Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Yuanbin Chen
Spectrum Health Hospitals, Department: Na
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Spectrum Health Hospital
Other : Speaking engagements and advisory roles
There are currently twelve open studies that Dr. Chen has/or could enroll patients on in which products are/or could be used from one or more of the companies he has speaking engagements and/or advisory roles with. Although there are several mitigating factors that limit the conflict (i.e. study design, consortium design) there is still a chance for perceived conflict.
AstraZeneca - (b)(4) for speaking and his role as a faculty advisor
Bristol-Myers Squibb - (b)(4) for speaking engagements
Merck and Company Inc. - (b)(4) for speaking engagements
Takeda USA Inc. - (b)(4) for speaking engagements
GDTHLT Guardant Health – approximately (b)(4) for liquid biopsy guideline workgroup
NVR Novartis – approximately (b)(4) for speaking engagements and serving on advisory board
Cancer Research Consortium of West Michigan (CRCWM)
Eleven health systems have joined together to conduct research and to be a large accrue to NCI clinical trials. Our combined programs cover the west half of Michigan to care for almost 9,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families per year. CRCWM is ideally positioned both structurally and in patient diversity to contribute to the NCI NCORP research initiatives.
Filed on April 15, 2019.
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