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Clinical trial recruitment tools for today’s patients

Antidote

Understanding how to recruit patients for clinical trials can be one of the most challenging aspects of performing medical research. Sponsors and sites have more tools at their disposal than ever before, but keeping track of how to use these various outreach methods can be time-consuming. Additionally, using a mix of outreach is typically the best strategy to reach the highest number of potentially qualified patients — meaning observing best practices across marketing disciplines is advised.

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It's a Design Problem: Women and Clinical Trials

BioSpace

While women’s clinical trial participation has increased, clinical trials still largely are not designed for women.

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Clinical Trial Binders: Are You Doing it the Hard Way?

Imperical Blog

Clinical trials have become more and more complex over the last decade, largely due to the challenges driven by an increasingly global reach. As a sponsor, are you making it hard for clinical trial teams? Learn about a unique solution to managing clinical trial binders.… The post Clinical Trial Binders: Are You Doing it the Hard Way? appeared first on Imperial Clinical Research Services Blog.

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Fixing clinical trial data management

pharmaphorum

It’s 2024 and in most clinical trials, data is still being moved from the EHR to the EDC manually – with employees reading data from one screen and typing it onto another. How did we get here? And how do we get past it? On today’s pharmaphorum podcast, host Jonah Comstock speaks with Iddo Peleg, CEO of Yonalink, about these very questions.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Women want to participate in clinical trials. Lack of flexibility is still a problem.

Bio Pharma Dive

Underrepresentation of women in clinical trials affects the resulting drugs that become available later. Even small changes could boost participation.

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“This Is The First Time”: Drug Shows Signs of Slowing Parkinson’s Disease

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

A drug used to treat diabetes slowed the progression of motor issues associated with Parkinson’s disease, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday. Parkinson’s is a devastating nervous system disorder affecting 10 million people worldwide, with no current cure.

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Interview: Emmes Mindy Leffler - are video based assessments the way forward to evaluate patients at home?

Outsourcing Pharma

Individuals diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) often develop compensatory movement patterns due to muscle weakening.

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Scientists Accidentally Made a Mouse Grow Legs in Place of Genitals

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Turning off a gene early in mouse development led researchers to end up with an accidental six-legged embryonic mammal. This strange result took the spinal cord research of developmental biologists Anastasiia Lozovska and Moisés Mallo and their colleagues at Portugal’s Gulbenkian Science Institute in a new direction.

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Psychiatry drugs finally have pharma’s attention. Can they keep it?

Bio Pharma Dive

Recent biotech company acquisitions have put emerging schizophrenia treatments in focus. But many development hurdles still stand in the way of new medicines for the brain.

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FDA accepts Shorla’s oral liquid leukaemia drug NDA

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA has approved the NDA for SH-201, an oral liquid drug that slows or stops the growth of certain types of leukaemia.

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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Enhancing Sponsor Outcomes: The Power of In-House Clinical Assessment Support

Worldwide Clinical Trials

By Rolana Avrumson, MS, Vice President of Clinical Projects, Clinical Assessment Technologies In the intricate world of clinical trials, the precision and reliability of clinical assessments stand as pivotal factors in determining a trial’s success. Expertly managed clinical assessments by a team with fastidious attention to detail optimizes precision and reliability and helps you successfully navigate the complex terrain of clinical research.

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Alzheimer’s Is More Common in Women, And This May Help Explain Why

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

In the US, roughly two out of every three people with Alzheimer’s is a woman, a statistic that could be partially explained by the fact women typically live longer than men. Yet researchers have suspected there could be more to the story.

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New postpartum depression drugs are here. Diagnosis, treatment hurdles still stand in the way.

Bio Pharma Dive

The first medicine approved for PPD, Sage’s Zulresso, never gained traction. The company is in the midst of launching its second, but long-standing challenges could slow uptake.

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Moderna pauses plans to build mRNA facility in Kenya

Pharmaceutical Technology

Moderna has announced the halt of its project to build a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) manufacturing facility in Kenya.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

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April 10, 2024: Primary Results of PRIM-ER Trial to Be Featured in This Week’s PCT Grand Rounds

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Dr. Corita Grudzen, principal investigator of PRIM-ER In this Friday’s PCT Grand Rounds, Corita Grudzen of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will present “Primary Palliative Care for Emergency Medicine, a Cluster Randomized Stepped-Wedge Trial Across 33 Emergency Departments,” including the results of the PRIM-ER trial. The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 1:00 pm eastern.

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Export of Ayush and herbal products registers 1.65% growth in first 10 months

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Exports of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy) drugs and herbal products from the country have reported 1.65 per cent growth during the first ten months of the current fiscal year. The growth in the month of January stood at 14.

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Vertex to buy kidney disease drugmaker Alpine for $4.9B

Bio Pharma Dive

The deal, which company CEO Reshma Kewalramani described as “just the right fit,” is the largest acquistion in Vertex’s 35-year history.

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J&J and Legend’s Carvykti scores early line approval for MM by FDA

Pharmaceutical Technology

J&J and Legend’s CAR-T cell therapy has been approved as a second-line therapy for patients with multiple myeloma (MM).

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Study suggests tumour microenvironments could predict cancer progression

Pharma Times

NSCLC is the most common type of lung cancer and is responsible for up to 85% of all cases

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DTAB recommends prohibiting pain relief combination S(+) etodolac+paracetamol

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) of the Union health ministry has once again recommended prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of pain relief drug combination S(+) etodolac+paracetamol, after considering a sub-committee report.

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Novartis pauses some trials of cancer drug Kisqali to fix manufacturing

Bio Pharma Dive

The company said the pause is necessary to meet regulatory limits on nitrosamine, but added it will not affect commercial supply nor regulatory review of the drug in early breast cancer.

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UK’s NICE recommends AbbVie’s Aquipta to treat migraines

Pharmaceutical Technology

The oral drug, which gained UK approval in September 2023, is used for the prevention of both chronic and episodic migraines.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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Researchers call to reduce repeat antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections

Pharma Times

RTIs account for around 60% of global antibiotic prescribing and are a key driver of AMR

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Fasting-Style Diet Seems to Result in Dynamic Changes to Human Brain

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction leads to significant changes both in the gut and the brain, which may open up new options for maintaining a healthy weight.

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Pfizer, with new study results, seeks to bring RSV shot to adults aged 18-59

Bio Pharma Dive

The company plans to submit the trial data to regulators in a bid to win approval of its vaccine Abrysvo in adults as young as 18 years old.

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BMS and 2seventy bio’s Abecma gains approval for multiple myeloma

Pharmaceutical Technology

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and 2seventy bio’s Abecma have received FDA approval for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Unitaid funds over £6m to Liverpool researchers to treat major diseases

Pharma Times

The project aims to advance therapeutics for tuberculosis, malaria and hepatitis C in LMICs

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Radical Vaccine Strategy Could Help Quash Parasite Afflicting Millions

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Using viruses that infect bacteria to detect proteins sprouted by a notorious parasite, scientists have honed in on possible vaccine targets for schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that currently affects an estimated 600 million people worldwide, causing 280,000 deaths per year.

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Trial shows Wegovy can ease heart failure symptoms

Bio Pharma Dive

The results were the second time Novo has shown its weight loss treatment can help with the condition, and may help it secure broader use of the drug.

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UK charities condemn continued drug shortages

Pharmaceutical Technology

As the UK tackles several drug shortages, UK charities and pharmacists called for urgent action to be taken.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

This new white paper defines and details the impact of Decentralized Clinical Trials on the Pharmaceutical industry and how the impact can be measured along with steps companies can take to ensure adoption.