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Drug Industry Taking Bigger Role in Clinical Cancer Trials

Drugs.com

1, 2024 -- Clinical trials sponsored by Big Pharma enrolled eight times as many patients as U.S.-government government trials did between 2018 and 2022, new research shows.The study -- conducted by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center in. TUESDAY, Oct.

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The Growing Role of CROs in Clinical Trials

PPD

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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Considering Master Protocol Use in Your Trial: Evaluating Basket and Umbrella Trial Designs

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

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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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Broad Institute

The organization has honored Liu for the development of the gene editing platforms base editing and prime editing, which can correct the vast majority of known disease-causing genetic variations and have already been used in at least 15 clinical trials, with life-saving results.

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Advancing and Safeguarding Clinical Research for a Better Tomorrow

Advarra

For more than 35 years, Advarra has been committed to protecting the rights and welfare of clinical trial participants while helping to improve healthcare outcomes, advancing medical knowledge, and bringing innovative, life-extending treatments to market that benefit millions of patients worldwide.

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Understanding the Impact of the New EU Artificial Intelligence Act on Clinical Research

Advarra

Unacceptable risk AI systems are banned outright, while high-risk systems must comply with stringent requirements, including transparency, data governance, registration with the central competent authorities, and human oversight. Here are some key requirements for “high risk” AI systems as they relate to clinical trials.

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AI-Designed Enzymes

Codon

Traditionally, scientists discover enzymes in nature and adapt them through trial and error. By training PLACER on structures stored in the Protein Data Bank, the team taught the model to predict atom arrangements that follow the physical and chemical rules governing protein-small molecule interactions. Credit: Lauko A.