Consultant Wijdan Suliman, MD, MHA, explains how QA leadership changes can reveal risks, including differences in the interpretation, lost historical context, and more.
- Where AI Appears In Clinical Trials — And Why Contracts Need To Catch Up (Part 1)
- Designing Trials Patients Can Actually Complete: Lessons From The SWIFT Deep TMS Study
- Why Site Engagement Isn't Just A Role Anymore
- It's A Fact: Sharing Clinical Trial Results With Participants Builds Trust
- When AI Agents Start Researching Trials On Behalf Of Patients, What Happens?
- The U.S. Clinical Trial Recruiting Pipeline Report – May 2026
- Safe And Scalable AI Deployment For Clinical Trials
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![Lab Experiment-GettyImages-157697835]( "The U.S. Clinical Trial Recruiting Pipeline Report – May 2026")
The U.S. Clinical Trial Recruiting Pipeline Report – May 2026This WhichTrial report breaks down which drug trials are growing the most and the least, drugs that are no longer being studied, and new drugs to the clinic from March 7 to May 1, 2026.
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![scale AI-GettyImages-804989330]( "Safe And Scalable AI Deployment For Clinical Trials")
Safe And Scalable AI Deployment For Clinical TrialsWhen life sciences organizations lack a structured, evidence-based methodology for scaling AI tools safely and effectively, they put clinical development at risk. Partha Anbil and Partha Khot team up to share a practical approach to its implementation.
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Small Biotech Survival: Navigating Risk And Capital Scarcity With AIMaxine Opperman discusses the challenge and the necessity of small biotech's using AI, citing its pros, cons, and strategies for use.
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5 Critical Risks With The FDA's Real-Time Trial MonitoringLife science legal experts Kimberly Chew and Odette Hauke cover the FDA proof-of-concept real-time clinical trials (RTCTs) and expose five major issues that must be addressed before the pilot expands.
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Executive Order For PsychedelicsWe caught up with Joseph Tucker, Ph.D., CEO of Enveric Biosciences, to discuss the executive order for psychedelics.
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Aligning AI Use Clinical Trials With FDA And EMA ExpectationsFor any trial conducted in the EU/EEA, regulators want to know that AI used across clinical trial planning, conduct, and analysis is transparent, controlled, and fit for purpose. Jessica Cordes explains how even U.S.-based teams must meet EMA expectations.
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Precision Medicine Needs Better Infrastructure — And We Already Have The Models For ItStandard methods for evaluating clinical trial representativeness perform poorly when the trial population differs from the broader disease population in a patient registry. June Cha, Ph.D., MPH, explains how the right metrics can make a difference.
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Here's How FDA's Accelerated Approval Pathway Has Evolved Since '24FDA's accelerated approval guidance kicked off a rebalancing of new drug approval pathways. Since its 2024 release, the agency has been building on it in a few key areas.
CLINICAL TRIAL WHITE PAPERS
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![Diversity-GettyImages-1406072634]( "Ensuring A Diverse Patient Population In Clinical Trials")
Ensuring A Diverse Patient Population In Clinical TrialsIn 2025, the FDA will require pharmaceutical companies to include diversity action plans (DAPs) for Phase II and pivotal studies.
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Combination Therapy Dose Optimization In Oncology Trials3/30/2026
Optimize dose selection in oncology trials by moving beyond toxicity limits. Use advanced modeling and benefit-risk analysis to improve efficacy and meet modern regulatory standards.
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Conducting Early Phase Clinical Trials In Diverse Healthy Populations10/14/2025
Download our guide to learn proven strategies for designing early phase clinical trials that successfully enroll diverse populations and meet FDA diversity guidance.
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Cell And Gene Therapy Field Quiet In Q28/15/2024
While there weren't any new gene or cell therapy approvals in Q2 2024, the U.S. approved two RNA therapies: Rytelo, an oligonucleotide telomerase inhibitor, and mRESVIA, an mRNA vaccine.
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Completed Clinical Trials, Terminations Both Rose In 20236/13/2024
This white paper highlights how the widespread growth in completed trials is coupled with higher success rates across multiple therapeutic areas, signaling the end of pandemic-related disruptions and infectious disease-related activity after three years of fluctuations.
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Digital Endpoint Resource Guide: Parkinson's Disease8/20/2024
Explore how sensor-based digital health technologies can revolutionize the treatment and management of movement disorders by providing more accurate, patient-centered outcomes.
CLINICAL TRIAL APP NOTES & CASE STUDIES
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Executing Concurrent Decentralized RCTs And RWE At Scale3/31/2026
See how a team of four managed data for 40 peer-reviewed studies and 200,000 participants.
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Streamlining Phase 1 Trials With The Mobile Vision Pod1/29/2025
A contract research organization formed a partnership to address significant challenges during a Phase 1 clinical trial for a corneal disease treatment through the use of a Mobile Vision Pod.
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How A Rare Disease Biotech Replaced Manual Processes With RTSM Software3/26/2026
Discover how a clinical-stage biotech automated its supply chain to protect patient enrollment and eliminate manual errors in a complex, multi-national genetic medicine trial.
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Retention And Access In NSCLC Clinical Trials5/12/2026
Helping participants navigate respiratory limitations, fatigue, and complex visit schedules in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) studies.
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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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Solutions To The Challenges Of Oncology Trials5/6/2025
This significant Phase III trial, one of the largest global studies in head and neck cancer, faced considerable challenges including enrollment delays and an intricate study design.
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
- 05.18.26 -- Reinterpreting Belmont For Contemporary Clinical Trials
- 05.15.26 -- Clinical Trial Monitoring: Ensuring Compliance And Data Integrity
- 05.15.26 -- Protocol And Regulatory Support Services
- 05.14.26 -- Working (Well) With Patient Advocates: The Sponsor POV
- Reducing The Burden Of Patient Retention And Improving Continuity
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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![Find clinical trials for-GettyImages-1418948426]( "When AI Agents Start Researching Trials On Behalf Of Patients, What Happens?")
Right now, patients are using AI agents to find clinical trials. But soon enough, these AI tools will be doing it on their own and feeding patients the results. Recruitment expert Ross Jackson discusses this shift and what it will mean for sponsors.
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![Lab Experiment-GettyImages-157697835]( "The U.S. Clinical Trial Recruiting Pipeline Report – May 2026")
This WhichTrial report breaks down which drug trials are growing the most and the least, drugs that are no longer being studied, and new drugs to the clinic from March 7 to May 1, 2026.
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![Senior woman with caregiver-GettyImages-2151920853]( "Static Reimbursement Structures Aren't Enough. Patients Need Whole-Person Support")
Fixed patient reimbursement isn't enough, says Donna Libretti Cooke, Erin Miller, and Jeanne M. Regnante. To truly care for patients and support their participation in a clinical trial, they need whole-person support.
FOCUS ON PATIENTS
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![Mother abd adult daughter at doctors-GettyImages-2213748134]( "Designing Trials Patients Can Actually Complete: Lessons From The SWIFT Deep TMS Study")
Being time conscious and attuned to patient needs are two contributing factors to trials that recruit and retain patients for the duration.
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![build trust-GettyImages-1175873327]( "It's A Fact: Sharing Clinical Trial Results With Participants Builds Trust")
CISCRP experts share results from their annual Perceptions & Insights Study showing that patients continue to place a high value on receiving both individual and overall study results.
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![prescription instructions-GettyImages-1785706494]( "Precision Medicine Needs Better Infrastructure — And We Already Have The Models For It")
Standard methods for evaluating clinical trial representativeness perform poorly when the trial population differs from the broader disease population in a patient registry. June Cha, Ph.D., MPH, explains how the right metrics can make a difference.
