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CE_13C Mon, 8/4/08, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CC-210-212
Evaluating Probability of Success for Internal Decisionmaking in Early Drug Development - Continuing Education - Course
ASA, Biopharmaceutical Section
Instructor(s): Narinder Nangia, Abbott Laboratories, Martin King, Abbott Laboratories, Jane Qian, Abbott Laboratories
Early development (the "learning stage") is a crucial period of the drug development process, as decisions to continue or halt development of a compound must be made with incomplete information. Relying solely on p-values from phase I-II studies for making drug development milestone decisions is an inefficient approach, as it ignores several important determinants of future success. We will discuss the statistical tools that enable quantification of the uncertainty associated with results coming from learning stage studies. These tools use the Bayesian approach to exploit the totality of accumulated data/knowledge in a formal way for internal decisionmaking in early drug development. Posterior and/or predictive probabilities computed in a Bayesian paradigm are easy to interpret and provide much more relevant information than p-values for decisionmaking. We will also discuss evaluation of probability of a successful phase III trial through clinical trial simulations. Examples from the CNS, inflammation and oncology therapeutic areas will be considered for evaluation of probability of success for drug candidates in meeting the target product profile.
 

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Revised September, 2008