Newsletter | April 16, 2025

04.16.25 -- Siteless DCTs Are Real … And Happening Now

TRIAL MANAGEMENT

How PDS Biotech Approached FDA Meetings For Its Phase 3 Cancer Trial

PDS Biotech CMO Kirk Shepard reveals his team’s interactions with the FDA as it sought to begin its Phase 3 trial for the treatment of HPV-positive recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

The Strategic Role Of KOLs In Rare Disease Drug Development

Strategic Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) engagement is crucial for accelerating innovation in trials, however, identifying the right experts is challenging due to fragmented data and evolving expertise.

The State Of Rare Disease Clinical Trials

Gain insight from clinical trial needs in the rare disease sector and learn how technologies and supporting procedures determine how quickly and effectively new medications can get to market.

Streamlined Site Study Start-Up

Explore the critical process of Study Start-Up (SSU) in clinical trials, with an emphasis on the collaborative efforts of sponsors and research sites to enhance efficiency and reduce timelines.

DECENTRALIZED TRIALS

Siteless DCTs Are Real … And Happening Now

Siteless DCTs (decentralized trials) are rare, but Praxis Precision Medicines is running one now for patients with essential tremor (ET). Marcio Souza, PharmD, the company’s president and CEO, talks about why they chose this model and the surprising speed at which it is progressing.

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