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CLINICAL TRIAL CONDUCT IN
EMERGING MARKETS
How Do You Get To Maximum
Value In A Scalable Manner?
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Success Factors For Clinical Research
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Quality
Speed
Cost
Quality is key in complex trials
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CEE Quality – FDA Inspections
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VAI 52,7%
OAI 4,6%
US
306 inspections between 1988-2012 in CEE
99% no or voluntary action indicated
Source: www.fda.gov
Outcome from Inspections per Country
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Quality of Data: Query Rate
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Query Rates Comparison - Developed vs Emerging Global Regions
A Query rates normalised to the number of CRF pages
B Query rates normalised to the number of data parameters
Based on data from ACRO (2005-2010): 26 phase II/III conducted globally: 4,721 sites and 63,871 pts
No statistically significant difference between regions or in comparison to
North America in overall query rates or in database changes
Source: DIA Journal 2012 46:45 http://dij.sagepub.com/
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What Drives Patient Enrollment?
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1. Site selection
2. Site start up
3. Patient recruitment
• Highly trained, enthusiastic investigators motivated to
follow GCP
• Easy access to patients
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Project Operational Delivery
► Where to go…
► What is your priority
►Quick start up?
►Fast recruitment?
►Specific target patient population?
►Selected therapeutic area?
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A flexible, study-specific strategy is key
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CEE: Is There a Start-Up Advantage?
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Slovakia vs Belgium 2013
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Slovakia can be a key country to deliver FPI
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Countries With Quick Start-Up
Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
► RA 30-60 days
► Well established clinical research market
80 new clinical trials applications/year
► Therapeutic areas: oncology, neurology/psychiatry,
endocrinology
►Cardiovascular – one of the highest mortality
rates in EU; medicines consumed 40, 9%
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Smaller, less known countries can be a strategic piece
in the puzzle
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Therapeutic Category Consistency
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TA categories in CEE align with established markets –
but understanding local treatment standards is key
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Why Russia and Ukraine For Clinical Trials?
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Metastatic Diffuse Gastric Cancer
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Enrolment by Country
# Patients Screened # Patients Randomized
• Rare histopathological type
• Chemotherapy-naive population
• Significant number of patients
Over 50% patients enrolled in Russia and Ukraine
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Are Longer Start-Up Timelines a Viable Option?
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Metastatic Gastric Cancer Patient Enrolment
Between 2011 and 2013
Ukraine
US
Spain
Russia
HungaryPoland
2011 Enrollment Leaders
Ukraine
Russia
Spain
Italy
USBrazil
Romania
2012 Enrollment Leaders
Ukraine
RussiaSpain
US
Italy
Brazil Hungary
Life of Study Enrollment Leaders2011 Enrolment Leaders 2012 Enrolment Leaders Life of Study Enrolment Leaders
Countries with large patient populations: high recruitment
rates can help compensate for longer start-up timelines
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What is the Value of Smaller Countries?
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Patient Enrolment - Cardiovascular Study
study completed
Romania and Slovakia provided 30% of total patients
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What Makes Deep Local Expertise Important?
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Diabetes Mellitus Program – Site Selection
Romania
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Czech Republic
Germany
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Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Spain
Ukraine
UK
Romania can be a key contributor to your diabetes studies
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Last But Not Least…
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Trial Cost
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Europe: Relative Clinical Study Costs
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Relative per Visit Cost in Selected CEE Countries, 2010-2011
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Clinical studies in CEE still cost less than UK or US
Source: PAREXEL’s Bio/Pharmaceutical R&D Sourcebook 2012/2013, Business Insights Ltd
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An Affordable Approach to Extend Your Reach
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Indexed (vs. US) cost per patient, 2010-2011
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North America
Western Europe
Latin America
Asia
Central Europe
Source: PAREXEL’s Bio/Pharmaceutical R&D Sourcebook 2012/2013, Business Insights Ltd
CEE offers competitive value, and costs are holding flat compared to other emerging regions
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In Summary
► Emerging markets offer high quality combined with value
at competitive cost
► Key success factors:
►Define your priorities: a dialogue can help
►Client-specific, flexible and creative solutions required
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visit www.covance.com
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