Key Strategies in Oncology Clinical Research

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This webinar outlines the most critical issues affecting oncology clinical development in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry and looks at the impact these trends are having on sponsors, investigators, CROs and patients. You’ll also learn about a breakthrough strategy that is changing the way sponsors conduct their clinical trials.

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Key Strategies You Must Know to Survive In today ’ s rapidly changing world of oncology clinical research Denise Deakin President, Scimega Research

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What ’ s Going On In Your Business? Difficulty raising capital? Problems staying within budget? Operational Challenges? What are others doing to succeed?

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Helping You Improve Results Breakthrough strategy Change the way you conduct trials Improved clinical performance

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The Big Picture Over $200 billion invested in cancer research since 1971 1 Sharon Begley (2008-09-16). "Rethinking the War on Cancer" . Newsweek . http://www.newsweek.com/id/157548/page/2 .

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New Cancer Cases Each Year Over 50% survive > 5 years * *American Cancer Society

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Oncology Drug Development *Source: PharmaProjects

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Cost of Ineffective Medicine Cancer Drugs that have no effect on the patient 1 Jane Theaker, Jennifer Lewis and Marc Egelhofer (November 2010) “ Personalized Healthcare: From Vision To Reality ”

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Pipeline of Targeted Drugs

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The Promise of Personalized Medicine

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Industry Challenges Less investment capital 50% fewer trials since 2008* Double the cost of other therapeutic areas Attrition rates ≈ 4 time higher *Capitalized costs – Paul et al, Nature Rev Drug Discov 2010 * Contract Pharma

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Clinical Challenges in Oncology More screening procedures More specialized tests i.e. biomarkers More regions & sites needed to access patients

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Clinical Challenges in Oncology Greater administrative burden Increased competition for sites Rising start-up costs

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Clinical Challenges in Oncology Protracted contract & CTA review Longer studies = more patient visits Shortage of CRAs with oncology expertise

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Early Phase Clinical Challenges 50% of oncology trials are early phase Need for highly experienced teams & sophisticated equipment Coordination between sponsors & sites is even more critical

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Early Phase Clinical Challenges 30% of sites are inactive ($16-20K per site) Need to identify specific patient populations Examine opportunities outside the U.S.

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Traditional Site Feasibility Process Incomplete study & budget info Not getting specific enrollment projections Not allowing time for proper assessment Requesting Free feasibility assessments Not leveraging investigator database Not explaining site selection criteria

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The Patient Recruitment Challenge Less than 50% of trials meet enrollment targets $40,000 for each day a site is open *Applied Clinical Trials, July 1, 2008 “ Is Investigative Site Feasibility Feasible? ”

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How well is your process working?

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Continuum of Conversations What represents a greater sense of urgency than unmet needs ? Action Quicker Approvals Quicker FPI Needs More Patients

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Reverse Feasibility ™ Program No Sponsor or Investigator Fees

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www.scimega.com 21 4. Anon (2000). Misconceptions and Low Awareness Slow Recruitment for Cancer Clinical Trials. Harris Interactive. 18 October 2000. 5. Anon (2000). Clinton Orders Medicare Coverage of Clinical Trials. American Cancer Society News Center. 10-24% cancer patient participation rate vs. 3-5% in U.S. 4,5 Canada ’ s Commitment To Patient Recruitment

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www.scimega.com 22 1. http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results/map 2. Thiers (2007). Trends in the globalization of clinical trials. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery November 2007 2 nd most Oncology studies in the world 1 3rd most number of studies in the world1 Canada ’ s Commitment To Research

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Investigative Site Information Pertinent experience Capacity Equipment Catchment area Genotyping capabilities IRB requirements/schedule Start-up fees SOC – availability and reimbursement Recruitment openings over next 6 months

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Accelerated Communication With the right investigators

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In-Depth Feasibility Questionnaires Synopsis / Protocol Recruitment number & timelines Budget

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Recent Pre-Qualification Visits

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Site – Historical Performance Data

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Free Replacement of Non-Active Sites

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Legal Requirements

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Early Indicators of Accrual Success The time it takes to open a trial and the likelihood of having zero accruals are related* *Cheng S, Dietrich M, Finnigan S, et al Cancer Clin Res (in press)

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Budget Accuracy Greater accuracy of cost per patient (GIA & CRO)

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Regional Regulatory Expertise Clinical Trial Application

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How can you be one of the success stories ? Partner with niche service providers & sites Rethink the traditional site feasibility process Embrace change & turn obstacles into opportunities

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Success Story Challenge: Concern about recruiting enough U.S. pts. Rare solid tumor dose-ranging Phase I/II study Situation: Trial ongoing for 14 months in U.S. Need to mitigate potential recruitment risk

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Success Story Site 1: Major teaching institution Study start-up: 2.5 months ( protocol receipt to 1st patient in ) IRB: 2 months FPI: 9 days post initiation visit Pt. enrollment: target = 3pts/12 months actual = 3 pts/5 months

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Success Story Site 2: Major teaching institution Study start-up: 3.5 months ( protocol receipt to 1st patient in ) IRB: 3 months FPI: 27 days post initiation visit Pt. enrollment: target = 3 pts/12 months actual = 3 pts/4 months

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Value of The Reverse Feasibility ™ Program “ It worked great for us. We ’ re happy to have found a couple fantastic sites that have been very helpful in meeting our aggressive enrollment timelines. ” - Director of Clinical Operations

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Reverse Feasibility ™ Program

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Make Better Strategic Decisions Faster For a list of current study placement needs Contact: Roberto Lara Tel: (450) 629-2200 ext. 26 Email: rlara@scimega.com www.scimega.com