Overview for Industry Sponsors

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A California non-profit organization
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What is USRF?

• URSF is an independent, non-profit organization
  (501c3) founded in 1992 to further the science of
  urology.

• Funding
• Gifts
• Grants
• Contracts

• Governance
• Founder
• Board of Directors

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What is USRF?

• MISSION STATEMENT
• To help advance the understanding
• of common urologic disorders and, through
• relationships with innovative leaders in the
  healthcare industry, to perform important
• clinical trials.

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Who are we ?
Key to Productivity 2002 USRF Staff
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Founder and Medical Director

• Diplomate, American Board of
  Urology
• Clinical faculty, UCLA
• Associate editor, Urology
• Committee member, AUA

Leonard S. Marks, M.D.
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L.A. Metropolitan Location
Population 16 Million (2nd largest metropolitan
area in U.S.)
USRF Offices
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USRF Offices
USRF Saw Palmetto Study Lead Story in Urology
Times
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USRF Offices
Updating the USRF Website
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USRF offers industry...

• Economy
• Efficiency
• Large patient base
• Established practice

Mannekin Pis
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USRF offers industry...

• Experience
• 28 trials
• Various aspects of research
• Dedicated space and personnel
• Well-trained staff
• Fully-equipped office

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USRF offers industry...

• Knowledge of industry
• Consultancies
• Study designs
• Academic involvement
• Presentations
• Publications

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USRF Focus Areas

• Prostate Diseases
• Benign
• Malignant
• Impotency (MED)
• Incontinence
• Male
• Female

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Recent Industry Sponsors

• Alza
• Endocare
• Diagnostic Ultrasound
• Glaxo-Wellcome
• Hybritech

• Merck
• Nutrilite
• Pfizer
• Pharmacia Upjohn
• Synthelabo

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Recent Clinical Trials(Phase I - IV)
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Recent Clinical Trials(Phase I - IV)

• Devices
• Prostate stent
• Laser
• Vaporizing electrode
• Ultrasound
• PSA Testing

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Academic Collaborations

• UCLA
• Johns Hopkins
• Mayo Clinic

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Educational Mission
Dr. Marks lecturing in Mexico City, January 99
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USRF on WWW
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USRF History, 1992-2002

• 28 clinical trials
• BPH
• CaP
• MED
• Incontinence
• Urinary Infection

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USRF History, 1992-2002

• 17 sponsoring companies
• Large and small
• Drug and device
• Repeat sponsors

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USRF History, 1992-2002

• 18 publications in peer-reviewed journals
• 30 papers presented at scientific meeting

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USRF History, 1992-2002

• 4 university projects funded
• UCLA (residents research fund)
• Johns Hopkins (morphometry, MRI)
• U. Maryland (apoptosis)
• Oregon Health Sciences U. (androgen)

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A California non-profit organization