Authors


Blaine Cloud, PhD

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Lessons from six months of conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic


Jennifer Kim, Keith Maddox, Madison Ford, and Marissa Hill

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What Does Racial Color-Blindness Mean for Clinical Trial Participation?

Research collaboration between Tufts and the Society for Clinical Research Sites explores the prevalence of this belief in healthcare.


Ernest Odame

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Establishing a Basis for Secondary Use Standards for Clinical Trials

Study seeks to understand how different forms of data meet the needs of researchers.


Jiang Li

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The Future of Cardiac Safety: How Wearable ECGs Enhance Patient Monitoring in Drug Trials

As wearable ECG technology advances, cardiac safety studies in clinical trials are evolving to capture richer, continuous heart data while reducing patient burden.


Bethany Newell

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Tailored Patient Involvement in Clinical Trials

The approach of the Cancer Research UK Centre for Drug Development.


David Forster, JD, MA, CIP

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Reviewing FDA’s Proposed IRB and Informed Consent Rule Changes

21st Century Cures Act prompts FDA to harmonize regulations.


Jessica Jarvis and Daniel Blessing

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Scale Your Top Digital Stars in 2024—Not Just Generate New Ones

Scaling seven common digital programs inside a typical top 10 pharma company could be worth $1.4 billion to $2.2 billion in operating income over five years.


Sharon Karlsberg

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Strategies to Close the Gap in Clinical Trial Recruitment

2021 survey highlights challenges and opportunities for investigators, coordinators, and patients.



Tracy Parker and Rebecca Starkie

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Navigating Evolving DEI Measures in Clinical Patient Recruitment: A Deep Dive

It is crucial throughout the clinical trials space to understand the challenges and triumphs of DEI.


Mallikaarjunan R and Prasana Santhuru

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AI and Digital Technology in Regulatory Submissions

A tool-based approach can significantly aid in the harmonization of regulatory requirements, mitigate inadvertent risks, and encourage collaboration by making data sharing more efficient and secure.


Niketan Panchal

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AI/ML Approaches to Assisted Medical Writing—Part 2

Following a discussion around summarization in Part 1, Part 2 discusses the method of pure abstraction in light of recent advances in deep learning and AI.


Angie Sanchez, MD

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Clinical Trials and Trust

Understanding the role of social determinants on clinical trial participation and trust.


Avigail Rein, MD, PhD

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Rethinking ECOG Scores to Improve Patient Access and Clinical Trials Eligibility

Recent study results highlight need for new metrics in ECOG scoring to mitigate variability.


Janel Shelton-DeMagnus, MS, MPAS; Yun Lu, PhD; and Sowmya Kaur

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Effect of AI/ML, Real World Evidence and Master Protocols on Trial Success

How the application of artificial intelligence, broader use of real-world evidence, decentralized clinical trials, master protocols, and risk-based quality monitoring, together with strong ethical oversight and increased collaboration, are contributing to better healthcare delivery and strengthening the role of clinical research in driving global health progress.


Earl Seltzer

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Improving Diversity in Clinical Trial Volunteer Participation by Addressing Racial and Ethnic Representation Among the Clinical Research Workforce

2020 Tufts CSDD study examines relationship between investigative site personnel diversity and study participant diversity.


Nicole Connelly

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Reducing White Space in Clinical Development

Lessons learned from COVID-19 vaccine trials.


Kevin Peng

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Adapting Site Selection for Clinical Trial Decentralization and the Future Landscape

Sites not expected to fade away even as DCTs continue to grow past COVID-19.


Stephen Bamford

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Sharing Anonymized and Functionally Effective (SAFE) Data Standard for Safely Sharing Rich Clinical Trial Data

Presenting how data transformation is measured as part of the SAFE Data Standard, which data variables influence the rating and, how the appropriate level of data transformation is calculated.


Helena Lüning

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COVID-19 Pandemic Exemplifies the Benefits of CROs

The adaptability and innovative capacity of CROs highlighted in EUCROF survey.


Angela Terhune-Hargrove, MHA

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Breaking Historic Barriers to Ensure Psychedelic Therapy’s Future

Education and equitable access are key to unlocking its full potential in the present and future.


Stephen Bamford, Luk Arbuckle, Pierre Chetelat

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Diversity in Clinical Trial Data Transparency: A New Horizon for Data Sharing with Truthful Statistics

The pursuit of balance between data utility, privacy protection, and equitable representation.



Elizabeth Rountree

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COVID-19 Will Have a Heterogeneous Impact on Clinical Trials, Biopharmas

A discussion of how the coronavirus pandemic will have a multitude of impacts on the conduct of trials, as well as on the industry itself.


Mike Kruczek

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Establishing the Right Foundation for Patient Safety in 2025

How biopharmas are advancing their pharmacovigilance operations.


William Garton

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Elevating Clinical Research Site Relationships With New Budget and Payment Paradigms

How a deeper review of site budget and payment processes and technology is driving meaningful change in the industry.


Scott Schliebner

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Diversity in Clinical Trials: Path to Achieving Health Equity

Beyond technology, awareness, and access—cultural competence is key.


Laurence Collette

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Sample Size Re-Estimation as an Adaptive Design

Using the promising-zone approach can salvage an underpowered trial.


Joe Dustin

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Clinical Trial Optionality: Its Reality is Within Reach

How advanced ePRO tools and approaches offer a path forward.


Shawn Blackburn

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Enhancing eCOA Through AI: A Look Ahead to 2025

The three areas poised for a transformation in the advent of electronic clinical outcome assessment technologies.

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