Focus on Patients

  1. Addressing Underrepresentation In Cancer Trials: A Q&A With Stand Up To Cancer & Triage Cancer 2/13/2024

    Clinical Leader heard from both sides of the collaboration — SU2C researcher Dr. Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Ph.D., and grant recipient Triage Cancer co-founder and COO Monica Fawzy Bryant, Esq. — to explore each’s efforts to together bring health equity to those diagnosed with cancer.

  2. FDA Guidance On Standardizing Diversity And Inclusion Terminology And Collection 2/9/2024

    Last week, the FDA issued a new draft guidance titled Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials and Clinical Studies for FDA-Regulated Medical Products.

  3. Incorporating SOGI Data In Clinical Research And Impacts On Enhancing Cancer Treatment Outcomes 2/2/2024

    Collecting and measuring SOGI information in cancer care and clinical trials is critical to ensuring equitable and effective care for all individuals.

  4. 4 Things I'm Looking Forward To At SCOPE 2024 2/1/2024

    The Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE) begins Feb. 11. Discover four things Executive Editor Abby Proch is looking forward to at the annual event.

  5. Ensuring Diversity And Accessibility In Neurological Research 1/26/2024

    The landscape of neurological and rare disorders is as diverse as the human population it affects. Yet, clinical trials for these conditions have not always mirrored this diversity.

  6. Understanding Precision Neuroscience As Treatment For Rare Autoantibody Disease 1/19/2024

    J&J Innovative Medicine develops precision therapeutics in neuroscience, reducing the trial participation and treatment burdens on people living with generalized myasthenia gravis.

  7. Patient Engagement Needs More Benefit Analysis, Fewer Theoretical Conversations 1/12/2024

    Are companies just tagging on to the status quo of being “patient-centric” without fully analyzing the return on investment for their company? Consultant and patient advocate Ella Balasa discusses.

  8. Why We Need More Women In Clinical Research — Now 1/10/2024

    Society’s tendency to view the male body as “default” has had relatively benign, if not uncomfortable, effects. But, gender bias can have serious consequences, including in clinical research.

  9. What Rare Disease Patients Want Sponsors To Know 1/9/2024

    A rare disease caregiver and patient, Sabina Kineen hopes to shine a light on the importance of clinical trial education for patients and caregivers and how sponsors can support them.

  10. What Experts Think Will Happen With Patient Centricity In 2024 12/27/2023

    In part two, experts discuss patient centricity themes, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and precision medicine, in the clinical trials industry as we move into 2024.