A team of patient advocates from the National Cancer Institute's National Clinical Trials Network has chosen the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation to lead a project that will result in a template for describing NCI-funded cancer clinical trials actively recruiting patients. The plain language trial summary template for patients will be available to all members in the National Cancer Institute's National Clinical Trials Network.
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Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
FDA Fast Tracks Johnson & Johnson’s Nipocalimab for Fetal Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
March 27th 2024Johnson & Johnson is moving forward with a pair of Phase III trials of nipocalimab to reduce the risk of fetal neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in alloimmunized pregnant patients.