Navigating Ethical Challenges of Complex Phase 1 Studies:
How Sponsors Can Address IRB Implications of Evolving Trial Designs

LIVE WEBINAR
Wednesday, October 07| 2pm ET

Duration: 1 hour
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Clinical trial design has evolved substantially in recent years. As sponsors implement more complex and adaptive protocols with features like expansion cohorts, the lines between phases are blurring, creating new ethical challenges.  Expansion cohorts typically involve larger trial populations than traditional designs—requiring a careful eye toward participant safety. Adaptive trials are iterative, meaning that as the data evolves, informed consent (and reconsent) may need to also.

IRBs have had to tackle these and other ethical challenges in this new era of advanced trial design, especially during first-in-human and early-phase studies. During this webinar, we’ll explore that shifting landscape and how it’s expanding IRB responsibilities and expectations. You’ll learn:

  • Common ethical challenges associated with evolving trial designs
  • What IRBs should consider when reviewing complex Phase 1 studies
  • Best practices to maintain rigor and quality in ethical review as study designs further evolve
 

SPEAKERS

Marvin S. Medow, Ph.D.
Marvin S. Medow, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology and Cell and Molecular Physiology, New York Medical College (NYMC)
 


Raffaella Hart, MS, CIP
Raffaella Hart, MS, CIP
Sr. Vice President, IRB and IBC Services, BRANY


Lindsay McNair, MD, MPH, MSB
Moderator: Lindsay McNair, MD, MPH, MSB
Principal Consultant, Equipoise Consulting

 

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