Newsletter | July 20, 2026

07.20.26 -- 4 Proven Recruitment Strategies To Avoid Rescue Trials

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PATIENT RECRUITMENT

How One Researcher's Personal Study Experience Is Helping Him Better Serve Patients

Guest Column | A conversation between Kaniel Cassady, Ph.D., and Clinical Leader Executive Editor Abby Proch

Regeneron Executive Director in Clinical Sciences Kaniel Cassady, Ph.D., reflects on how his industry experience shaped his expectations, questions, and interactions as a patient in a clinical trial and how his patient experience is reshaping his clinical work going forward.

How To Accelerate Early-Phase Oncology Trial

Article | Flourish Research

Purpose-built early-phase oncology sites can enroll patients within 7–10 days post-activation while maintaining quality and diversity; academic centers often lag due to complexity and saturation.

Patient Travel And Logistics

Product | Block Clinical Inc.

This service provides a single point of contact and integrated tech to streamline clinical trial logistics, travel, and payments, boosting patient retention and financial oversight for sites and sponsors.

CLINICAL SITES

Why Operating Model Is The Next Competitive Frontier In Clinical Research Site Strategy

Guest Column | By Kurt Mussina, Association of Multisite Research Corporations (AMRC)

In this three-part series, Paradigm Clinical Research CEO Kurt Mussina discusses the meaningfulness of a site's operating model to clinical trial sponsors. In part one, he first defines operating model types.

How State-Of-The-Art Clinical Trial Mobile Vision Clinics Work

Video | 20/20 Onsite

Are you seeking a non-traditional option to complete the eye exams necessary for your ocular clinical trials? A mobile clinic may be the solution you're looking for.

PATIENT CENTRICITY

The Next Chapter Of Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes Care: ADA 2026 Signals A More Personalized Future

Guest Column | By Karen Zhu, Ph.D., Austin Jeffries, Ph.D., and Erin Law, MS, Lifescience Dynamics, Drug Discovery Online

The American Diabetes Association 2026 conference showed where we are and where we're going with GLP-1 therapies.

4 Proven Strategies To Optimize Patient Enrollment, Avoid Rescue Trials

Article | By Mike Stratton, CSS

Though rescue studies are common, there are ample tactics to avoid these situations altogether, including robust planning, data analysis, and prioritization of patient recruitment and retention.

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