ICON Launches Electronic Informed Consent

In the P304 Phase III study, Moderna’s mRNA-1010 demonstrated a 26.6% relative efficacy over a standard-dose flu vaccine in adults aged 50+, showing consistent protection across strains and age groups.

In 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.

Results from the Phase III QWINT-1 trial show that Eli Lilly’s once-weekly insulin efsitora is noninferior to once-daily glargine in reducing HbA1c among insulin-naïve adults with type 2 diabetes, offering a simplified fixed-dose regimen with fewer hypoglycemic events and less treatment burden.

Results from the Phase III KEYNOTE-689 trial show that adding perioperative Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to standard-of-care radiotherapy improves event-free survival in patients with resectable, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, potentially setting a new benchmark for treatment in this setting.

Outdated regulations and inflexible sponsor processes are hampering clinical trial recruitment, but empowering sites with modern, compliant marketing tools could turn the tide.