PPD

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The convergence of real-world data (RWD), technology and artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a vital role in accelerating drug development. In a recent panel discussion at DIA Global , our experts explored how these elements are reshaping clinical research and drug discovery.

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PPD

MARCH 11, 2025

Developing treatments for individuals living with rare diseases is critical, but orphan drug development is laden with unique obstacles that necessitate innovative, multifaceted approaches. Moreover, in some rare disease trials, it is unethical to design a control group of patients with a placebo.

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PPD

MARCH 13, 2024

In every early phase clinical trial, the transportation, chain of custody, environmental monitoring and subsequent analysis of biological samples are the cornerstones of a successful, robust and quality outcome. This significance and focus are ever more apparent when the starting cellular material is imperative to drug product success.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 6, 2025

Image credit: Crystal Eye Media / Shutterstock The role of SPICA and manufacturing capabilities Drug development in the radiopharmaceutical space is particularly resource intensive. He stresses the importance of recognising organisational strengths and weaknesses: “No single company is fully expert in all aspects of drug development.”

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Amidst a shifting clinical landscape characterized by increasingly complex trial designs and growing patient subpopulations, many contract research organizations (CROs) have adopted a “one-stop-shop” strategic approach. Moreover, these delays impact getting potentially lifesaving therapies to patients in need.

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 30, 2025

It involves a dynamic and often unpredictable process where every stage, from target identification to clinical trials, generates vast amounts of data. Additionally, AI-driven predictive modelling can shorten the preclinical phase by simulating biological responses, leading to more targeted and efficient clinical trials.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

AUGUST 15, 2023

Selecting the right CRO to partner with on your development program is a pivotal decision that can shape the trajectory of your product’s development. Our consultative approach ensures success by integrating research methodology, regulatory affairs strategy, and clinical operations.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JANUARY 21, 2025

Rigorous procedures to ensure that drugs are effective and safe. Regulatory bodies such as the FDA oversee clinical trials to ensure that studies’ design, conduction, analysis, and reporting are per established guidelines and laws.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 24, 2025

The lead asset in this portfolio, daraxonrasib (RMC-6236) , is a multi-selective RAS(ON) inhibitor currently being evaluated in clinical trials for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer harboring KRAS mutations.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 11, 2025

Drug development is plagued by complex challenges, but multimodal AI is unlocking new opportunities. By integrating diverse data sources – from genomics to clinical insights – this approach is accelerating drug discovery, improving patient stratification and boosting success rates. Highlighting data integration.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Approaches to outsourcing clinical trials have changed significantly in recent years. Mixing of service models — a strategy that drug developers are leveraging now more than ever — can bring life-changing therapies to market faster. Overseen by an insourced project manager.

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DrugBank

JUNE 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of oncology drug development, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary force, altering not just the pace but the very methodology of discovery and development. Lantern Pharma's RADR ® platform stands as a pivotal advancement in the fight against cancer.

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SugarCone Biotech

JUNE 19, 2025

Two large and randomized clinical trials, IMpower-133 and CASPIAN, showing statistically significant improvements in outcomes when chemotherapy was combined with atezolizumab or durvalumab, respectively, in the first-line treatment of ES-SCLC. This Phase 3 trial compared tarlatamab with chemotherapy as second-line treatment.

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Cytel

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Speakers discussed investigator, regulatory (FDA), industry, and patient perspectives during the special symposium “Challenging the Status Quo of Early Phase Clinical Trial Design: Project Optimus.” To address this challenge, the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence initiated Project Optimus. The key paradigm shift includes:

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Author: Lona Sheeran, SVP, Clinical Operations, Early Phase At this year’s Clinical Trials Nexus, I had the privilege of representing Worldwide Clinical Trials as the sole CRO on a panel discussion: “Reversing the Conversation: What the Clinical Trial Industry Really Wants from its Service Providers.”

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PPD

JUNE 17, 2025

Biopharmaceutical and biotech drug developers have faced increasing challenges in recent years. In the past decade alone, the time needed to complete a clinical trial has increased by 20–30%, and the cost to bring a new drug to market has risen to an average of about $2.6

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

During the drug development process, companies have a choice of different approaches based on their development plan requirements. Whichever route a company takes, deliberate decision-making around the nature and timing of early phase studies is important to manage risks in the clinical development process.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

As clinical development of an investigational product proceeds, Sponsors often conduct global clinical trials which require preparation of content to support dossiers in multiple geographies, meeting the regulatory requirements of each region. P) is per the specific IMPD guidance.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 18, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to transform the field of target discovery in drug development, offering immense potential to enhance efficacy, personalised medicine, and accelerate the development of innovative compounds. Cavlan explains that “they are brilliant at developing and bringing new drugs to market.”

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

MARCH 7, 2024

Clissold — The trio of CDER, CBER, and CDRH released a new draft guidance titled “ Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials ” that revises the 2006 guidance “Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees” and, when final, will replace the 2006 guidance.

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Alta Sciences

JUNE 21, 2024

Simpler Clinical Development From Day Dot blussier Fri, 06/21/2024 - 19:10 HTML Connecting the Dots With Comprehensive CRO Solutions When you CONNECT THE DOTS, you open a world of possibilities. With you in mind, we establish a clear and consistent path from drug discovery to delivery—one solution seamlessly connecting to the next.

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Cytel

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The first-in-human trial, which aims to show the safety and tolerability of a new drug, is a major milestone for any drug development project.

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Cytel

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Adaptive clinical trial topics are frequently explored in Perspectives on Enquiry and Evidence. Here are some of our most-read articles on adaptive clinical trials of 2022.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The drug development industry is constantly adapting and evolving to bring novel therapeutics to market to improve the lives of patients across the globe. While the drug development industry experienced setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, the field  is again gaining momentum reminiscent of its pre-pandemic pace.

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Vial

MARCH 25, 2024

Introduction Worldwide Clinical Trials vs. Vial. Worldwide Clinical Trials is a mid-size, full-service global contract research organization (CRO) that works with biotech and pharma to advance new medications. How do they stack up?

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Vial

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Contract research organizations (CROs) are an integral partner of the drug development process, as they play a pivotal role supporting clinical trial conduct for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sponsor companies. That is, how many clinical trials are actually managed by these organizations?

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Alta Sciences

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The FDA guidance, Evaluating Drug Effects on the Ability to Operate a Motor Vehicle , indicates that testing in early-phase clinical development should emphasize sensitivity over specificity in CNS effects. Tags Clinical Trials Weight 12 View the Driving Simulation Fact Sheet for more information.

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Cytel

AUGUST 28, 2023

A clinical development plan — a comprehensive strategy for developing an investigational product through regulatory submission — is a critical component of drug development and helps ensure that new therapies are safe, effective, and of high quality.

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Cytel

JANUARY 12, 2023

Statistical methods have long been fundamental to drug development, and advancements in the last few decades in computing power have opened the door to more widespread use of Bayesian methods in clinical trials. Interest in Bayesian methods is growing – in particular due to what these approaches enable.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As we approach the end of 2023, it’s time to reflect on the past 12 months and how advances in drug development shaped the pharma and biotech industries. These shifts are a prelude to further change and progress in the clinical trial landscape in 2024. Five Predictions for the Drug Development Industry in 2024 1.

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Cytel

MARCH 13, 2023

And despite initial hesitancy in the clinical trials space, simulation-guided design has revolutionized, and will continue to transform, the landscape of clinical trial development. Many industries have long since adopted the practice of modeling and simulating experimental scenarios.

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PPD

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This expansion represents a significant opportunity for both drug developers and patients, while also presenting a new and diverse set of challenges for drug developers, particularly in clinical trial execution.

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Labcorp Drug Development

JANUARY 17, 2023

The potential of such immunotherapies to address untreatable malignancies … The post 4 emerging trends to watch in immunotherapy clinical trials appeared first on Insights From Our Labs to Yours.

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Alta Sciences

MARCH 21, 2024

Top 5 Scientific Resources in CNS Clinical Trials blussier Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:09 HTML CNS Center of Excellence Resource Library Altasciences has an extensive understanding of psychiatric and neurologic disorders, stemming from our decades of conducting complex studies in various therapeutic indications impacting the central nervous system.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, over the past decade, a trend toward incorporating multiple study populations into one protocol has slowly gathered momentum among drug developers. Improved prioritization Promising pipeline candidates with a strong early development protocol may see a positive impact to the net present value of an early-stage asset.

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Alta Sciences

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

4 Essential Topics to Cover in Your First CRO Meeting pmjackson Fri, 11/15/2024 - 19:22 Starting a partnership with a contract research organization (CRO) is a sometimes intimidating—yet exciting—first step in your drug development journey.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JANUARY 24, 2024

Much of what we discuss I covered in my presentation, “Leveraging Genetics to Support Rare Disease Clinical Trials,” at last year’s World Orphan Drug Congress (WODC) EU. In my capstone, I focused on how, if, and when genetic counselors discuss clinical trials with their patients in the context of a counseling session.

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