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Grand Rounds February 24, 2023: S2302 Pragmatica-Lung: New Directions for Decreasing Burden and Increasing Inclusion in NCTN Clinical Trials (Konstantin Dragnev, MD; Karen Reckamp, MD, MS)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

For the standard of care arm, treatment is determined by the treating investigator and participant, with the recommendation that the choice of drug is based on NCCN guidelines and dosing administration based on the participant’s previous therapy and disease. The aim of S2302 is to validate the improvement in overall survival in S1800A.

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Grand Rounds March 17, 2023: Remote Symptom Monitoring with Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePROs) in Oncology (Ethan Basch, MD, MSc)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Goldberg Distinguished Professor and Chief of Oncology Physician-in-Chief, North Carolina Cancer Hospital Director, Cancer Outcomes Research Program University of North Carolina Slides Keywords Patient-reported outcomes, Oncology, Clinical Trials Key Points Symptoms are common in cancer care.

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Grand Rounds February 9, 2024: Pragmatic Recruitment of Underrepresented Groups – Experience From the Diuretic Comparison Project (Cynthia Hau, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Both drugs have a well-established safety profile and would be a good fit for a pragmatic design. The study started in June 2016 and ended in June 2022 and ultimately found no difference between the 2 drugs in preventing major CV outcomes and non-cancer death among hypertensive VA patients.

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Grand Rounds October 20, 2023: A National Initiative to Eliminate Hepatitis C in the United States – Why This Matters to Clinical Trialists (Rachael L. Fleurence, PhD, MSc; Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Untreated, chronic Hepatitis C infection leads to liver damage, liver cancer, and death. with the rate of reported acute Hepatitis C cases increasing 400% during 2010-2020. with the rate of reported acute Hepatitis C cases increasing 400% during 2010-2020. Rates are the highest among 20-39-year-olds.

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Prominent Reasons Behind The Failure Of NAMPT inhibitors And Key Strategies Adopted By Developers To Overcome Such Challenges

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NAMPT inhibitors are a class of drugs that target the enzyme nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT). One of the main challenges is the development of drug resistance, as cancer cells can develop mechanisms to bypass the inhibition of NAMPT. Several trials focused on evaluation of such drugs were discontinued in the past.