The information generated by this study will be useful for developing a trial to assess whether this programme can prevent injuries among children and whether that intervention is cost effective.
In this regard, GERICO (the French Group of Geriatric Oncology) has developed a trial to evaluate the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy with regard to OS in patients aged over 70 years, with pN0 or pN-positive, HR-positive HER2-negative disease, and with a high genomic grade index assessed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01564056).
191 GERICO has developed a trial to evaluate the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy on OS in patients aged 70+ years with pN0 or pN-positive, HR-positive/HER2-negative disease and a high genomic grade index assessed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01564056).
Dr Kobinger, who helped to develop a trial vaccine to fight Ebola, said: "The first thing is to be ready for the worst.
Investigators wishing to develop a trial of an investigational medicinal product should seek the support of such networks and in addition need to involve an established clinical trials unit to assist both in gaining funding and in complying with the existing relevant regulations.
"We are in discussions with WHO and an international group of partners to develop a trial and are looking at both convalescent plasma and novel therapeutics," he says.
In 2001, Howard Jackk" West was in his final year as a medical oncology fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, when he wanted to develop a clinical trial to test a molecularly targeted therapy for advanced bronchioloalveolar lung cancer.
Stevens developed a trial comparing two different counselling styles to explore how to best include pregnant women in the decision regarding post-term management.
We are committed to developing a trial [with RDH12]," says Professor Ali.
They've even had some success in curing mice of existing disease and are on their way to developing a trial for human patients.
