The Phase I Clinic
The START San Antonio clinic has a dedicated treatment room that includes exam rooms, treatment chairs, infusion pumps, and an on-site laboratory that can perform same day testing.
Clinical Areas
- 4 Triage/Blood draw stations
- 10 Exam rooms
- 21 Treatment chairs
Clinical Laboratory
- CBC
- CMP
- PT/INR; PTT
- Tumor markers
- UA with microscopy
- Thyroid panels
- Select Hepatitis panels
- Troponin
Clinical Equipment
- Crash cart complete with intubation equipment and ACLS certified staff
- Hospira Plum A+ infusion pumps
- B Braun Perfusor Space syringe pumps
- Electronic vital signs monitoring
- All equipment is annually inspected and calibrated
Investigational Drug Section (IDS)
Pharmacy Equipment
- Biological safety cabinets
- Negative pressure clean room
- Positive pressure anteroom
- Secure medication storage room with continuous temperature monitoring
- Pharmaceutical grade -20°C freezers
- Room temperature storage shelving (20-25°C)
- All equipment is annually inspected and calibrated
Pharmacokinetics
Biopsy Specimens
PK department staff are IATA shipping certified. Specimens may be shipped same day, weekly, or monthly.
Laboratory Equipment
All equipment is annually inspected and calibrated and includes the following:
- Refrigerated / room temperature centrifuges
- Microfuges with refrigeration/room temp.
- -80°C / -20°C freezer with continuous temperature monitoring
- Refrigerator
- Room temperature storage shelving
- Dry ice delivered twice a week
Regulatory Affairs & Data Management
The Regulatory Affairs Department ensures compliance with all regulatory and industry requirements by following FDA and GCP guidelines for every study.
- Rapid IRB review and approval turnaround
- Competitive start-up timelines
The dedicated Data Management team ensures clean, accurate, and timely data entry and query resolution.
- Experience with a wide variety of electronic data capture systems (i.e., Medidata RAVE, InForm, Veeva, etc.)
- Monitoring suites with high speed Internet access