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Paediatrics

Unique challenges and complexities of paediatric clinical trials explored.

The RACE for Children Act

The RACE for Children Act

Paediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in the US. The intent of the RACE for Children Act is to get more paediatric oncology drugs in the pipeline.

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Reflections on paediatric assent

Reflections on paediatric assent: Have we outgrown this concept?

In this webinar, medical ethicists will discuss what investigators, ethics committees, IRBs and – ideally – sponsors can do to reverse this trend and create documents which achieve their intended purpose of allowing a child to understand their trial.

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ICON’s World Children’s Day

World Children’s Day is celebrated as an international coming together to advocate for, promote, and celebrate the rights and welfare of children and create dialogue and action plans to build a better world for children. In this webinar, our speakers will explore the ethical concerns of the assenting process and the challenges it poses to a child’s true agreement to participate.

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Paediatrics services

ICON is invested in bringing safe, effective, paediatric-tested treatments to children. Explore our paediatric experience and how we can support your study from early engagement all the way to approval.

Read more about ICON’s services in Paediatrics