephanie Tan, MBBS (Quintiles, Singapore)
4. Professor Danny Liew, BMedSc, MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP (Royal
Melbourne Hospital, Australia)
5. Professor Ock-Joo Kim MD, PhD (Seoul National University Hospital,
South Korea)
6. Professor Pik Pin Goh MD, FRCS (Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of
Health, Malaysia)
7. Associate Professor Sith Sathornsumtee MD (Siriraj Hospital, Thailand)
8. Dr. Lye Mun Tho MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, PhD (Private Practice, Malaysia)
9. Dr. Sheau Wen Lok MBBS, FRACP (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of
Medical Research, Australia)
10. Dr. Jana Baskar MBBS, MBA, GradDipPharmMed, MMedSc (Novartis
Pharmaceuticals, Australia)
11. Dr. Nantha Kumar MBBS (Pharmaceutical Company, Singapore)
12. Dr. Loke Meng Ong MBBS, FRCP (Clinical Research Center, Penang
Hospital,, Malaysia)
13. Dr Amir Kalali MD (Quintiles, USA)
14. Dr Vikas Sharma MBBS, MD(Quintiles, India)
15. Dr Kerry Gordon PhD (Quintiles, United Kingdom)
16. Srinivas Pai Raikar (Quintiles, Singapore)
17. Raghavendra Kalmadi (Quintiles, India)
18. Lisa Marie Saldanha (Quintiles, Singapore)
19. David Horsburgh (Quintiles, Singapore)
20. Lilian Chan (Quintiles, Singapore)
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