"It is important that interested imaging centers, drug manufacturers and other facilities get involved at this time as there are steps to be taken to ensure imaging standardization and to maintain imaging quality control across multiple sites," added Atcher. "This workshop will give members of the molecular imaging community an overview of the network and specific steps that participating imaging sites can take to ensure that they are qualified for participation in therapeutic clinical trialsand remain qualified over time. Speakers from the Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, pharmaceutical development industry and the imaging community will share their thoughts on specific needs for imaging biomarkers in drug development and the unique issues involved with incorporating imaging into multi-center clinical trials.
This comprehensive workshop will be held immediately after SNM's Mid-Winter Educational Symposium. It is slated to include presentations and discussions about: methods and short-comings of current drug development practices; the potential for imaging biomarkers in multi-center clinical trials; the role of the Clinical Trials Network in drug development; and fundamentals of participation in this network. SNM will discuss the specific goals and detailed plans of the Clinical Trials Network, including the roles and responsibilities of participation in network imaging and manufacturing registries, the phantom program and the 2009 F-18-fluorothymidine (FLT) demonstration project. Representatives from drug trial sponsors will discuss the specific needs for imaging in multi-center clinical trials.
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