Clinical News Roundup for the week of April 10, 2017 with information on Scott Gottlieb and adaptive approaches, preparing for epidemic clinical trials, proposed tax law changes for clinical research, and using selfies to improve medicine adherence.
Clinical news roundup for the week of April 1, 2017 with information on RBM and cost savings, a culture change around clinical data, proposed clinical research tax credits, increasing patient diversity, the pharma industry in Mexico, and patient trust and satisfaction.
As CEO for France-based biotech Onxeo, CEO Judith Greciet is always looking for new opportunities to bring complementary products on board to expand her company’s pipeline. Onxeo currently has three compounds in clinical development, with one at the end of its Phase 3 trial. “External development is a key path in our strategy to grow the company,” says Greciet. “Whether you refer to this as an acquisition or inlicensing, we knew we would require additional, innovative assets to widen our pipeline and increase the value of the company.”
The patient advocacy firm Inspire has released the results of its second annual Insights From Engaged Patients survey. Over the last two years, Inspire has captured insights from nearly 24,000 patients and caregivers who face multiple health conditions. The survey looked into several areas related to patient interactions with social media, physicians, and most importantly, pharma companies.
When Lexicon Pharmaceuticals began planning for a clinical trial on neuroendocrine tumors, there were two things it hoped to accomplish. First, it wanted to incorporate patient voice into the trial design. Second, the company wanted to incorporate some type of mobile technology into the trial to help track feedback from patients.
In 2009 the European Medicines Agency (EMA) launched PROTECT (Pharmacoepidemiological Research on Outcomes of Therapeutics by a European Consortium), a new research program designed to strengthen the monitoring of the benefit risk of medicines in Europe. Stella Blackburn, vice president and global head of risk management for QuintilesIMS, was heavily involved with this groundbreaking study and discusses key findings of it with Clinical Leader.
Clinical news roundup for the week of December 4, 2016 with information on Almac partnering with inVentiv on IRT, ERT acquiring Exco In Touch, and the 21st Century Cures bill passing the Senate and moving on to the White House.
As the global head of clinical innovation for Eli Lilly and Company, Katherine Vandebelt knows there are many things pharma needs to do better. No drug can make it to market without first navigating the clinical trials process, which creates a burden on the physicians involved. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to anyone involved in the process that many physicians will oversee one trial and then opt to no longer take part in them.
At the 2016 SCRS (Society for Clinical Research Sites) Global Site Summit, Christine Pierre, president of SCRS, shared the results of a survey conducted of site professionals from around the world. The survey is conducted every year, just prior to the summit, to gauge the opinion of site professionals on various issues and trends. If the results are any indication, there is still room for improvement in sponsor/site relationships.
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