A new white paper from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) assesses the significant implications of how decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) leverage digital technologies to interact remotely with trial participants. The paper, which can be accessed in the following link, Decentralized Clinical Trials: Perspectives for Clinical Research Professionals, is authored by members of ACRP’s Fellows Advisory Panel who note that vastly increased DCT usage in the past two years has enabled clinical research to advance during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a trend that is forecast to continue.
Read more about the release of the white paper here.
Unifying Industry to Better Understand GCP Guidance
May 7th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, David Nickerson, head of clinical quality management at EMD Serono; and Arlene Lee, director of product management, data quality & risk management solutions at Medidata, discuss the newest ICH E6(R3) GCP guidelines as well as how TransCelerate and ACRO have partnered to help stakeholders better acclimate to these guidelines.
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July 2nd 2025Merck’s bid to update Winrevair’s label advances with FDA priority review, backed by Phase III ZENITH data showing a 76% reduction in major morbidity and mortality events in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.