Clinical Trials
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Digital Technologies Will Continue To Drive Patient Outcomes
6/1/2021
While other companies scrambled to implement clinical trial-related technology to deal with the pandemic, Otsuka was an early adopter of tools such as eCRF and eConsent. Christoph Koenen, EVP and chief medical officer at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.) explains how digital technologies will continue to drive patient outcomes.
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Achieving Diversity And Building Trust In Clinical Trials
3/1/2021
Acknowledging the current shortcomings of clinical trials and understanding the underlying causes are the first steps to achieving more equitable research design.
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The Hidden Real-World Reasons For Poor Clinical Trial Diversity
3/1/2021
To achieve better outcomes and health equity for historically underserved populations, we must address the not widely acknowledged, hidden, real-world reasons for such poor diversity in clinical trials.
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Clinical Data Trends: Transforming Data Access/Analysis
3/1/2021
Today’s clinical data ecosystem demands new strategies and standards. Here we present three pillars of an effective data strategy.
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Increasing Patient Diversity In Clinical Trials
1/4/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted healthcare’s biggest shortfalls. One of the most glaring problems sounds like it should be simple to resolve, but it has actually been challenging to implement — diversity in clinical trials.
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Changing The Status Quo Regarding Diversity In Clinical Trials
10/1/2020
Encouraging patients of all races and genders to enroll in clinical trials has been a challenge for years. So, what can be done?
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Can CROs Rise To The Patient Access & Recruitment Challenge?
7/1/2020
It is not surprising that the task of CRO selection is often stress-inducing. One element we explore in depth is the influence of preferred provider agreements or the lack thereof. We ask clinical development outsourcers about the attributes they focus on under three selection environments.
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The Benefits & Challenges Of Head-To-Head Trials
7/1/2020
In Lilly’s immunology portfolio, eight different H2H clinical trials have been conducted thus far. Four of those trials were conducted in parallel with a Phase 3 trial and four were conducted after it. Although the benefits are attractive to a sponsor company, H2H trials can present some unique risks.
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A Quick Transition From Research Firm To Clinical-Phase Biotech
7/1/2020
Since Oct. 2018, Anne Whitaker had to figure out how to transition Aerami Therapeutics from a research firm to a clinical-phase company. It’s been a complicated and challenging journey.
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eConsent In Clinical Trials: Insights For Implementation During COVID-19 And Beyond
7/1/2020
Many sponsors are quickly learning to adapt to the COVID-19 environment by providing virtual tools for clinical trial use. One example of an important tool in this space is eConsent.