Authors


Louise Gunning-Schepers

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A New Phase in Medicine

How the merging of medical faculty and academic hospitals in The Netherlands is improving the country's research infrastructure.


Marissa Shapiro

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Business and People Update February 2010

Industry news focusing on the people and organizations who work in the clinical trials profession.




Ferdinand Hundt

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Pediatric Research in Germany

Surveys among pharma, clinics, and investigators shed light on trials in children.


Kristin M. Lucas

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Steps to Functional Service Provider Success

Outsourcing fundamentals for this pick-and-choose model so that both sponsors and service providers win.


Robin Whitsell

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Making Medical Writing a Priority

Finding a strategic approach to writing clinical study reports.


Applied Clinical Trials Editorial Staff

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Q&A: Assessing the Strides Made So Far in AI’s Clinical Trial Ascent

Mick Ryan, vice president of IT at ICON plc, discusses the growing use of artificial intelligence in clinical research—from technology and data analysis to patient privacy and ethics.


Patrick Hughes

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ICH E6(R3) Ushers in the Risk Based Quality Management Era – But Are We Ready?

Collaboration and regulation were the watchwords at DIA Global this year, where the ICH E6(R3) guideline, published in final draft form in May, was the talk of the congress.



Uma Arumugam, MD

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Predicting the Probability of Success in Clinical Drug Development

Undertaking an assessment of the POS can be coupled with the product profile and safety assessments of compounds prior to launching a clinical trial.


Tony Dutta

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Strategic Comparator Sourcing

Effective ways for sponsors to reduce risk when embarking on comparative clinical trials.


Amar Chahal, MD

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Letting Investigators Lead

Perspectives on adoption of technology at U.S. Academic Medical Centers and how sponsors will be impacted.


Natalie Douglas

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Preapproval Opportunities

Integrating clinical trials and named patient programs to provide global access to drugs before approval.


Jeanne-Francoise Williamson

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Can We Predict Drug Efficacy with Artificial Intelligence?

Approaches such as machine learning, AI and neural networks are still in their infancy, but with AI companies rewriting the code for drug discovery, the implications in pharma are likely to be far ranging in the coming years.



Dr. Gen Li

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Forecast Enrollment Rate in Clinical Trials

Instinctively, when there are more investigators/sites being deployed for a trial with a defined number of patients needed, we should expect shortened enrollment cycle time. This sounds right, but is it really?


Karla Jacobus

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Strategy First

An integrated product development plan designed early increases the odds of on time success.


Kiko Tanaka

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Promoting Clinical Trials in Japan

Launched in 2003, the LCN Project calls for more studies and an improved trial infrastructure.


Susan Devine

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Objective Internal Monitoring

Sponsors are responsible for monitoring studies, patient safety, and data integrity.



Akira Teraoka

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Promoting Clinical Trials in Japan

Launched in 2003, the LCN Project calls for more studies and an improved trial infrastructure.


Monica English

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From Cradle to Grave

Tracking the life cycle of a drug is a complex process that early planning and IVR technology can help ease.


Ruth McBride

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Evaluating the Effects of Therapy Masking

Using a specific trial, the importance of assessing the success of therapy masking is examined.


Michael Rosenberg

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Cost and Quality Implications of RBM

This is the third post in a three-part series on quality implications of RBM.


Phillip Ward

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Small Biopharm Firms Struggle to Meet Development Challenges

The temptation to use uncontrolled, early, small studies to support further development of products may prove problematic for emerging biopharma companies.


Takahiro Uchida

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Promoting Clinical Trials in Japan

Launched in 2003, the LCN Project calls for more studies and an improved trial infrastructure.


Cindy van Dijk

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Reverse Auctions: Crusade or Curse?

In this Web-based strategy, suppliers bid "down" prices for the privilege to sell their products and services. Is big pharma sold?


Elizabeth Faulkner

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Reverse Auctions: Crusade or Curse?

In this Web-based strategy, suppliers bid "down" prices for the privilege to sell their products and services. Is big pharma sold?


Hiroshi Mikami

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Promoting Clinical Trials in Japan

Launched in 2003, the LCN Project calls for more studies and an improved trial infrastructure.

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