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Clinical research is about trial and error

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Clinical research involves trial and error as part of the drug development process. Learn more about how to optimise drug trials and the important role of participants in clinical research.

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STAT+: Pfizer scraps half of participants in Lyme disease drug trial due to quality issues

STAT News

Pfizer and partner Valneva are scrapping data from roughly half of the participants in a Phase 3 trial of a Lyme disease vaccine candidate after uncovering quality issues with a third-party clinical trial operator. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Phases of Clinical Research: A Detailed Overview

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Clinical trials are studies involving human volunteers to research ways to prevent, detect, and treat various medical conditions. The goal is to identify safer, more effective methods of treating illnesses using new drugs or new combinations of existing drugs.

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Study coordinator pleads guilty to trial data falsification

Outsourcing Pharma

A former employee of Tellus Clinical Research in Miami has admitted to charges related to a conspiracy to falsify data on a list of clinical drug trials.

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How using AI in clinical trials accelerates drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

But before pharmaceutical companies can go to market with a breakthrough drug, they need to ensure safety and efficacy through clinical trials. Pharma R&D teams are solving this problem by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical trials to save time and money.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Private equity moving to buy clinical trials firms; data provider limits media access to drug prices

STAT News

And a fragmented clinical trials industry has made it a prime target for private equity, which often consolidates markets by merging companies. To date, 11 of the 25 private equity firms identified by industry tracker PitchBook as the top investors in health care have bought stakes in clinical research companies.

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Diversity in Clinical Trials: Tackling the Issues in Alzheimer’s Research at AAIC 2021

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Just as clinical researchers in other therapeutic areas have renewed their commitment to improving participant diversity in clinical trials, so too have those working in Alzheimer’s research. What Factors Promote Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Participation?