I loved science in high school; I couldn’t imagine going into any other field. And I was always interested in cancer. I did my PhD in Australia and had begun my career as a researcher when I met an American...
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The Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) was signed into law in 2003 to increase pediatric use information in product labeling and close knowledge gaps regarding the safety, efficacy, and appropriate dosing of drugs to treat children. PREA requires new drug...
Oncology & Hematology
The Rise of Radiotherapeutics: Brief History and Best Practices for Clinical Trials
Radiation therapy was first used to treat cancer more than a century ago, and nearly half of all cancer patients still receive it at some point during their treatment.1 Historically, most radiation therapy was given by delivering ionizing beams of...
Digital health products are widely used for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of health and disease. The introduction of digital medicines—and, more recently, digital therapeutics (DTx)—has begun to influence the treatment and management of certain diseases, both by consumers...
Computer modeling and simulation of humans, both healthy and with diseases, is a powerful tool. It can augment preclinical and clinical research through mechanistic and predictive investigations that would otherwise be impossible. In recent years, regulatory agencies have begun to...
With the promise of simplified and improved treatments, the $118 billion combination-product market is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. Working to bring these valuable new therapies to patients, sponsors engaged in strategic development...
Oncology & Hematology
Premier Perspective on Biomarkers in Oncology
In this era of precision medicine, biomarkers play a critical role in the rational development of novel therapies. With advances in both our understanding of cancer pathophysiology and tumor profiling technology, biomarkers can now be used to provide important insights...
During the development cycle of a regulated therapeutic, the transfer of the manufacturing process is inevitable. The process will be transferred from the development lab to a pilot or small-scale manufacturing facility and, if the program is successful, to a...
Oncology & Hematology
Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Oncology: Key Considerations and Future Trends
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are an active area of oncology research, partly due to advances in synthetic biochemistry that may help improve the tissue specificity and cytotoxicity of these complex therapeutics. In recent years, the pace of development for this class...
Clinical trials for ultra-rare diseases can be particularly challenging to mount due to small, geographically-dispersed patient populations. For such trials, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may allow the use of credible real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE)...