Clinical Trials

Dr. Tom Brody received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1980, and conducted postdoctoral research at University of Wisconsin-Madison and also at U.C. Berkeley. His 20 research publications concern the metabolism and pharmacology of folates, cloning an anti-cancer gene (XPE gene), and the structure of an antibody (natalizumab) used for treating multiple sclerosis. The author has 15 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, acquired at Schering-Plough, Cerus Corporation, and Elan Pharmaceuticals, and has contributed to FDA submissions for the indications of multiple sclerosis, melanoma, head and neck cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and hepatitis C. At an earlier time, he wrote two editions of Clinical Trials, published by Elsevier, Inc. The author has 16 years of training and experience in the Code of Federal regulations, as it applies to pharmaceuticals and clinical trial design.

1. The Origins of Drugs 2. Introduction to Clinical Trial Design 3. Run-in Period 4. Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria, Stratification and Subgroups – Part I 5. Inclusion and Stratification Criteria – Part II 6. Randomization, Allocation, and Binding 7. Intent to Treat Analysis vs. Per Protocol Analysis 8. Biostatistics – Part I 9. Biostatistics – Part II 10. Introduction to Endpoints for Clinical Trials in Pharmacology 11. Endpoints in Clinical Trials on Solid Tumors – Objective Response 12. Oncology Endpoints: Overall Survival and Profession-Free Survival 13. Oncology Endpoints:  Time to Progression 14. Oncology Endpoint: Disease-Free Survival 15. Oncology Endpoint: Time to Distant Metastasis 16. Neoadjuvant Therapy vs. Adjuvant Therapy 17. Hematological Cancers 18. Biomarkers and Personalized Medicine 19. Endpoints in Immune Diseases 20. Endpoints in Clinical Trials on Infections 21. Health-Related Quality of Life 22. Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments for Immune Disorders 23. Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments and Infections 24. Drug Safety 25. Mechanisms of Action, Part I 26. Mechanisms of Action, Part II – Cancer 27. Mechanisms of Action, Part III – Immune Disorders 28. Mechanisms of Action, Part IV- Infections 29. Consent Forms 30. Package Inserts 31. Regulatory Approval 32. Patents