Therapeutics case studies
How we maximise the value of our clients' development approach while reducing costs and timelines
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H1N1 vaccine study
A sponsor approached ICON during an influenza pandemic in Mexico to conduct a randomised, placebo controlled vaccine study with an investigative pandemic H1N1 vaccine.

Exceeding recruitment timelines
ICON was awarded a global study for Major Depressive Disease (MDD) in over 600 adult subjects. Enrollment began during the COVID pandemic and despite challenging protocol requirements, IMP expiry date and database lock requirements, ICON reached LPR and DBL closed five months early.

Rapid mobilisation to advance COVID-19 vaccine development
COA Repository, revolutionizing the management of COAs within the sponsor’s clinical trials.

Successfully completing CGT study recruitment
ICON supported a phase 1/2/3, single-arm, open-label, multi-site, single dose in patients with transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia. ICON overcame patient recruitment challenges due to the complexity of the study and sites with limited experience with CRISPR-Cas9 modified gene therapy. All planned milestones were met, and first patient randomised was per plan.
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Phase 3 in primary immune thrombocytopenia
ICON was approached by a drug development sponsor to conduct a global, phase 3 trial in an adult patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia. The trial was part of a four-program study with challenging recruitment timelines.

Fully decentralised clinical trial in heart failure
ICON was approached by a large pharmaceutical company to conduct a fully decentralised placebo-controlled trial, focused
on demonstrating that the drug reduced symptom burden in patients with heart failure.
on demonstrating that the drug reduced symptom burden in patients with heart failure.

Volunteer recruitment for an early phase hot flash study
ICON assisted in the recruitment of participants for a hot flash study that had a set of complex eligibility requirements.

Overcoming challenges and exceeding recruitment timeline
ICON was awarded a study in an adult patient population with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), an ultra-rare indication. Despite complex study logistics ICON’s proactive site and patient support strategy enabled recruitment to be completed ahead of schedule.

A small biotech success story
A small US-based biotech company was in a race to be the first to market with their lead targeted oncology product.

Accelerating clinical trial programs in dermatology
The client tasked ICON plc with managing six phase 3 clinical trials, with overlapping timelines, to further evaluate this
drug in patients with AD.
drug in patients with AD.

Achondroplasia
The client was conducting a a pharmaco-epidemiologic study to characterise the impacts and burden of Achondroplasia across the lifespan.
Overcoming recruitment challenges
ICON successfully overcame site activation and patient recruitment challenges in an early Parkinson’s disease (PD) study.