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AUGUST 7, 2024

Clinical trials are the backbone of medical research, enabling the development of new treatments and therapies that can improve patient outcomes. However, conducting successful clinical trials requires efficient communication and coordination among various stakeholders.

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PPD

JUNE 24, 2024

In the realm of vaccine development, mega trials — studies enrolling 5,000 subjects or more — have been instrumental in the fight against many pathogens, including influenza, rotavirus, malaria, RSV and most recently in the rapid development of vaccines against COVID-19.

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PPD

AUGUST 14, 2024

Clinical trials have significantly increased in complexity over the last 20 years, creating new challenges. Patients are eager to participate in trials but remain largely unaware of their availability despite growing efforts to recruit. Finally, patients want to feel informed about and valued in the study.

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PPD

AUGUST 16, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the adoption of hybrid and decentralized clinical trial (DCT) models. At the end of 2022, the PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific surveyed key leadership and staff on the frontline of clinical trial execution across the industry.

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PPD

MAY 18, 2023

Yet, four out of five care partners of people with neurodegenerative disorders have never been informed of clinical trial opportunities , according to a survey of more than 250 caregivers conducted by PPD, the clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific. There’s little time to lose.

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PPD

AUGUST 5, 2024

Composite endpoints might include factors such as hospitalization, transplantation and worsening of clinical outcomes. Their early definition — as well as plans for recording and tracking — is a major factor in a trial’s success.

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PPD

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The European Union Clinical Trial Regulation (EU CTR) brings the biggest change in the regulatory landscape since the implementation of the EU Clinical Trials Directive in 2004, requiring vast changes in the way organizations are structured and conduct their day-to-day activities.

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Advarra

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in clinical trials is crucial for producing comprehensive and effective medical research benefitting all communities. DEI ensures clinical research encompasses diverse populations, considering variations in gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more.

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PPD

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the past, these developers mostly used in-house resources for their clinical monitoring and site management capabilities, whereas today they often prefer functional service provider (FSP) or full-service outsourcing (FSO) models, or a hybrid of the two, to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of clinical operations.

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PPD

OCTOBER 9, 2023

“Patient-centric” is used frequently to describe today’s clinical trial and health care landscape. The industry applauds that point of view and strives to include a patient-centric approach in all aspects of clinical trial designs. Patient centricity has become more than a key consideration.

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PPD

JANUARY 5, 2023

In an industry survey led by PPD, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s clinical research business, rare diseases emerged as a top therapeutic area in drug developers’ pipelines, with 39% of global biotech and biopharma leaders pursuing therapies in the broad rare disease space.

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Olympian Clinical Research

MARCH 19, 2024

Clinical trials are essential for advancing medical knowledge and developing new treatments that can improve patient care and outcomes. Participating in a clinical trial is a significant decision that can have profound benefits, not only for the individual participant but also for future patients and the broader medical community.

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Broad Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Broad Clinical Labs established to expand clinical services By Leah Eisenstadt October 3, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Broad Clinical Labs established to expand clinical services Formerly the Clinical Research Sequencing Platform, the cutting-edge laboratory at the Broad Institute is poised to further accelerate clinical genomics.

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On Medicine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Why is the CHARMER trial important? The CHARMER trial aims to i ncorporate proactive deprescribing as a routine aspect of care in Older People’s Medicine wards. What will happen during the CHARMER trial? The CHARMER approach will be tested in a stepped wedge trial in hospitals across England.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

APRIL 3, 2024

Are you aware of the challenges you must address for a successful radiopharmaceutical trial? Enhancing Patient Participation in Radiopharmaceutical Trials Patient recruitment is a critical yet challenging part of radiopharmaceutical trials.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

MARCH 12, 2024

Biomarkers provide a rapid way to inform many clinical oncology study development decisions, including study endpoints. They can inform intervention outcomes, serve as study endpoints, and are advantageous across the spectrum of cancer care. What are they, how do they work, and how can they benefit your oncology study?

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PPD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In clinical research, access to timely, curated data is critical to mitigate risk and drive operational effectiveness. One common challenge for clinical trial sponsors is coordination of data across an array of vendors and systems. Expertise to easily assimilate diverse data systems and anticipate gaps.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

AUGUST 9, 2024

Authors: Matt Cooper, PhD, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Oncology; Megan Morrison, Vice President, Asia Pacific Strategy Lead Adaptive trial designs have become essential in oncology, offering a flexible and efficient approach for conducting clinical trials.

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Vial

MAY 20, 2024

Distinguishing the Roles of Preclinical vs. Clinical CROs in Clinical Research Randomized clinical trials are the gold-standard of evidence-based medicine, representing the culmination of the long, arduous drug development pipeline.

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Vial

MARCH 6, 2024

The field of clinical research is a dynamic and rapidly evolving one. One way to ensure that you are at the forefront of these developments is by attending clinical research conferences. AACR, founded in 1907, is the world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In a recent panel discussion at DIA Global , our experts explored how these elements are reshaping clinical research and drug discovery. This can be converted to a clinical trial simulator, which can model a clinical trial before the trial design is finalized and initiated.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

MARCH 1, 2024

These designs facilitate streamlined trial logistics and centralized governance and create higher-quality data. Master protocols allow a trial to perform multiple tests on diverse patient populations or diseases under a unified design. But how do they work, and when are they appropriate? What Are Master Protocols?

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Vial

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Clinical research is an integral component of the healthcare ecosystem. The success of clinical research hinges crucially on patient participation; however, attracting and retaining participants can often pose significant challenges. Patient Payments in Clinical Research: Perception Over the Years In the U.S.,

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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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PPD

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The drug development industry faces rising costs and increasingly complex protocols as top challenges, with 49% of developers citing costs as their primary concern and 39% pointing to protocol complexity as a key hurdle, according to a recent survey of 150 drug developers worldwide by the PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Blog

JULY 13, 2021

NCCRED was funded through the Strategy, and commenced in 2018, to build clinical research capacity and work towards establishing evidence-based treatment approaches for both methamphetamines and other emerging drugs of concern. Why do a clinical research priority setting study?

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Vial

JUNE 24, 2024

The fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are increasingly influencing clinical research and development (R&D). Contract research organizations (CROs) and pharmaceutical companies can leverage these cutting-edge technologies to streamline clinical trials and introduce automation in drug discovery.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 18, 2023

FDA’s informed consent guidance gets a 21st century makeover The FDA has issued a new, final guidance on informed consent for clinical investigations – the first update since 1998. The FDA, HHS, and research and informed consent policies In the U.S.,

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PPD

AUGUST 28, 2024

For many patients, involvement in oncology clinical trials represents a last hope for an effective therapy. This is why oncology trials must be built around patient needs, and sponsors need to balance the complexity of oncology trials with a patient-centric mindset. Many of these patients’ conditions are disabling.

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Advarra

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The research informed consent form (ICF) is designed to provide prospective participants with the necessary information to make an informed decision about whether to participate in a clinical trial. Why HIPAA in Research? PHI is a subset of what is termed “individually identifiable health information.”

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Vial

JUNE 18, 2024

The success of clinical trials hinges on increasing access to participation by all eligible patients, including populations that have been underrepresented due to the barriers highlighted below. On the other hand, community members identified a lack of information and trust in their care team as barriers. Specifically, U.S.

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Vial

JUNE 12, 2024

Introduction Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) refer to information about a patient’s health that is shared directly by the patient and not influenced by the interpretation of any other. Utilizing PROs enables the active participation of patients in their care outcomes – both in a clinical setting and in clinical research.

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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. Advarra surveyed 1,000 random U.S. In total, 82.8%

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Psychedelic Community Casts a Wide Net Along with a robust community of scientific researchers and medical practitioners, Psychedelic Science included artists, educators, religious and cultural leaders, philanthropists, patient and policy advocates, and many more.

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APRIL 8, 2024

By Rolana Avrumson, MS, Vice President of Clinical Projects, Clinical Assessment Technologies In the intricate world of clinical trials, the precision and reliability of clinical assessments stand as pivotal factors in determining a trial’s success.

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Broad Institute

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The L2C Accelerator’s vision was informed by the lessons learned from the work of many investigators, including our research on one rare genetic disease that de-orphaned many others and was enabled by scalable resources at Broad. You can learn more about how clinical trials work here.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The underrepresentation of diverse groups in clinical research is an area of regulatory, scientific and industry focus, partly due to the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance, “Diversity Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations in Clinical Trials.”

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