For Soligenix, reformulation was not a detour but a necessary step toward optimizing a therapy for real-world use. Discover how the team reformulated its drug delivery from in-clinic to at-home administration.
- AI Amplifies Capabilities But Also Risks: Learn The Legal Consequences Of AI In Clinical Research
- Is It Time To Replace RECIST — Or Just Add AI?
- India Opens The Fast Lane For Drug Development
- U.S. Pharma Tariffs And MFN Become Law After April 2 Update
- Clinical Trials Succeed When Patients Talk — And The Entire Ecosystem Listens
- What Really Moves The Needle In Primary Immunodeficiency Research And Treatment
- Clinical Trials Have A Native American Problem
GUEST COLUMNISTS
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![Hospital, holding hands and kid in bed, healthcare, cancer-GettyImages-2120554524]( "Clinical Trials Succeed When Patients Talk — And The Entire Ecosystem Listens")
Clinical Trials Succeed When Patients Talk — And The Entire Ecosystem ListensPatient advocate and founder of MIB Agents Ann Graham knows intimately the importance of including patient feedback into trial design. She explains value of — and offers practical advice — for doing just that.
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![Young female scientist works at work bench in laboratory-GettyImages-899074182]( "What Really Moves The Needle In Primary Immunodeficiency Research And Treatment")
What Really Moves The Needle In Primary Immunodeficiency Research And TreatmentKedrion Biopharma's Nisha Jain details how researchers can improve trials for primary immunodeficiency and shares four factors for improvement.
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![Kidney issues, medical-GettyImages-1360864678]( "First-In-Human Porcine Kidney Transplant Trial Builds On Expanded Access Success")
First-In-Human Porcine Kidney Transplant Trial Builds On Expanded Access SuccesseGenesis CEO Mike Curtis discusses the first-in-human trial of EGEN-2784, which they're studying whether a porcine kidney can restore near-normal quality of life while awaiting a human transplant.
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![Elderly man sitting in hospital-GettyImages-1740621426]( "Assigned Slot Allocation Offers A Fair Solution For Oncology Phase 1 Trials (Part 2)")
Assigned Slot Allocation Offers A Fair Solution For Oncology Phase 1 Trials (Part 2)In part two of this series on slot allocation, Nehal Lakhani, MD, Ph.D. proposes assigned slot allocation as an alternative to competitive placement and discusses how the approach might benefit patients and sites.
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![Patient sitting in waiting room-GettyImages-629772380]( "Slot Allocation Is A Problem For Patients And PIs In Phase 1 Oncology Trials (Part 1)")
Slot Allocation Is A Problem For Patients And PIs In Phase 1 Oncology Trials (Part 1)Given the shift in the size and scope of oncology Phase 1 trials, cohort management and slot allocation strategies must change, too. Nehal Lakhani, MD, Ph.D. explains why competitive slot allocation is no longer optimal for patients or PIs.
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![MRI scanning in control room-GettyImages-2176245578]( "There's A Gap In Brain Tumor Research — Here's How We Fix It")
There's A Gap In Brain Tumor Research — Here's How We Fix ItBrain tumors are some of the most biologically complex and least improved indications. Biochemistry researcher and scientist Catherine Bladen, Ph.D., argues sustained focus is a key to driving real-world progress.
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![Glioblastoma in Left Frontal Lobe with Midline Shift-GettyImages-2226756753]( "Lessons Learned While Taking Glioblastoma Drug From Bench To Clinic")
Lessons Learned While Taking Glioblastoma Drug From Bench To ClinicMimiVax CEO Mike Ciesielski recounts the company's transition from academia to industry, hitting on topics like vendor partnerships, FDA conversations, and manufacturer selection.
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![pharmaceutical inspection identifies pills-GettyImages-2154549420]( "The Much-Feared FDA Form 483, Part 3")
The Much-Feared FDA Form 483, Part 3This final installment in this three-part series offers an example of how the misperception of the 483 as a surrogate for overall quality of a firm can lead to policy errors in attempting to mitigate pricing problems with generic drugs.
CLINICAL TRIAL WHITE PAPERS
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![AI-GettyImages-2161301983]( "Powering More Efficient Clinical Development With AI And ML")
Powering More Efficient Clinical Development With AI And MLExplore how AI and ML are revolutionizing clinical trials by automating data processes to accelerate research and transform data into actionable outcomes for patient care.
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Real-Time Clinical Data Insights Delivered By Automation And AI2/26/2026
Automated data flows and human‑guided AI enable faster, more reliable oversight into clinical trials. Learn how real‑time insights and unified monitoring support quality, efficiency, and readiness.
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Continuous Cough Monitoring: Addressing Placebo Effects And Data Gaps7/7/2025
Modernizing symptom monitoring is essential to improving clinical trial quality, and these tools deliver richer, more accurate data that can help close information gaps.
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The EMR Interoperability Dream Vs. Clinical Research Reality10/20/2025
Seamless Electronic Medical Record access promises accelerated trials and regulatory-grade evidence, but incomplete, unstructured data requires hybrid strategies using AI and human oversight to bridge gaps.
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The Future Of Regulatory Operations6/3/2024
The pathway to enhancing reliability, compliance, and efficiency across lifecycle management will require embracing technology and process improvement if organizations want to achieve their goals.
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Offline eCOA: The Real-Time Monitoring Dilemma3/9/2026
Balance the need for offline data safety with the necessity of real-time monitoring. Learn how to navigate new regulatory requirements for source devices while maintaining high patient compliance.
CLINICAL TRIAL APP NOTES & CASE STUDIES
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Outgrowing Excel: Implementing RTSM In A Live Phase I Trial2/25/2026
Learn how a clinical-stage oncology biotech successfully transitioned a live Phase I trial from manual spreadsheets to RTSM without disrupting site momentum or patient enrollment.
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Rescuing Data Integrity: A Swift Transition And Quality Transformation11/14/2025
Uncover how this collaboration supported timely progress toward key study milestones, enabling smoother execution and more dependable output across data management and statistical activities.
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Digitizing And Standardizing Participant Pain Body Maps6/13/2024
Explore how digitizing clinical trial processes, such as paperless "body map" assessments, can enhance efficiency and standardization in pharmaceutical trials.
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Developing And Validating Clinical Receptor Occupancy Pharmacodynamic Biomarker Assays9/25/2025
Receptor occupancy (RO) assays assess drug-target engagement and support PK/PD modeling. Accurate RO requires customized assays using stabilized blood to monitor CD6 modulation in autoimmune therapy.
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Biometric Services For Large Pharmaceutical Company7/31/2025
This case exemplifies the effectiveness of flexible staffing solutions in meeting the dynamic needs of the biopharmaceutical industry while maintaining control over project deliverables and timelines.
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A Long COVID Study Sponsor Adopts Integrated eCOA And Cognitive Assessment Solution8/18/2025
eCOA tools used in a long COVID study enabled remote, real-time symptom tracking, cognitive testing, and patient-reported outcomes, ensuring high-quality data while minimizing patient burden.
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
- 04.20.26 -- Rethinking Rare Disease Recruitment
- 04.17.26 -- Continue To Choose New AI-Related Projects
- 04.16.26 -- Lessons Learned While Taking Glioblastoma Drug From Bench To Clinic
- 04.15.26 -- Best Practices In Designing An Adaptive, Open-Label RCT Phase 3 Oncology Trial
- 04.15.26 -- STREAM Edition: Continue To Choose New AI-Related Projects
RECRUITMENT AND DIVERSITY
This section includes some helpful resources regarding patient recruitment and diversity in clinical trials, including this link to the FDA's guidance on diversity action plans.
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![Elderly man sitting in hospital-GettyImages-1740621426]( "Assigned Slot Allocation Offers A Fair Solution For Oncology Phase 1 Trials (Part 2)")
In part two of this series on slot allocation, Nehal Lakhani, MD, Ph.D. proposes assigned slot allocation as an alternative to competitive placement and discusses how the approach might benefit patients and sites.
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![Patient sitting in waiting room-GettyImages-629772380]( "Slot Allocation Is A Problem For Patients And PIs In Phase 1 Oncology Trials (Part 1)")
Given the shift in the size and scope of oncology Phase 1 trials, cohort management and slot allocation strategies must change, too. Nehal Lakhani, MD, Ph.D. explains why competitive slot allocation is no longer optimal for patients or PIs.
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![translate foreign language with internet software-GettyImages-2215567295]( "Bridging Language And Medicine: Best Practices In French Regulatory Medical Writing")
Poor translations are not just clunky. They can be risky. Medical-linguistic consultant Farah Ayadi, PharmD, explains its implications for safety, regulatory submissions, and downstream operational or financial outcomes.
FOCUS ON PATIENTS
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![Insulin pen, medical equipment-GettyImages-1447329677]( "Reformulating An In-Clinic IV To At-Home Injection Puts Patients At The Center")
For Soligenix, reformulation was not a detour but a necessary step toward optimizing a therapy for real-world use. Discover how the team reformulated its drug delivery from in-clinic to at-home administration.
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![Hospital, holding hands and kid in bed, healthcare, cancer-GettyImages-2120554524]( "Clinical Trials Succeed When Patients Talk — And The Entire Ecosystem Listens")
Patient advocate and founder of MIB Agents Ann Graham knows intimately the importance of including patient feedback into trial design. She explains value of — and offers practical advice — for doing just that.
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![Kidney issues, medical-GettyImages-1360864678]( "First-In-Human Porcine Kidney Transplant Trial Builds On Expanded Access Success")
eGenesis CEO Mike Curtis discusses the first-in-human trial of EGEN-2784, which they're studying whether a porcine kidney can restore near-normal quality of life while awaiting a human transplant.
