Tag: targeted therapies

Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Minimizing Early-Stage Oncology Failures with Adaptive Design Approaches

Despite advances in our understanding of the complex genetic, molecular, and immunological factors which lead to cancer, the success and likelihood of approval rates for oncology remain low. According to a recent study performed by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), nearly one-third of drugs entering phase 2 studies between 2006 and 2015 failed to progress....

Consulting

Sponsors and CROs get More Clarity on Precision, Targeted Therapy Trials

Clinical trial sponsors and the clinical research organizations (CROs) supporting them have more clarity from the U.S. Federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on how to better select trial participants and design precision-based clinical trials for targeted therapies. New direction is contained in two new agency draft guidance documents recently published by the agency. They...