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Introducing Courageous Parents Network's new unit EVALUATING THE CLINICAL TRIAL OPTION

Clinical Trials: In the early phase, it’s about both gaining knowledge and trying to help. To figure it out, we need some families to step up and go first

Everyone who participates in rare disease research is a medical hero

Clinical Trials: Phase 1 defined – focusing on safety, with less certainty about benefit. Phase 1 trials for rare disease are designed for some efficacy

Clinical Trials: The Role of the Principal Investigator, Sponsor, IRB and FDA.

Clinical Trials Sponsors, Internal Review Boards

Clinical Trials: Staggered enrollment, Cohorts and Dose Escalation

Clinical Trials: The logistics and limitations of gene therapy

Clinical Trials: A mom: “Eventually we are going to be looking at combination therapies

Clinical Trials are designed to get to FDA approval ASAP

Clinical Trials: A mom: We can’t ignore the economics.

Clinical Trials: A mom on dose escalation studies and gene therapy

The role of a Patient Advocate at a biotech company

A Patient Advocate explains the Placebo controlled trial.

Clinical Trials: With Gene Therapy, it is ONE and DONE

Clinical Trials: Dose escalation, Phase by Phase

Compassionate use is no substitute for the trial pathway

Clinical Trials: Defining Compassionate Use, Expanded Access
