Trends in Cardio-Oncology & the Implications for Detecting Cardiac Toxicity in Clinical Trials, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
TORONTO (PRWEB) May 13, 2019 -- Join Dr. Tim Callahan, Vice President of Scientific Affairs at BioTel Research in a live webinar on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 1pm EDT to learn about:
• Trends in cardio-oncology
• Perspectives from regulatory, academia and industry
• Recommendations regarding the prediction, avoidance and detection of CV safety events in oncologic drug development
• Reducing variability in electrocardiogram/echocardiogram data acquisition and analysis
In recent years, the development of clinical trials using targeted agents has been stimulated by the identification of pathways involved in carcinogenesis, metastasis and drug resistance and by the emergence of molecular analysis of tumors. These targeted agents are initially investigated as single agents in phase I clinical trials, and, if well tolerated, in phase II and III studies. However, some targeted agents can cause arrhythmia, hypertension, ischemia or left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Because determining the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity are primary endpoints of phase I clinical trials, many useful targeted agents that cause excess cardiac toxicity might not proceed to phase II trials. Therefore, cardiac risk factors should be taken into account in the selection and management of patients with cancer who are enrolled in phase I clinical trials.
Centralizing electrocardiograms and echocardiograms have become the industry standard for collecting and analyzing these data. Core laboratories act to reduce variability by standardizing collection techniques and reading paradigms. The reduction in variability can result in fewer false positive readings for the sponsor.
For more information or to register for this event, visit Trends in Cardio-Oncology & the Implications for Detecting Cardiac Toxicity in Clinical Trials.
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Candice Tang, Xtalks, http://www.xtalks.com, 4169776555, [email protected]
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