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This is a hearing about the pat, Patient Involvement in fda drug approvals, and i think we can agree they deserve a seat at the table. When companies are developing drugs and medical devices within the Clinical Trial process. I have long been a supporter of the department of defenses congressionallydirected medical Research Program known as the cdmrp. It funds peerreviewed research into Breast Cancer, autism, ovarian cancer, Prostate Cancer and other diseases. And since 1993 the patients have been involved and have been attar of cdmrp, and they have a consumer reviewer as part of the peerreviewed possible to represent the stakeholder community. And its been very successful in combining Patient Perspectives and needs with Scientific Research and bringing those perspectives together. Has fda, as you begin to consider improving Patient Involvement, have you looked at cdrmp to see if theres anything you can borrow from that in the drug approval process . Uhhuh. We have not, and thats a goo
Trials because they are being treated in places that are not running trials. We need to move this out in to the community, make those folks eligible. And im on the committee in the lung map trial, and i have really urged that we make sure that we are out there in the community so that anyone who has lung cancer has an opportunity to participate in the research and perhaps, have a more effective therapy. So, i think the Electronic Health records that its a huge different area that we are working on and how to do Clinical Trials utilizing the infrastructure that is emerging. Right, thank you very much. Chair, thanks, gentle lady, and now recognize gentleman from new jersey. Five minutes. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. A focus of your testimony has been focused on fdas efforts on Patient Engagement. Its my understanding that clinicaltrials. Gov was intended to provide Clinical Study information for patients, Health Care Providers and researchers. But it seems to me that this site lack
Be more than happy to take the whistleblower complaints to the public. Might have grabbed his communications i was able to navigate quicker than most and that is the key thing. It doesnt take everyone to do the same thing. Some people might be comfortable just going through the ig and the sun it covetable going to the representative or senator and some light be comfortable going to the press. But there are different levels. You dont have to go as far as we did. In some cases there is an exception that there are different ways that you can get the information out and different people that want to. Theres the civil groups, Veterans Service organizations that would be more than happy to get the information they have direct connections with other leaders in congress. There are different ways that i would tell you this. You feel better when you Say Something versus holding it in. I have no doubt there are employees listening tonight and seeing the comments and i might add that they are prob
And im on the committee in the lung map trial, and i have really urged that we make sure that we are out there in the community so that anyone who has lung cancer has an opportunity to participate in the research and perhaps, have a more effective therapy. So, i think the Electronic Health records that its a huge different area that we are working on and how to do Clinical Trials utilizing the infrastructure that is emerging. Right, thank you very much. Chair, thanks, gentle lady, and now recognize gentleman from new jersey. Five minutes. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. A focus of your testimony has been focused on fdas efforts on Patient Engagement. Its my understanding that clinicaltrials. Gov was intended to provide Clinical Study information for patients, Health Care Providers and researchers. But it seems to me that this site lacks considerable information and has proven to be difficult to navigate. Dr. Woodcock, would you please comment on the current utility of clinicaltrials