A massive decentralized trial showed why more monitoring doesn’t always mean more control — and how risk-based oversight can reveal what truly matters.
- The Real Cost Of Sites Working Without An Enforceable Agreement: Why Your Site's Quality Of Earnings Is Suspect
- The U.S. Clinical Trial Recruiting Pipeline Report – August 2026
- How VNS-REHAB Aims To Improve Stroke Recovery After Patients Have Plateaued
- Resensitizing Treatment-Resistant Cancer Holds Promise Over Replacing Once-Efficacious Therapies
- Why Oncology Programs Can't Rely On An Inside View Alone
- In Case You Missed Them: Recapping The FDA's Recent Guidances For Cell And Gene Therapies
- Repurposing Three FDA-Approved Drugs For A New Stroke Recovery Strategy
GUEST COLUMNISTS
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In Case You Missed Them: Recapping The FDA's Recent Guidances For Cell And Gene Therapies
I review 10 of the FDA’s guidances spanning the last 12 months, all of which aid cell and gene therapy companies to assure safety and efficacy of these medicines.
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Repurposing Three FDA-Approved Drugs For A New Stroke Recovery Strategy
When three drugs become one — the polypharmacology strategy, 505(b)(2) pathway, and objective endpoints Nuero-Innovators is relying on to bring new hope to stroke patients.
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Coalition Takes Guesswork Out Of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Research With New Guidance
A new Charcot-Marie-Tooth guidance introduces practical recommendations to help sponsors design clearer, more patient-centered, regulator-ready trials.
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How AI Will Reshape Study Start-Up
AI can help study start-up teams move from tracking delays to predicting risks—if human judgment, data quality, and governance stay central.
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Clinical Supply Systems Need IT General Controls
Validating a clinical trial system does not prove it stays trustworthy. IT general controls can protect data, supply decisions and patient safety long after go-live.
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Medical Affairs: The Missing Link To Oncology Drug Adoption
Learn how medical affairs can help oncology teams turn strong clinical evidence into real-world adoption by connecting development strategy with clinical practice.
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How Can We Influence Others For Better Outcomes In Clinical Research?
Learn how to use the Delphi method to build consensus and drive better decisions in clinical research — even when stakeholders start far apart.
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What Will Life Science Orgs Do When The AI Bill Comes Through?
AI is transforming clinical development, but what happens when usage costs spike? Jon Newton explains how to govern it before the bill lands.
CLINICAL TRIAL WHITE PAPERS
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ICH E6(R3) Annex 2: Navigating GCP Requirements For Decentralized Trials
Implementing decentralized components or real-world data requires proactive alignment with updated GCP standards for data access, remote consent, and multi-stream investigator oversight.
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Five Integration Pillars To Redefine Frontline Patient Engagement And Safety Operations8/20/2026
Siloed medical information, patient support, product quality, and pharmacovigilance functions, alongside increasing biopharmaceutical complexity, require a unified operating model to meet modern demand.
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2026 Clinical Trials: Strong Headwinds, Winds Of Change6/11/2026
Are your Phase I–III/IV clinical studies prepared for today's regulatory landscape? Learn how leading organizations are addressing compliance, transparency, and data ownership risks.
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Overcoming Obesity Trial's Patient Engagement And Retention Challenges8/8/2026
Extended obesity trials often face high dropout rates due to fatigue and strict protocols. Learn how personalized engagement and strong care relationships improve participant retention.
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Modernizing Clinical Trial Logistics To Deliver Value2/3/2026
Explore how biopharma organizations can design and operate clinical supply systems that absorb complexity while maintaining control and consistency.
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Futureproofing Post-Approval Compliance4/15/2026
In the post-approval stage, a synergistic operating model brings PV and regulatory functions under one umbrella: a single governance structure with shared decision cycles, templates, and evidence.
CLINICAL TRIAL APP NOTES & CASE STUDIES
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FastChain®: A Solution For Made-To-Order Gene Replacement Therapy Study3/12/2026
Adopt a demand-led clinical supply strategy to reduce waste, optimize limited product supply, and accelerate patient access across global clinical trials.
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CRO Takes Trial Build Times From Weeks To Days5/27/2025
Recognizing the inefficiencies in traditional build processes, a top global CRO partnered with Medable to transform its approach to clinical trial launch.
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Paperless Online Remote Source Document Verification2/2/2026
Learn how Clinical Trial Organizations, Monitoring Teams and Clinical Sites can benefit from the way Judi transforms rSDV from a logistical hurdle into a strategic asset.
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Supporting Study Set Up In Just 4 To 6 Weeks3/4/2025
Facing challenges in cycle times, quality control, and visibility, a global CRO adopted Medidata’s Rave Imaging, integrating it with its existing Rave EDC system to create a seamless digital workflow.
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Accelerating CRO Study Deployment At Scale7/7/2025
A top-3 CRO and a top-10 pharmaceutical company partnered with Medable to help accelerate, scale, and standardize their eCOA trials. See how they accomplished it.
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Accelerate Your Oncology Breakthroughs4/16/2025
Finding the right partnership can help your oncology clinical trials overcome trial complexities through strategic planning, a deep scientific understanding, and operational excellence.
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
- 09.24.26 -- Why ING Feels Different
- 09.23.26 -- Overcoming Enrollment Barriers And Navigating Decentralized Trial GCP Requirements
- 09.23.26 -- Why Specialty Samples And Protocol Choices Are Putting Trials At Risk
- 09.22.26 -- Sponsors Take Control: Faster Builds, Cleaner Data, Audit-Ready Trials
- 09.21.26 -- The SIP Problem Is Bigger Than SIP
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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Autoimmune disease is one of the most sex-skewed categories in medicine. Sex, reproductive status, and hormonal state should not be treated as background noise.
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AI visibility isn’t just about being found. Ross Jackson coaches sponsors on how to influence AI to provide clear stakeholder pathways for clinical trial involvement.
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AI can explain your trial — but can it help patients act? Ross Jackson shares how sponsors can turn visibility into trust and next steps.
FOCUS ON PATIENTS
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Discover how looking outside a program can help oncology teams test assumptions, improve feasibility, and make stronger development decisions.
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Minimal residual disease markers can reveal relapse before clinical signs appear, when off-the-shelf cell therapy may have its greatest advantage.
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Pharmacies could make trials more accessible — if they preserve patient trust while research partners handle the operational burden.