This book focuses on the practical application of good clinical practice (GCP) fundamentals and provides insight into roles and responsibilities included in planning, executing, and analyzing clinical trials. The authors describe the design of quality into clinical trial planning and the application of regulatory, scientific, administrative, business, and ethical considerations.
- Describes the design of quality into the clinical trial planning
- Has end-of-chapter questions and answers to check learning and comprehension
- Includes charts that visually summarize the content and allow readers to cross-reference details in relevant chapters
- Offers a companion website containing supplemental training resources
Table of Contents
Preface viii
About the Authors xi
About the Companion Website xii
Part I Good Clinical Practice History 1
1 History 3
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Part II Drug Development in the Regulatory Environment 11
2 Regulatory Environment 13
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3 GCP in Context 25
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4 The Intersection of GCP and Regulation 31
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5 Regulatory Affairs 39
P. Michael Dubinsky
Part III Good Clinical Practice 47
6 GCP Definition and Principles 49
Karen A. Henry
7 Players Roles and Responsibilities Overview 59
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8 IRB/IEC Roles and Responsibilities 67
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9 Investigator and Sponsor Roles and Responsibilities 73
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10 The Research Volunteer 85
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11 Regulatory Authority - Roles and Responsibilities 93
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Part IV Individual Clinical Trial 101
12 Individual Clinical Trial Overview 103
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13 Risk Assessment and Quality Management 129
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14 Trial Management; Start-up, On-Study, and Close-Out 135
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15 Trial Resourcing and Outsourcing 173
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16 The Investigator’s Brochure 183
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17 The Investigational Product (Clinical Supplies) 201
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18 The Clinical Trial Protocol and Amendments 211
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19 Informed Consent and Other Human Subject Protection 239
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20 Data Collection and Data Management 265
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21 Safety Monitoring and Reporting 285
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22 Monitoring Overview 301
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23 Investigator/Institution Selection 323
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24 Investigator/Institution Initiation 343
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25 Investigator/Institution Interim Monitoring 363
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26 Investigator/Institution Close-out 381
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27 Study Design and Data Analysis 401
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28 The Clinical Study Report 415
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29 Essential Documents 435
Karen A. Henry
Part V Quality in Clinical Trials 451
30 Quality Systems in Clinical Research 453
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31 Quality Responsibilities 463
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32 Standard Operating Procedures 475
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33 Quality Assurance Components 489
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34 Regulatory Authority Inspections 497
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References for all Chapters 503
Index 509
