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Modernizing Clinical Trials: A Site-Centered Roadmap for the Future Simplifying startup, empowering sites through networks, and adopting evidence-based site selection frameworks can address enrollment bottlenecks, reduce dropout, and strengthen trial efficiency across the research ecosystem.

Tom Cowen, head, healthcare, life sciences, Conga, explains why investigator onboarding creates significant delays in clinical trials and how smarter contract management can help sponsors accelerate study start-up.

In this video interview, Ananth Kadambi, VP of real-world evidence and modeling solutions at Certara, discusses how model-informed drug development can help sponsors predict efficacy and safety outcomes to align shorter trials with FDA expectations for overall survival.

Michel van Harten, MD, CEO, myTomorrows; and Kyle McAllister, co-founder, CEO, Trially, discuss how artificial intelligence can reduce barriers for underrepresented patients and streamline prescreening and outreach to support clinical research participation.

In this video interview, Ananth Kadambi, VP of real-world evidence and modeling solutions at Certara, explains how emphasizing overall survival ties trial success to both efficacy and safety while also shaping payer and access considerations post-approval.

Paul Shawah, EVP, strategy, Veeva Systems and Richard Staub, president, R&D solutions, IQVIA, discuss how their partnership is evolving to support decentralized and hybrid clinical trials by combining advanced technology with operational expertise to improve patient engagement, streamline processes, and accelerate study timelines.

In Stage 1 of the Phase II LANTIC study, Ipsen’s novel recombinant molecule IPN10200 met its primary endpoint with significant improvement at week 4 versus placebo and showed longer duration of effect versus Dysport, with most patients maintaining meaningful response at week 24.

This episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Brief highlights a new global collaboration between two industry leaders, explores how site networks can address enrollment and retention challenges, and examines how generative AI is transforming clinical study reporting.

In this video interview, Ananth Kadambi, VP of real-world evidence and modeling solutions at Certara, outlines how FDA’s emphasis on overall survival in oncology trials requires stronger safety monitoring, subgroup planning, and patient tracking.

Donna Libretti Cooke, JD, an independent consultant working in the clinical operations space, outlines ways to build fair, just, and effective participant-centered compensation frameworks.

Real-world data from more than 58,000 older adults with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease demonstrate that semaglutide lowers the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, reinforcing its differentiated profile among GLP-1 receptor agonists.

In an era of constant policy change, timely real-world data is emerging as pharma’s most critical tool to track patient access, anticipate shifts in treatment utilization, and improve outcomes in real time.

Paul Shawah, EVP, strategy, Veeva Systems and Richard Staub, president, R&D solutions, IQVIA, explain how their partnership is accelerating global clinical trials by streamlining processes, improving data management, and enabling sponsors to bring new treatments to patients faster.

The full value of clinical data will only be unlocked by redesigning how it’s captured, connected, and applied to accelerate decisions, improve trials, and better serve patients.

In this episode of the ACT Brief, we spotlight an earlier interview with Ron Lanton, partner at Lanton Law, in which he discussed how rising drug costs, reduced FDA inspections, and potential tariffs on active pharmaceutical ingredients could increase costs and slow progress across the clinical research landscape.

An interim analysis of the TULIP-SC trial found that weekly subcutaneous delivery of Saphnelo significantly reduced disease activity in patients with moderate to severe SLE, offering a more convenient option with a safety profile consistent with IV administration.

In this video interview, Umesh Chaudhari, executive medical director and global program head of the C5 programs at Regeneron, describes how double-blind double-dummy design, site reminders, and patient engagement measures ensured high adherence with quarterly subcutaneous dosing in the NIMBLE trial.

Paul Shawah, EVP, strategy, Veeva Systems and Richard Staub, president, R&D solutions, IQVIA, discuss how their partnership leverages cutting-edge technologies and integrated services to improve data accuracy, streamline workflows, and drive greater efficiency in global clinical trials.

Full patient enrollment in REVEAL-1 (NCT06812325) and REVEAL-2 (NCT06625398) trials mark a key milestone for VRDN-003, Viridian’s promising new therapy for thyroid eye disease.

A quick look at FDA’s 2025 transparency moves, what CRLs are (and aren’t), how FAERS works and its limits, who can report, and where the agency is applying AI.

Paul Shawah, EVP, strategy, Veeva Systems and Richard Staub, president, R&D solutions, IQVIA, discuss how their global partnership is streamlining workflows, integrating data and AI, and driving better outcomes for patients.

In this video interview, Umesh Chaudhari, executive medical director and global program head of the C5 programs at Regeneron, explains how large sample size and stratification by immunosuppressant use ensured balance and consistent efficacy assessments in the NIMBLE study.

Preliminary Phase IV trial results show that Moderna’s 2025–2026 Spikevax formula boosted neutralizing antibodies more than eight-fold in high-risk adults and older populations against COVID-19.

Maximizing AI’s potential in medical writing and regulatory submissions requires data standardization, objective content practices, and a streamlined document ecosystem that accelerates timelines while ensuring compliance.

Clinical trial enrollment and retention challenges, coupled with limited site resources, highlight the need for stronger site support, collaboration, and patient-centered trial models.

The Phase II trial (NCT07145229) will evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacodynamics of ABP-745 compared with placebo and standard colchicine therapy in over 200 patients with acute gout flares.

In this video interview, Umesh Chaudhari, executive medical director and global program head of the C5 programs at Regeneron, describes how double-blind double-dummy dosing, standardized assessments, and site training ensured protocol adherence and data integrity in the NIMBLE trial.

The IDeate-Lung01 trial showed a 48% confirmed response rate with Merck’s B7-H3 directed antibody-drug conjugate in previously treated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, with durable benefit observed across second- and later-line patients, including those with brain metastases.