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Developing an eCOA Device Supply Strategy: The Vital Considerations for a Global Clinical Trial
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Developing an eCOA Device Supply Strategy: The Vital Considerations for a Global Clinical Trial

  In the last 10 years, many technologies have been introduced to the market which not only support overall trial management, but also help sponsors and CROs ach...
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Insights into Oncology Studies
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Insights into Oncology Studies

Of the 27 speciality drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2014, nine were approved for the treatment of cancer or cancer-related conditions. FDA appr...
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Role of Telespirometry in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management: Remote, Serial Lung Function Assessments in Homecare, Primary-care and Clinical Trials
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Role of Telespirometry in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management: Remote, Serial Lung Function Assessments in Homecare, Primary-care and Clinical Trials

The development and perfection of the internet, wireless technology and the greatly increased electronic information flow make supporting diagnostic and therapeutic a...
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The Key to Inspection Readiness: Using Your eTMF as a Process Too
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The Key to Inspection Readiness: Using Your eTMF as a Process Too

Any clinical team for a sponsor or contract research organisation (CRO) can relate to the long hours and sleepless nights leading up to the inspection of a trial m...
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Industry and Academia Partnering to Advance Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Industry and Academia Partnering to Advance Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

According to current evidence, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease continuum with a 10-20-year pre-symptomatic phase preceding the onset of dementia. The Interna...
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Burn Trauma: An Emerging Model for Acute Pain
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Burn Trauma: An Emerging Model for Acute Pain

Emphasis in acute pain studies has shifted to outcomes that go beyond “good pain relief” to reductions in the risk of developing chronic pain, acute medical condit...
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Elevated HCG in Women of Non-Childbearing Potential with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
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Elevated HCG in Women of Non-Childbearing Potential with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

A positive test for β-hCG is used in clinical trials for pregnancy detection prior to entering the study and is indicated for women of a childbearing potential. Al...
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Collaborative Drug Development for Rare Diseases
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Collaborative Drug Development for Rare Diseases

Patient groups are essential partners for clinical research as they are usually the most invested, and can therefore drive drug development. Often, patient groups foc...
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Increasing Therapeutic Complexity in CNS Clinical Trials: The Need for Therapeutically Aligned Staff
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Increasing Therapeutic Complexity in CNS Clinical Trials: The Need for Therapeutically Aligned Staff

The recent rise in protocol complexity has been particularly evident in trials targeting CNS diseases, where, in the wake of some notable late-stage study failures in...
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Arterial Stiffness and Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Arterial Stiffness and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, while over the past few years, arterial stiffness has emerged as a new ...
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