Science 37 Publishes New Data From Oncology Clinical Research Executives
Science 37 published new data from oncology clinical research executives, indicating three-quarters of all planned new oncology study starts over the next 12 months will include elements of decentralization.
Among the findings:
- The biggest perceived challenges with traditional oncology clinical trials (including both traditional studies and agile/DCTs) are Patient Recruitment (72% of execs ranked it in their top three), Study Start-Up (55%), and Timeline/Delays (54%).
- The top three perceived benefits of using agile/DCT tools in oncology trials are Increased Patient Retention (which 67% of respondents ranked in their top three), Greater Patient Diversity (54%), and Faster Patient Recruitment (50%).
Read more about the data here.
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 Grants Ziftomenib with Breakthrough Therapy Designation for NPM1-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia
April 23rd 2024Data from the Phase Ib portion of the KOMET-001 trial showed that the once-daily oral treatment may provide a substantial improvement over available therapies for relapsed/refractory NPM1-mutant acute myeloid leukemia.
