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Five CAB members, 2 staff members and 1 guest attended the July 2004 meeting of the UTMB Galveston AIDS Clinical Trials Unit Community Advisory Board (CAB).
Announcement of 3 protocols open or opening soon for accruals:
A5211 - Phase 2 of a new entry inhibitor.
A5178 - HCV/HIV co-infection study.
A5186 - Peripheral neuropathy treatment study using fish oil.
A5157 - Peripheral neuropathy treatment study using L-carnitine
The national ACTG meeting will be held the following week. Focus will be on site re-application. There is talk of reducing the number of ACTU sites by 1/3.
Carrie, our site protocol coordinator, has resigned to relocate to California.
Former member Denise, is now a member of the ACTU staff as Outreach Coordinator/CAB Liaison.
The group voted in a new CAB member.
Robert was promoted to CAB-Chair.
Members voted to review and revise the by-laws.
There is an opening for CAB- Co-Chair. Please email Robert if you are interested or would like to nominate another member for the position.
When: Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments and light meal available at 5:15 p.m.
Where: UTMB-Marvin Graves Building, 1012 Texas Ave. (The Strand), 4th floor Conference Room #4.208. Public parking available at Garage #2 next to the UTMB Emergency Room on Harborside Drive. Parking tokens available to meeting attendees. (See map for directions.)
Agenda: Co-Chair selection, any new business
Reminders: Guests are welcomed to attend CAB meetings.
Next national CAB call is August 26, 2004. CAB calls are open to all community members interested in the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG) and HIV/AIDS research. Call-in time: 12:40 pm (Central), Toll-free# 1-888-422-7101, Access Code 240946
Any
questions, please call 409-747-0214 or toll-free 877-324-ACTU (2288).
You can also email Anthony
Garcia
or Denise
Justice Burrell. While reservations are not required, calling in advance helps us better
plan for food and parking tokens and we like to hear from you!
Back to CAB Minutes 2004
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