Tag: patient advocacy

Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Applied Clinical Trials – Patient Engagement and Advocacy: Advancing the Cause of Clinical Drug Research

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients almost universally lose the ability to walk as the disease progresses. Patients generally understand that loss of ambulation is to be expected, and as was learned from a patient preference study, they tend to put greater priority on maintaining use of their hands. Yet for many years, DMD drug trials...

Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

Chance Connections Become New Relationships at Global Genes

At Premier Research, we attend a lot of events throughout the year – and through these events, we have the opportunity to meet individuals from all sides of the clinical development process. At the recent Global Genes RARE Patient Advocacy Summit, we met countless patients, advocates, and their families, including Kim Tuminello and her daughter...

Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

PM360 – Working with Advocates: Understanding Patient Concerns

Patient advocacy groups have exploded in number and scope in recent years and in many ways are reshaping the drug development landscape, from trial design to recruitment support to participation in the regulatory approval process. Thousands of organizations now advocate for millions of patients, and while many patients and families eagerly engage with these groups,...

Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Premier Insight 267: From KOLs to Patient Advocates, Using Every Tool to Fight a Rare Disease

Finding patients for trials in very rare conditions is difficult under any circumstances, and in this case the odds were really stacked high against success. The indication: a basal cell carcinoma known as Gorlin syndrome, a disease that manifests itself in large numbers of benign tumors that grow on various parts of the body. The...

Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

Stories of Courage and Hope: Key Takeaways from Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival

Every so often, you stumble onto a marketing partnership that just seems to fit. When we were approached earlier this year about a rare disease festival happening in October, we knew immediately that we had to be a part of it. Who could pass up the opportunity to be part of a first-of-its-kind event that...

Consulting

4 Historical Orphan Drug Development Barriers, Have We Broken Through?

Both understanding the role of patient advocacy groups in building better clinical trials and improving the research process mean first taking a look at the history of orphan drug development in the United States and Europe. An “orphan drug” is a drug that treats a condition that fewer than 200,000 people have. Because rare diseases...

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The Rise of Patient Advocacy

The effects of rigorous patient advocacy are easily seen today throughout the pharmaceutical industry. Patients who suffer the debilitating effects of rare diseases are banding together to be heard in an attempt to have their conditions studied to further the development of treatments and cures. However, the influence of patient advocacy groups has not always...

Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

The Future of Patient Advocacy and Orphan Drug Development: Challenges and Opportunities

Despite advances in the orphan drug development process and the more prominent role that patient advocacy groups now play, researchers in this area still face a number of challenges. But, fortunately, increased collaboration between patient groups, industry leaders, and regulatory bodies can help overcome these hurdles. Barriers to orphan drug research include: Small population By definition,...