Clinical Trials

Cancer Patients Have Limited Understanding of Genomic Test Results

by Jessica Kent

A majority of patients with cancer don’t understand critical features of the genomic test results they receive when participating in clinical trials, according to a pilot study conducted under...

Precision Medicine Partnership Aims to Diagnose Pediatric Patients

by Jessica Kent

In a first-of-its-kind partnership in Illinois, OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital is joining forces with Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) on a precision medicine...

FDA to Advance the Use of Real-World Evidence in Cancer Care

by Jessica Kent

The FDA Oncology Center for Excellence (OCE) and Syapse have signed a multi-year Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) focused on using real-world evidence to support regulatory decision-making in...

Depression, Alzheimer’s Pathology Signs of Cognitive Decline

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that mild or moderate depression together with brain amyloid, a biological marker of Alzheimer’s disease, could result in changes...

Artificial Intelligence Could Increase Clinical Trial Success Rates

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence could improve key parts of the clinical trial process, including selection and recruitment and patient monitoring, according to a study published in Trends in Pharmacological...

Temple University Joins NIH’s All of Us Precision Medicine Program

by Jessica Kent

Temple University, NIH, and the University of Pittsburgh will partner to open an enrollment site for the All of Us Research Program, an effort to advance precision medicine treatment and care for...

Machine Learning Tools Help Predict Clinical Trial Outcomes

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning technologies can help predict outcomes of clinical trials, leading to faster drug approval times, lower costs, and more funding to develop new treatments, according to a study...

100% of Clinical Trial Sponsors Need Improved Data Exchange

by Jessica Kent

One hundred percent of clinical trial sponsors cite the need for better data exchange among study partners, indicating that the industry is pushing for more streamlined trial processes and systems, a...

Data Management Tools, Incentives May Aid Clinical Trial Enrollment

by Jessica Kent

Data management platforms and financial incentives may help organizations increase cancer clinical trial enrollment and patient recruitment, states a study published in the Journal of Clinical...

Multi-Drug Therapies Improve Precision Medicine for Cancer

by Jessica Kent

Using multi-drug therapies helped improve outcomes among patients with therapy-resistant cancers, indicating that combination drug treatments could improve precision medicine for cancer care, according...

FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Enhance Clinical Trial Diversity

by Jessica Kent

FDA has issued draft guidance discussing how sponsors can enhance the diversity of populations in clinical trials. While the agency noted that it has made progress in increasing enrollment diversity,...

NIH Clinical Trials Apply Genomics to Chronic Disease Management

by Jessica Kent

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund clinical trials to assess the benefits, applicability, and efficacy of applying genomic medicine to chronic disease management. The trials are part of...

NIH Precision Medicine Trial Releases Cancer Study Results

by Jessica Kent

The NCI-MATCH precision medicine clinical trial, co-led by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has released findings revealing that a particular drug...

FDA to Eliminate Health Disparities in Clinical Trials, Research

by Jessica Kent

FDA is working to eliminate health disparities in clinical trials, research, and treatments of chronic, debilitating diseases. The agency needs to increase equity across the care continuum, stated a...

FDA Expands Real-World Evidence Partnership with Brigham and Women’s

by Jessica Kent

The FDA, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Aetion are expanding their real-world evidence demonstration project to predict the results of seven ongoing Phase IV trials.   The project,...

FDA: Real-World Data, Machine Learning Critical for Clinical Trials

by Jennifer Bresnick

Real-world data gathered directly from EHRs and other data sources, paired with advances in machine learning, will be crucial for architecting the next generation of successful clinical trials, says...

MIT Targets Life Sciences with Clinical Trial Analytics Project

by Jessica Kent

The MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering (LFE) and Informa Pharma Intelligence have launched an initiative to provide timely and accurate estimates of the risks and benefits of clinical trials to...

NCI Supports Precision Medicine with Updated Clinical Trial Criteria

by Jessica Kent

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has revised its clinical trial protocol template to expand eligibility criteria for cancer clinical trials. The updated criteria will allow patients with certain...

FDA Launches App to Support Clinical Trials, Real-World Evidence Collection

by Jessica Kent

The FDA has introduced the new MyStudies app, which will collect real-world evidence through mobile devices and increase the diversity of information available for clinical trials and other healthcare...

FDA Sets Goals for Big Data, Clinical Trials, Artificial Intelligence

by Jessica Kent

The FDA is turning to cost-effective strategies and big data to accelerate clinical trial efficiency, medical product development, and innovations in artificial intelligence, according to a recent blog...