Ro announced an agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to create the "Registry for Equal Access to Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)" (REACT-AD). As part of the agreement, Ro will use its telehealth platform to screen and recruit patients who may be at an elevated risk for AD or a related dementia to join a registry of potential participants in NIA-conducted and funded clinical trials.
Read more about the agreement here.
Reaching Diverse Patient Populations With Personalized Treatment Methods
January 20th 2025Daejin Abidoye, head of solid tumors, oncology development, AbbVie, discusses a number of topics around diversity in clinical research including industry’s greatest challenges in reaching diverse patient populations, personalized treatment methods, recruitment strategies, and more.
Optimizing Phase III Oncology Trial Recruitment with Data-Driven Insights
February 3rd 2025A pharmaceutical company aimed to launch a Phase III clinical trial for a new oncology drug, focusing on efficient and effective patient recruitment across diverse regions. They evaluated patient populations by analyzing demographics, social determinants of health, and geography. Investigator profiling included practice details, affiliations, referral networks, and clinical trial experience. The final step involved selecting and extracting target lists for implementation.