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MASter-1 Study: Authorization in 8 Weeks to Explore a New Treatment for an Extremely Rare Disease
MASter-1 Study: Authorization in 8 Weeks to Explore a New Treatment for an Extremely Rare Disease As mentioned in our December 2022 newsletter, CATALIS is proud to support the Quebec government’s Politique québécoise sur les maladies rares (Quebec policy on rare diseases – in French only), namely by allowing studies to be activated more quickly thanks to its FAST
STRENGTH Study: Zolgensma for Children Aged 2 to 12 With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
STRENGTH Study: Zolgensma for Children Aged 2 to 12 With Spinal Muscular Atrophy In October 2021, Minister Dubé announced that Zolgensma, a drug produced by the Novartis pharmaceutical company, was added to the list of drugs offered in Quebec health facilities to treat children under the age of 2 with spinal muscular atrophy. Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare
Astrazeneca and Vertex Join the Catalis Network
Astrazeneca and Vertex Join the Catalis Network CATALIS Quebec is very proud to announce that pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Vertex are joining the CATALIS Network. As new members, they join Abbvie, Bayer, Boehriger Ingelheim, GSK, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi and Takeda. Together, the partners support CATALIS in its mission to optimize the clinical research environment to accelerate the
NEPTUNUS-2 Study: Sjogren’s Syndrome Clinical Trial Approved in 8 Weeks via CATALIS’ FAST TRACK Evaluation Service
NEPTUNUS-2 Study: Sjogren’s Syndrome Clinical Trial Approved in 8 Weeks via CATALIS’ FAST TRACK Evaluation Service As mentioned in our December 2022 newsletter, CATALIS is proud to announce that its FAST TRACK Evaluation Service continues to allow industry-financed studies to be authorized in record time. In NEPTUNUS-2, a phase III study, Novartis and Dr. Isabelle Fortin are testing the
ONWARDS Study: Authorization in 9 Weeks for Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Knee Study via CATALIS’ FAST TRACK Evaluation Service
ONWARDS Study: Authorization in 9 Weeks for Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Knee Study via CATALIS’ FAST TRACK Evaluation Service In addition to the 3 rare disease studies, a 4th Novartis study on symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee was authorized by the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS) in record time via the CATALIS FAST TRACK
The Personalized Clinical Trial Support Service Assists Patients with Various Diseases, Including Rare Ones
The Personalized Clinical Trial Support Service Assists Patients with Various Diseases, Including Rare Ones CATALIS, under the banner Clinical Trials Quebec, is continuing the pilot implementation of its Personalized Clinical Trial Service. This province-wide, bilingual resource is free of charge; it is designed to help Quebec patients and their caregivers, regardless of their age or medical condition. This service
CATALIS’ Management Being Supported by Two New Advisory Committees
CATALIS’ Management Being Supported by Two New Advisory Committees Until recently, CATALIS’ management has been guided by three main advisory committees: a patient advisory committee made up of fifteen patient and patient-partner associations, a scientific and innovation advisory committee made up of expert clinical researchers, and an operations advisory committee made up of senior representatives from health institutions, pharmaceutical
Sanofi Pharmaceutical Company’s First Clinical Trial Approved Through CATALIS Quebec’s FAST TRACK Evaluation Service
Sanofi Pharmaceutical Company’s First Clinical Trial Approved Through CATALIS Quebec’s FAST TRACK Evaluation Service Following Novartis, Boehringer, and Roche, Sanofi is now CATALIS’ fourth pharmaceutical partner to pilot its FAST TRACK Evaluation Service. Sanofi’s Phase I-ll study, which uses human subjects for the first time and is designed to assess the safety and the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and antitumor activity
Roche Pharmaceutical Company’s First Clinical Trial Approved Through CATALIS Quebec’s FAST TRACK Evaluation Service
Roche Pharmaceutical Company’s First Clinical Trial Approved Through CATALIS Quebec’s FAST TRACK Evaluation Service Thanks to CATALIS’ FAST TRACK evaluation service, Roche’s ProHer multi-centre study, which explores a new treatment method for patients with breast cancer, was approved in 10 weeks by the CHU de Québec-Université Laval. More specifically, this study seeks to discover patients’ preference for at-home administration
CATALIS Quebec Partners With N2 Canada for Provincial Contract Access to the CITI-Canada Training Platform
CATALIS Quebec Partners With N2 Canada for Provincial Contract Access to the CITI-Canada Training Platform CATALIS Quebec is very proud to partner with N2 Canada to provide its Network member healthcare institutions access to a shared training platform designed to ensure the conduct of high-quality research: the CITI-Canada training platform. Through this partnership, CATALIS Quebec officially becomes the new