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Biopharma Trends That Will Impact The Industry In 2016 Biopharma Trends That Will Impact The Industry In 2016

The beginning of the year is always a good time to take a look ahead at the trends most likely to impact the industry in the coming months. One area that is changing quickly, and which promises to impact clinical trials in the coming years, is biopharma. I recently spoke with Jim Esinhart, CEO of Chiltern, about some of these trends, including study protocols, big data, mergers, and new technologies.

  • MDR-TB Study Requires A New Approach To Trials

    Otsuka Pharmaceutical has been an industry leader in TB drug development for over 30 years. The company is currently focused on MDR (multidrug-resistant)-TB, which refers to a form of the disease that is resistant to at least the two main first-line drugs available on the market.

    In a recent clinical trial, many of the sites lacked proper personnel, training, and equipment. Learn how the company overcame these challenges to make the trial a success.  

  • Do Your Clinical Trial Participants Feel Like Valued Customers?

    According to Roslyn F. Schneider MD, MSc, Global Patient Affairs Lead at Pfizer, patients can often have a feeling of being powerless, and be left with the impression they are there to serve the drug development process, and not the other way around. “There are times when it seems we are asking patients for their opinions simply so we can paste them in a pre-defined place in an existing system,” she says. “That is not how a company should be treating one of its most critical stakeholders. As an industry we need to continue to find new ways to incorporate participant feedback in a way that is good for patients, their families, and caregivers. This will be beneficial for our companies and societies as a whole since all of these stakeholders are very closely aligned.”

  • Can You Guess What This Trial Is Using To Fight Obesity?

    A promising new diet may work wonders for helping individuals lose weight and fight obesity. The trial will involve taking fecal matter from the digestive tracts of healthy and thin humans, which would then be freeze-dried and put in a pill. Individuals in the study would then ingest the pills. The research does have some validity. Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have discovered the microbes in digestive tracts of healthy individuals are different from those in obese individuals.

WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES

  • SynteractHCR Full-Service CRO Brochure

    SynteractHCR is a multinational clinical research organization, formed from the merger of Synteract with Harrison Clinical Research in 2013, which provides global, full-service clinical trial services. We have more than two decades of experience supporting biopharma companies in all phases of clinical development across multiple therapeutic areas. We customize programs that will deliver timely, high quality data to help you get to decision points faster, taking time and cost out of drug development.

  • 10 Insider Tips For eCOA Implementation

    If your organization has yet to adopt the use of eCOA (electronic clinical outcome assessments) in your clinical trials, then this white paper on successfully implementing the use of this technology should be of interest to you.

  • Overcoming Complexity On A Phase 2 Glaucoma Study

    A Phase I/II multi-site study needed to enroll more than 100 patients across three distinct cohorts on an exceeding complex protocol.

  • Unblinded Monitoring In HCV Trials, A Case For A New Standard

    The goal of current HCV clinical research is to identify new antiviral agents specifically targeting hepatitis C (STAT-C therapies) and to determine how best to individualize treatment regimens in order to optimize outcomes (i.e., increase the SVR rate) and minimize both drug toxicity and the development of resistance. By Cal Astry, PhD; Marion Morrison, MD

  • Bioanalytical Development Services Brochure

    INC Research/inVentiv Health provides high quality bioanalytical services across the entire continuum of drug development. Our significant experience with small and large molecules, peptides, immunochemistry, LC/MS/MS, HRMS, GC/MS/MS and ICP-MS, combined with having one of the largest capacities in the industry, allows us to blend innovative science with effective, validated processes to deliver quality data on time, every time.

  • Recruiting Patients With Impaired Renal Function Case Study

    According to FDA Draft Guidance published in March 2010, a pharmacokinetic (PK) study should be conducted in patients with impaired renal function when the drug is likely to be used in such patients and when renal impairment is likely to mechanistically alter the PK of the drug and/or its active metabolites.

SERVICES & PRODUCTS

Clinical operations are a critical component in all studies. SynteractHCR’s highly skilled staff is well-versed in clinical trial operations including implementing, monitoring and managing the clinical components of a study. From start-up to close-out, experienced clinical managers and clinical research associates (CRAs) oversee each study’s clinical processes to ensure proper planning, conduct, patient safety, and data quality, while fostering good communication between study sites and sponsor.

Taking new products successfully through clinical development, submission and approval can be a difficult, expensive and lengthy process. SynteractHCR’s medical regulatory affairs group offers a wide range of services that spans the full range of product development, including training, performed by senior regulatory professionals with experience in pharmaceutical, diagnostic, device and biotechnology industries. Our medical regulatory affairs team is here to deliver on aggressive timelines and control costs, while ensuring compliance and patient safety.

Delivering high-quality and accurate data analysis, SynteractHCR is a contract research organization that provides robust and customized biostatistical services tailored to your study’s needs. At SynteractHCR, we believe that a statistician is a vital component in the clinical development process. Working as your partner, SynteractHCR’s expert biostatisticians will review your study’s needs and determine the best methods for collecting, analyzing and presenting your data, all in compliance with regulatory guidelines. Our team is trained to provide creative thinking and analysis optimized for your unique study designs. We provide access to your data in a format well-suited to your project requirements.

The unique patient populations, study design challenges, and special endpoints associated with oncology trials demand specialized knowledge.  INC Research/inVentiv Health's Oncology team is uniquely qualified to manage that complexity.

With decades of experience in clinical trial design, INC Research/inVentiv Health offers a full range of clinical trial services including bioanalysis, biostatistics, data management, feasibility studies, global safety and pharmacovigilance, medical writing, project management, protocol and case report form design, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, risk management, site management, strategic planning, and study monitoring.

TransPerfect's device-independent call center solutions allow you to easily and affordably route calls to our global call centers where we intake and process cases, either as part of a clinical trial or in supporting post-marketing pharmacovigilance efforts (adverse events, medical information, product complaints, patient registries, etc.).