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Equal Parts Caregiver and Advocate: Clinical Trials from the Caregiver’s Point of View

Camargo

This year, Camargo is highlighting one of our own, Manager of Life Science Solutions Andrea Miller, who cared for her husband Tom throughout his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. We wanted to participate in a clinical trial. How was your husband diagnosed with ALS?

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4 Life Science Trends To Pay Attention To in 2021

XTalks

The pandemic itself will also continue to spur innovations and changes such as greater shifts towards decentralized clinical trials and patient-centric approaches. In addition to vaccines, there are handfuls of drugs currently being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19.

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Texas Children’s Hospital and UT MD Anderson to Open Leading Pediatric Cancer Center

XTalks

With a singular mission to end childhood cancer, the partnership will merge the unique strengths of both institutions combining clinical expertise, cutting-edge research and an expansive network of clinical trials to accelerate improved outcomes for young patients. Plans for new state-of-the-art facilities are already underway.

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NORD’s Dr. Neilan Discusses Next Steps for Rare Disease Clinical Trials

XTalks

Neilan has contributed to the rare disease community through his comprehensive work in the rare disease space that has included research, academia, medical practice and clinical trial design and execution. Can you tell us a bit about the work you are doing at NORD and how it impacts clinical trials for rare diseases?

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Wearable Biosensors for Decentralized and Hybrid Clinical Trials

XTalks

The way in which clinical trials are conducted is entering a new dimension as clinical trial operations are becoming more adaptable. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly has pushed to the forefront of clinical trials, the digital evolution in clinical research. MRI scan, endoscopy, etc.)

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Abbott Builds Upon Diversity in Clinical Trials Initiative by Partnering with Women as One

XTalks

The partnership between Abbott and non-profit Women as One will train female and underrepresented physicians to help improve diversity in clinical trials. In a study that analyzed the demographics of clinical trial participants of the 102 new drugs approved between 2013 to 2015 by the FDA’s CDER, only 40.4

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Cardiac Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: Caveats and Considerations

XTalks

Cardiac biomarkers can not only serve important roles in the diagnosis, management and prognosis of cardiac diseases, but they can also be significant tools in evaluating treatments in cardiovascular (CV) clinical trials. In CV clinical trials, cardiac biomarkers are most commonly included in efficacy and safety endpoints.