Why All The Talk About Real-World Evidence?

By Ed Miseta, Chief Editor, Clinical Leader

In 2017, real-world evidence (RWE) became the topic everyone wanted to discuss. At the DIA Annual Meeting in June, it seemed to be a clinical trend on the minds of many CROs. Several executives I have spoken to recently believe it will continue to grow in importance as we move into 2018 and beyond. But why the sudden interest in RWE?