The Premier Consulting Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Accelerated approval is an expedited regulatory pathway designed to hasten the availability of drugs (including biologics) that treat serious conditions, offer advantages over existing therapies, and address unmet medical needs. In essence, these trials are the final step that turns provisional approval into full approval.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, over the past decade, a trend toward incorporating multiple study populations into one protocol has slowly gathered momentum among drug developers. Improved prioritization Promising pipeline candidates with a strong early development protocol may see a positive impact to the net present value of an early-stage asset.

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Cytel

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Written by Natalia Muehlemann, Vice President, Clinical Development, and Ari Brettman, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Life Sciences When working with investors, it’s critical that drug and device developers consider how their clinical trial design aligns with investment priorities.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It is hard to ignore some of the most pressing, long-term trends driving the push to accelerate innovation and progress in drug development. As a result, biopharma and biotech companies working to bring their drug pipelines to the market require deep expertise from trusted partners to help deliver critical therapies for their patients.

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Alta Sciences

JULY 22, 2024

Recently, we have seen increasing numbers of complex FIH studies in CNS-active drugs to gather comprehensive data with a wider range of doses as early as possible. Recently, we have seen increasing numbers of complex FIH studies in CNS-active drugs to gather comprehensive data with a wider range of doses as early as possible.

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PPD

JULY 6, 2023

It’s estimated that nearly three out of every four clinical trials are conducted by contract research organizations (CROs), highlighting just how much sponsors value — and rely on — the work that CROs perform. Surveys show that CROs improve trial efficiency and increase productivity.

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Cytel

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Speakers discussed investigator, regulatory (FDA), industry, and patient perspectives during the special symposium “Challenging the Status Quo of Early Phase Clinical Trial Design: Project Optimus.” To address this challenge, the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence initiated Project Optimus. The key paradigm shift includes:

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JANUARY 24, 2024

Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment. One diagnostic example that I discussed in my presentation is autism.

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Alta Sciences

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The FDA guidance, Evaluating Drug Effects on the Ability to Operate a Motor Vehicle , indicates that testing in early-phase clinical development should emphasize sensitivity over specificity in CNS effects.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Author: Lona Sheeran, SVP, Clinical Operations, Early Phase At this year’s Clinical Trials Nexus, I had the privilege of representing Worldwide Clinical Trials as the sole CRO on a panel discussion: “Reversing the Conversation: What the Clinical Trial Industry Really Wants from its Service Providers.”

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

AUGUST 23, 2023

Patients are the backbone of clinical trials, playing an essential role in the drug development process. This engagement is often less understood and is underutilized by sponsors, meaning a significant element of the trial and drug experience is missed during sponsor engagement with the FDA.

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Cytel

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Bayesian methods have continuously played a key role in transforming clinical research in therapeutic areas such as oncology and rare diseases, and in addressing clinical development challenges for COVID-19 drugs, devices, and biologics.

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Drug Hunter

JULY 21, 2023

With the popular success of diabetes and weight-loss peptide drugs from Novo (e.g. semaglutide/Ozempic), this month features a pair of ultra-hot non-peptide oral GLP-1R modulators in clinical development. Request a trial to check out substructure search and more features. Not a member?

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Vial

MARCH 25, 2024

Introduction Worldwide Clinical Trials vs. Vial. Worldwide Clinical Trials is a mid-size, full-service global contract research organization (CRO) that works with biotech and pharma to advance new medications. How do they stack up? Other therapeutic areas include cell and gene therapy.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JUNE 13, 2024

The FDA Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) is committed to further enhancing oncology research and as a result, has recently implemented several projects aimed to revolutionize oncology clinical trials. However, Project Optimus emphasizes the importance of dose-finding studies in early clinical development.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The trial, which will explore the pharmacokinetics and safety of ATX01 in healthy volunteers, is due to start in January 2021. AlgoTherapeutix recently raised a 12M€ Series A that will fund the Phase 1 and 2 clinical development of ATX01. More information at www.algotx.com. View source version on businesswire.com: [link].

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Amidst a shifting clinical landscape characterized by increasingly complex trial designs and growing patient subpopulations, many contract research organizations (CROs) have adopted a “one-stop-shop” strategic approach. Moreover, these delays impact getting potentially lifesaving therapies to patients in need.

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Drug Discovery Today

JANUARY 20, 2022

Cambridge and Wetherby, UK, 18 January 2022: Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies and powerful diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer® and pre|CISION™ platforms announces that the next pre|CISION™ drug candidate, AVA3996, has been selected for pre-clinical development (..)

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Vial

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Contract research organizations (CROs) are an integral partner of the drug development process, as they play a pivotal role supporting clinical trial conduct for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sponsor companies. That is, how many clinical trials are actually managed by these organizations?

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Alta Sciences

MARCH 21, 2024

Top 5 Scientific Resources in CNS Clinical Trials blussier Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:09 HTML CNS Center of Excellence Resource Library Altasciences has an extensive understanding of psychiatric and neurologic disorders, stemming from our decades of conducting complex studies in various therapeutic indications impacting the central nervous system.

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Advarra

JUNE 20, 2023

of new cancer drugs tested in Phase I were likely to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Additionally, in 2021, a literature review estimated the average capitalized research and development (R&D) costs per new cancer medicine at between $944 million and $4.54

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

During the drug development process, companies have a choice of different approaches based on their development plan requirements. Whichever route a company takes, deliberate decision-making around the nature and timing of early phase studies is important to manage risks in the clinical development process.

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Cytel

JANUARY 23, 2023

This has aligned with the broader curation of a number of new dose-escalation and efficacy designs for clinical development in oncology. A nuanced understanding of these considerations enables sponsors to ask more complex questions like:

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

MARCH 7, 2024

Clissold — The trio of CDER, CBER, and CDRH released a new draft guidance titled “ Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials ” that revises the 2006 guidance “Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees” and, when final, will replace the 2006 guidance.

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Cytel

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The first-in-human trial, which aims to show the safety and tolerability of a new drug, is a major milestone for any drug development project.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Two of the three planned late-stage efficacy trials for NVX-CoV2373 sponsored by Novavax are fully enrolled, and more than 20,000 participants have been dosed to-date. In alignment with Novavax’ commitment to transparency, Phase 3 clinical trial protocols are posted to the company’s website at Novavax.com/resources upon finalization.

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Advarra

AUGUST 14, 2023

The clinical research industry is only becoming more complex and competitive as organizations are inundated with multiple trials and tight deadlines. The clinical trial process is both expensive and time-consuming, and ends more often in failure than success. of respondents reported they know what clinical trials are.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 18, 2024

Why is detecting cancers via liquid biopsy before they become visible on imaging important for drug development, not just diagnostics? We believe liquid biopsy is very helpful for oncology drug development because the reduction and clearance of circulating DNA occurs quickly before radiographic imaging is available.

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Cytel

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Adaptive clinical trial topics are frequently explored in Perspectives on Enquiry and Evidence. Here are some of our most-read articles on adaptive clinical trials of 2022.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

(HKEX:1672) and fully dedicated to the R&D and commercialization of new drugs in the field of NASH, announced today that Melissa Palmer , MD, an internationally renowned Hepatologist, will join the Company as Chief Medical Officer, effective December 1, 2020. Wu , Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis. ” About Ascletis.

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Labcorp Drug Development

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Welcome to the February 2023 Labcorp Drug Development Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) blog. With Rare Disease Day coming soon on February 28, we are going to focus on how patients, sites and investigators can benefit by improving the design and execution of rare disease trials. What is Rare Disease Day?

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Cytel

JANUARY 22, 2024

Regulatory guidelines outline all crucial studies and documentation that should be in place before a drug product can be tested in humans for the first time. Here, I share ways to save time and limit costs on your way to clinical trials.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

FXR-targeted drugs have shown promise in late-stage clinical trials for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Cilofexor is one of few remaining FXR agonists in clinical development. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor that controls bile acid, lipid, and cholesterol metabolism.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Heerspink, Professor of Clinical Trials and Personalized Medicine and a clinical pharmacologist/trialist at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University center Groningen, Netherlands, and Co-Chair of the study’s Executive Committee.

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DrugBank

JUNE 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of oncology drug development, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary force, altering not just the pace but the very methodology of discovery and development.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 15, 2021

Clinical research is a key component of developing. A critical component of our medicinal product development is clinical research. This involves conducting clinical trials in humans to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new pharmaceutical products. The clinical development process.

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Alta Sciences

JUNE 9, 2023

Accelerating Global Drug Development Timelines With Ethnobridging rmaloney Mon, 06/12/2023 - 16:07 HTML Safe Strategy to Save Time and Money Avoid repeating Phase I studies for drugs intended for the Asian market. Speak with an expert today to discuss your next clinical program. Watch the webinar.

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