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Proceedings, Presentations and Annual Report Available from MRCT Center’s 2015 Annual Meeting

The MRCT Center 2015 Annual Meeting was held on 15 December 2015 and was attended by about 70 stakeholders from academia, governmental agencies, pharmaceutical industry, patient advocates, non-profit organizations, institutional review boards and others. The MRCT Center 2015 Annual Progress Report was released at the meeting.

The major themes of the MRCT Center 2015 Annual Meeting included Post-Trial Responsibilities and Data Transparency. The Post-Trial Responsibilities (PTR) Working Group developed an Ethics Framework with two main deliverables: a PTR Guidance Document and a PTR Toolkit. Invited speakers shared their perspectives and suggestions for revisions. The Data Sharing and Data Transparency Initiative’s current progress on developing a blueprint for a new, not-for-profit entity was presented. Invited speakers shared their perspectives on the project vision to date.

Proceedings from this meeting are now available. Presentations from the Post-Trial Responsibilities working group and from the Data Sharing and Data Transparency Initiative are available for sponsors.