The FDA is making moves to advance cancer research by finalizing three guidances aimed at encouraging trial designs that can deliver faster and better-quality results. Read More
Patient recruitment, not study startup, is the biggest obstacle in conducting central nervous system (CNS) trials, which increasingly use decentralized trial (DCT) methods to ease the way, a new survey shows. Read More
Clinical trials have been notably steadfast through the COVID-19 crisis, with trial starts and patient participant records even hitting new highs last year, a new IQVIA report finds. Read More
Harnessing the full potential of real-world data (RWD) in clinical trials requires widespread adoption of a standard that will make the data seamlessly exchangeable from one system to another. With the FDA gearing up on further RWD guidance, big industry players are adamant on this issue. Read More
Sites spoke out last week about improvements they need to see in the site initiation visit (SIV), which remains a time-consuming experience for many of them. Read More
New strains imposed by the pandemic have underscored a need to offer adequate support to women in clinical trials, especially mothers and caregivers, as they consider dropping out of the workforce altogether. Read More
The Clinical Research Forum, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., has unveiled its picks to receive its annual Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award, a recognition it gives to researchers who are exceptionally innovative and impactful on a number of diseases. Read More
There is a growing disconnect between sponsors’ priorities for conducting trials and their operational practicality for sites. An approach that might be seen by the sponsor as perfect for a trial may, in fact, be difficult for site staff who have to implement it. Read More
As trials grow in number and complexity, new approaches to managing them — such as using decentralized methods — are creating costs outside of the service contract they may not be used to considering. Read More
The perfect storm of rising trial starts, personnel shortages and hiring woes continues to force sites to become ever more creative in developing flexible work policies, employee retention strategies and outsourcing support efforts to keep their operations going. Read More