Newsletter | July 22, 2026

07.22.26 -- Bridging The CGT Patient Gap, Endpoint Gaps, And Trial Friction

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TRIAL MANAGEMENT

CGT Trials: Why Clinical Operations Is The Bridge To More Patients

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) has already changed oncology and rare disease care. The next challenge is translating scientific possibility into credible evidence. 

"We'll Figure It Out Later" Is Where Trial Friction Begins

Delayed operational decisions around travel, payments, site workflows, meetings, and compliance can create avoidable friction for sites, participants, sponsors, and CROs once a study is underway.

Early Detection vs. Overdiagnosis: The ctDNA Screening Paradox

Discover how ctDNA could transform early cancer detection and why the BRCA model offers important lessons for balancing innovation, risk, and meaningful patient outcomes.

Ocular Endpoint Execution Gap: Clinical Trial Management Solutions

Discover how specialized endpoint execution closes critical gaps in ophthalmic trials, improving assessment consistency, protocol adherence, data quality, and participant retention.

How Pharmacometrics Informs Dose Selection And Biomarker Decisions

Quantitative modeling guides early dose and biomarker insights, reducing uncertainty, improving study design, and enabling faster, more confident decisions from first trials to clinical progress.

First-In-Human To Proof-Of-Concept: The DVCR Continuity Model

With a single, consistent team from FIH to Proof-of-Concept, this Continuity Model eliminates fragmented handoffs to keep program knowledge intact and speed your path to Phase II.

Protocol To Submission: Unify Workflows And Accelerate Execution

Explore a platform that benefits the entire global clinical trial ecosystem by reducing complexity and operational costs while maintaining the highest standards of data security and subject privacy.

DECENTRALIZED TRIALS

4 Steps To Make A Business Case For Digital Endpoints

Anita Burrell explains how to build a business case for including digital endpoints and the elements to consider.

The Platform Shift: Realizing ROI Across Your Study Portfolio

Most clinical trials face failure due to cost, design, and patient retention issues. Adopting a patient-first enterprise platform mitigates these risks in a growing, decentralized market.

Providing Access To Patients

We believe that delivering meaningful results begins with meeting patients where they are — whether in their homes, within their communities, or in familiar gathering places.

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