Clinical trials research in the new millennium: the International Clinical Trials Symposium, Sydney, 21–23 October 2002

Pike, Rhana; Keech, Anthony C; Simes, R John

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05220.x

Topics

Statistics, epidemiology and research design

The International Clinical Trials Symposium, held in Sydney in October 2002, brought together over 700 people to explore the issues and future directions for clinical trials. The support from government as well as industry and the diversity of people attending the symposium indicated the importance of clinical trials research in Australia.

NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW.

Correspondence:

1. Simes RJ. Clinical trials and "real-world" medicine [editorial]. Med J Aust 2002; 177: 410–411. <eMJA full text>
2. Wetzig N, Gill G, Ung O, et al, for the SNAC Group. Eligibility and choice in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons SNAC trial of sentinel node biopsy versus axillary clearance in operable breast cancer. 3rd International Sentinel Node Biopsy Annual Congress; 16–18 Nov 2002; Yokohama, Japan; 2002.
3. Gnant M, on behalf of the Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group. Impact of participation in randomized clinical trials on survival of women with early-stage breast cancer: an analysis of 7985 patients. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 2000; 19: 74a [abstract 287].

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