Service ICAR
Department of Nephrology
Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere
83, boulevard de l'Hopital
75013 Paris
France
 | vincent.launay-vacher@aphp.fr |
Dr Vincent Launay-Vacher is Clinical Pharmacologist and co-founder of Service ICAR, a clinical research and medical advisory service on "Drugs and the Kidney", located in the Department of Nephrology at Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris, France. Since 1999, he is Director of Service ICAR. Dr Launay-Vacher is the author of a number of publications mainly in international journals, on drug pharmacokinetics and renal effects. His clinical research activities have focused on the study of drugs’ pharmacokinetics and dosage adjutsment in patients with renal insufficiency, especially in Oncology. Dr Launay-Vacher is member of the French Society of Nephrology, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO). He also collaborates on the Task Force on Renal Insufficiency and Safety in the Elderly Cancer Patient of the SIOG and on the Task Force in the Elderly of the EORTC. In 2014, he founded the Cancer & the Kidney International Network (C-KIN). He is the current president of C-KIN.
In 2010, a website dedicated to the good clinical use of drugs, especially in relation with the kidney, has been launched : SiteGPR (http://www.sitegpr.com). In 2016, registration to SiteGPR has been made free for French healthcare professionals.
In 2010, a website dedicated to the good clinical use of drugs, especially in relation with the kidney, has been launched : SiteGPR (http://www.sitegpr.com). In 2016, registration to SiteGPR has been made free for French healthcare professionals.
