Drug Patent Watch

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The regulatory environment in Japan for generic drug development is complex and has undergone significant changes in recent years. Types of Drug Applications The PMDA accepts three main types of drug applications: Investigational New Drug (IND) : Required for conducting clinical trials in Japan.

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Quanticate

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

With the implementation of technology rapidly increasing, stricter regulatory standards, and growing demand for innovative treatments, the trends within the industry continue to evolve, impacting the future of clinical trials both positively and negatively.

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Quanticate

AUGUST 2, 2024

Real-world evidence (RWE) is changing clinical drug development, bridging the gap between controlled clinical trial environments and the complexities of everyday patient experiences.

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PPD

MARCH 11, 2025

Developing treatments for individuals living with rare diseases is critical, but orphan drug development is laden with unique obstacles that necessitate innovative, multifaceted approaches. Moreover, in some rare disease trials, it is unethical to design a control group of patients with a placebo.

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PPD

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Our annual look at the state of the drug development industry highlights a dual set of challenges complicating progress. Pressure and requirements to engage diverse patient populations in trials have become more challenging and expensive, requiring tailored strategies that can stretch both resources and budgets.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

MAY 10, 2024

Over the past two decades, industry-sponsored clinical trials have targeted treatments for BPD, yielding some promising outcomes; however, broader psychiatric research often excludes BPD patients, a trend that extends to the emerging field of psychedelic studies.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As the clinical trial landscape evolves, drug developers are faced with novel challenges and changes in study recruitment, trial size and structure, and more. Decentralized Trials Digital and decentralized clinical trials  (DCTs) continue to expand and have become a standard solution for drug developers.

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Alta Sciences

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Regulatory Guidance for Oligonucleotide Bioanalysis in Drug Development pmjackson Wed, 02/19/2025 - 21:30 The unique physicochemical properties of oligonucleotides require the use of specialized bioanalytical approaches, with key considerations including selectivity and specificity, sensitivity, stability, and matrix effects.

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PPD

AUGUST 14, 2024

Clinical trials have significantly increased in complexity over the last 20 years, creating new challenges. One of the top reported challenges facing drug developers today is recruiting, enrolling and retaining the right patients for studies. Virtual support can address some of these challenges cost-effectively.

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Broad Institute

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Brain disorders are difficult to study and many drug candidates have failed in clinical trials, causing pharmaceutical companies to reduce their investments or even exit the field entirely. The key problem is that there appear to be many different underlying mechanisms that lead to depression. Biomarkers could take many forms.

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Drug Target Review

MARCH 24, 2025

To understand the significance of this goal, it is important to recognise the current drug development process. This uncertainty contributes to the high failure rate and enormous costs of drug development.

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 7, 2025

Advanced strategies and tools are being implemented to establish the safety and efficacy of new therapeutic modalities, with the development of new biomarkers becoming one of the most relevant approaches for enhancing the precision and utility of early-stage studies.

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DrugBank

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Data science has emerged as an innovative tool in the biopharmaceutical industry, leveraging the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to drive innovation and efficiency across the entire drug development lifecycle. This was seen in the case of the BRAF V600E mutation test for melanoma patients receiving vemurafenib.

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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. Lantern Pharma's RADR ® platform stands as a pivotal advancement in the fight against cancer.

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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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Approaches to outsourcing clinical trials have changed significantly in recent years. Mixing of service models — a strategy that drug developers are leveraging now more than ever — can bring life-changing therapies to market faster. Overseen by an insourced project manager.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JANUARY 21, 2025

Rigorous procedures to ensure that drugs are effective and safe. Regulatory bodies such as the FDA oversee clinical trials to ensure that studies’ design, conduction, analysis, and reporting are per established guidelines and laws. What is one contributing factor that sets the 20% that do apart from the rest?

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Clinical services organizations can help pharma with global drug development and clinical trial challenges.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

JANUARY 27, 2025

Pharmacies play a key role in improving drug development and patient care, offering insights, clinical trial support and personalized patient programs.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Applying CAR T-cell therapy in new clinical settings presents unique challenges. Worldwide Clinical Trials is at the forefront, partnering with drug development teams to map this new path forward.

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Drug Patent Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Understanding the Pharmaceutical Market Dynamics The pharmaceutical industry is a complex ecosystem where branded drugs and generics coexist, each playing a vital role in patient care and market dynamics. Branded drugs, developed through extensive research and clinical trials, often enjoy patent protection for a limited period.

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PPD

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Unlocking new levels of value with expanded offerings We are launching more dynamic and integrated service offerings that leverage the very latest automation and integrations to accelerate your unique drug development journey in new and different ways.

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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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Antidote

JULY 8, 2022

This includes the six to seven years that the medicine will go through clinical trial phases, plus a few others that we’ll discuss below.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

MAY 4, 2023

Cato — On May 2nd, FDA released a new draft guidance with recommendations for decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) for drugs, biologics, and devices. In a DCT, trial-related activities may occur in trial participants’ homes, at local health care providers’ offices, or in local clinical laboratories.

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H1 Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As the pharmaceutical and biotech industries continue to push for faster drug development, the importance of equity and diversity in clinical trial recruitment cannot be overlooked. Let’s dive in to uncover the role of digital health and data in driving faster drug development through improved diversity.

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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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Drug Patent Watch

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This approach has led to the discovery of numerous potential drug candidates. From Lab to Market: The Long Road of Drug Development Once a promising compound is identified, it enters the long and costly process of drug development. Q: How long does a drug patent last?

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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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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

MARCH 20, 2024

In the increasingly advancing world of medicine, personalized care is a key factor that can progress your drug development efforts. One way to ensure customized disease management is to utilize pharmacogenomics (PGx) in your clinical trial.

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Vial

MAY 13, 2024

Introduction The biopharma industry is poised to make revolutionary advances in and redefine drug development, and the current climate for innovation appears ideal. only 5% of molecules in oncology Phase I trials reach the market taking, on average, 7.5 Development costs remain high (60 – 70% of total costs).

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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.” Most of these post-approval changes have been overall decreases in dose. The key paradigm shift includes:

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With the necessary prioritization of various factors when designing your clinical trial, the patient experience can be overlooked or improperly addressed in study design. However, incorporating the patient experience into your design is one of the best ways to ensure your drug development program is a commercial success.

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Antidote

JUNE 20, 2024

Though collecting accurate data, keeping precise records, and measuring results are all complex tasks involved with medical research, clinical trial recruitment and enrollment are often cited as the most challenging part of the process. By some estimates, delays in drug development can cost study sponsors roughly $37,000 a day.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

AUGUST 29, 2024

By: Nathan Chadwick, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Over the last few years in clinical trials, particularly within the rare disease community, a notable shift is underway, where patients and caregivers are taking the lead in reaching out to clinical trial sites rather than the other way around.

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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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