• Simplicity and Standards are the Starting Points for Pragmatic Trials

    Clinical Research News | Pragmatic trials, by name, have been around for well over a decade now and, while well intentioned, they remain poorly understood and currently offer a limited value proposition to study sponsors and contract research organizations.

    Apr 3, 2025

  • Withings Moves Beyond BMI with New Body Composition Scale

    Clinical Research News | Body Mass Index (BMI) is a long-used method to measure body fat with the formula kg/m2 (or lbs/in2 x 703 for imperial measurements). While it is a noninvasive and inexpensive way to measure body fat, there are arguments that BMI is inaccurate because it does not include other factors such as fat distribution, muscle mass, and metabolic health.

    Apr 2, 2025

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Health Systems Across Africa: An Activist’s Perspective

    Clinical Research News | Marieme Ba, CEO of Pharmalys, discusses the underrepresentation of African countries in clinical research. Study protocols she worked on referenced continents, except Africa. Other African countries were occasionally included in clinical trials for infectious diseases, but for the most part, the continent was overlooked. This begs the question: why is Africa not represented?

    Mar 28, 2025

  • DiMe Launches Resources Suite, Pistoia Alliance Reducing Carbon Footprint, More

    Clinical Research News | Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community by the Digital Medicine Society released a suite of resources designed to effectively demonstrate the value of using digital endpoints in clinical trials; The Pistoia Alliance launched the next phase of its project to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of clinical trials; and more.

    Mar 27, 2025

  • Follow the Money: Eikon Advances Multiple Programs, Multi-Payload Antibody-Drug Conjugate, More

    Clinical Research News | Eikon will advance its programs aimed to treat advanced melanoma, as well as breast, ovarian, prostate, pancreatic, and brain cancers; Callio launches with innovative multi-payload programs designed to maximize therapeutic benefit for cancer patients; and more.

    Mar 26, 2025

  • Flatiron Health Pioneers International Patient-Level Data Sharing for Oncology Research

    Clinical Research News | Flatiron Health is breaking new ground in oncology research by enabling patient-level real-world data (RWD) sharing across four countries—U.S., UK, Germany, and Japan. Despite initial skepticism, researchers are now eager to access these harmonized electronic health record (EHR) datasets in a secure, cloud-based environment.

    Mar 20, 2025