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Leveraging Genetic Testing for Enrolling Rare Disease Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment.

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How Pharmacogenomics Can Benefit Your Clinical Trial

Worldwide Clinical Trials

One way to ensure customized disease management is to utilize pharmacogenomics (PGx) in your clinical trial. As the study of how an individual’s genes affect their response to drugs, pharmacogenomics is a critical factor in developing effective and safe drugs and dosages in clinical trials.

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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Genetic testing provides patients with a diagnosis for their illness, helps patients and family members to understand risks of developing new diseases, and can be used to support clinical trial advancement. What are the benefits and limitations to using genetic testing?

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Top 10 Clinical Trial Trends for 2024

XTalks

From the continuing trend of the rapid adoption of AI tools to the growing use of real-world evidence (RWE) in regulatory decision-making and a focus on enhancing data integrity, find out how clinical trials will evolve in 2024 to shape the future of medical research. percent from 2023 to 2033.

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?Mapping the Way for Transgender Inclusion in Clinical Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

In today’s world, diversity and inclusion in clinical trials is a hot topic. Lately, the focus has been on increasing racial and ethnic minority inclusion in clinical trials to make the data more representative for them, but we are missing a large piece of the inclusion puzzle.

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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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Digital clinical trials: Trends to watch in 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology

Following the increased use of telemedicine during the Covid-19 pandemic, the potential of digital technologies in communication, data collection, and analysis has become increasingly realised by patients, healthcare systems, and clinical trial sponsors.