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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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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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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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Researchers Urge Greater Transparency for Government-Funded Vaccine Trials

The Pharma Data

More than two dozen researchers and experts have penned a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials and pharma company executives, imploring them to shed more light on the clinical trial designs for federally funded COVID-19 vaccine studies. Source link.

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Patient Centricity in Clinical Trials

Quanticate

Patient safety has been the primary focus of clinical trial design since 1947 when the Nuremberg code outlined the ethical guidelines for clinical research. Trials must be designed to avoid injury or suffering and patients must give consent and are free to leave the trial at any point.

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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.