UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITYOFOFTORINO
TORINO––DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTOF
OFONCOLOGY
ONCOLOGY
Perspectives
from the Italian
Association
of Medical Oncology
(AIOM)
Massimo Di Maio
Department of Oncology, University of Turin
AIOM National board, 2013-2015
[email protected]
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
Clinical research is crucial in oncology
La sperimentazione clinica dei medicinali in Italia
13° rapporto nazionale - 2014
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
La sperimentazione clinica dei medicinali in Italia
13° rapporto nazionale - 2014
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
La sperimentazione clinica dei medicinali in Italia
13° rapporto nazionale - 2014
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
AIOM and clinical research
• AIOM strongly supports clinical research, that
has an essential role in the development of new
therapeutic approaches for cancer patients.
• In the last decades, non-profit, academic
research has produced important results in Italy,
despite financial and regulatory difficulties that
have challenged the conduction of clinical trials
in this field.
• AIOM believes that non-profit research should
be supported and encouraged.
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
AIOM and clinical research
• AIOM strongly supports clinical research, that
has an essential role in the development of new
therapeutic approaches for cancer patients.
• In the last decades, non-profit, academic
research has produced important results in Italy,
despite financial and regulatory difficulties that
have challenged the conduction of clinical trials
in this field.
• AIOM believes that non-profit research should
be supported and encouraged.
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FICOG
In april 2015, under the auspices of AIOM,
a federation of Italian cooperative groups
for clinical research in oncology (FICOG)
has been founded, with the aim of
implementing cooperative, multicentre
trials both at a national and an
international level.
Courtesy of Francesco Di Costanzo
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
Courtesy of Francesco Di Costanzo
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
Courtesy of Francesco Di Costanzo
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
FICOG: aims
• To implement clinical research in oncology;
• To define a procedure for accreditation of
adhering Groups;
• To support the accreditation of professional
figures involved in clinical research;
• To promote cooperation with International groups;
• To promote cooperation with pharma.
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
AIOM and clinical research
A few months ago, AIOM (in particular, the
Working Group dedicated to Clinical research)
published the document “Minimum requirements
for clinical research in Italy” (“La ricerca clinica in
Italia: requisiti minimi necessari”).
The document is publicly available on the AIOM
website:
http://www.aiom.it/area+pubblica/area+medica/p
rodotti+scientifici/working+group/Ricerca+clinica/
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AIOM “minimum requirements
for clinical research in Italy”
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Minimum requirements to consider an
oncology center idoneous to perform
clinical trials are, among others, the
presence of staff (not only physicians)
with adequate and specific formation in
clinical research.
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UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
AIOM “minimum requirements
for clinical research in Italy”
Human resources:
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• Data managers / Clinical research
coordinators (CRC)
• Research nurses
• Research pharmacists
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UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
AIOM “minimum requirements
for clinical research in Italy”
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
AIOM supports all professional
figures involved in clinical research
• Unfortunately, despite clinical research coordinators
/ data managers are part of the research staff in many
Italian institutions, they are not formally employed as a
specific professional figure.
• In last years, AIOM and other associations, together
with GIDM (Gruppo Italiano Data Manager) are
lobbying for the formal recognition of CRC as a
professional figure within the National Health System.
UNIVERSITY OF TORINO – DEPARTMENT OF ONCOLOGY
AIOM supports all professional
figures involved in clinical research
In order to promote the cooperation among the
different professional figures involved in clinical
research, AIOM has recently instituted a Working
Group dedicated to Clinical research
coordinators.
– Scientific sessions during meetings
– Surveys
– “Job description” document
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AIOM
and clinical research
Clinical research is a VALUE:
• For patients
• For oncologists
• For institutions
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UNIVERSITYOFOFTORINO
TORINO––DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTOF
OFONCOLOGY
ONCOLOGY
Thanks for your
attention!
Massimo Di Maio
Department of Oncology, University of Turin
AIOM National board, 2013-2015
[email protected]