As remdesivir’s change in primary endpoint illustrates, there are many ways to measure potential treatments. A Pink Sheet analysis of 50 Phase III clinical trial protocols found numerous different approaches. Adaptive trials seems critical for speed, but a survival endpoint seems essential for durability.
The fast growth of the COVID-19 clinical pipeline has resulted in a heterogenous group of pivotal treatment trial designs and clinical endpoints, a Pink Sheet analysis of 50 Phase III clinical trial protocols found.
Seriously ill and hospitalized patients with COVID-19 make up a large majority of patients in the first wave of Phase...
The whole contract research organization industry is being impacted by the current volatility in the pharmaceutical industry.
The UK government has acknowledged that sponsors of clinical trials for rare diseases face challenges around patient recruitment and trial design, which will be addressed in its clinical trials reform, a lawyer says.
Clinical trial sponsors in the rare disease space face “big safety demands” from regulators, which can be challenging for those with limited resources. A CRO founder makes the case for “embedding automation” into the clinical trial process to keep pace with regulatory requirements.
The termination of the HHS Secretary’s Committee on Human Research Protections closed an important forum for discussing pediatrics and pregnancy in clinical trial design, a former SACHRP chair said.
