In clinical research and development, comparison to a control is highly recommended by regulatory agencies for the purpose of demonstrating evidence of clinical efficacy of a drug or device. The control could be a placebo, a known standard-of-care or an available market-approved drug or device. With some diseases or certain classes of devices, a viable...
The landscape for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis has changed significantly over the past decade, but there is still only one conditionally FDA-approved medication. Despite extensive research and many expensive clinical trials, more than 200 investigational programs have failed or been abandoned in the past 10 years alone. New treatments are needed to prevent Alzheimer’s, delay its...
Real-world evidence is increasingly important in drug development as the medical and pharma communities recognize the data’s potential for predicting the benefits of treatment interventions. Accelerating this trend is the Food and Drug Administration’s growing understanding of how RWE has helped researchers better understand and use COVID-19 treatments. While placebo-controlled trials continue to have a...
There are currently more than a dozen categories of female birth control with proven efficacy on the market. Conversely, the only options available for men today are condoms and vasectomy, despite decades of research. No new male contraceptive products have entered the market since the condom was created in the 1800s. This is in part...
Patient recruitment comprises one of the most significant initial challenges in any oncology study but engaging and retaining these patients throughout the trial can ultimately be the challenge requiring the most upfront planning and coordination. However, during the initial planning stages of clinical trial implementation, the focus is usually placed predominately on recruitment and not on patient...
Every drug development program must begin with an understanding of how the relevant key stakeholders factor into the development process. It’s not just a matter of courtesy; a comprehensive examination of the roles played by all participants has the potential to produce faster and more concrete results, leading to improved patient outcomes. Topics in this...
This life is amazing. Each step. Each gaze. Alone, or together as one, from deep inside, comes who we are. Part science. Part magic. Amazing. Always moving toward the light of discovery. Driven by what’s yet unmet. Across the world around us, decoding the secrets of the worlds within us. We go where that work...
Across the industry, most trials don’t have access to real-time results…which leads to delays. 95% of those delays last longer than a month. Addressing this challenge means tackling the underlying problems of data being held in disparate places, and failure to predict and address risk. Our Premier One Ecosystem captures all the data related to...
Industry-wide, spreadsheets have long been the go-to method for tracking clinical trial start-up. Premier Research developed the Premier One Ecosystem to create a paperless, electronic data process, start to finish. Trials begin with our Study Start-Up application, which automates collection of ALL the data related to your trial, then optimizes it to decrease cycle times...
Planning a product development program? Learn how to set the stage for success with our on-demand webinar series. The steps you take in the earliest stages can profoundly influence your product’s path through development and marketing approval. When is the right time to engage regulators? Which paths to expedited development make sense for your product?...