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News By: Gary Cramer

A Primer on the Importance of Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials

Clinical ResearcherApril 18, 2023

It is not a surprise that clinical research professionals who are involved with patient recruitment for a clinical trial widely consider enrollment to be one of their most challenging and stressful job responsibilities.

Factors for Ensuring a Successful Launch and Market Access for Specialty Drugs and Novel Cell or Gene Therapies

Clinical ResearcherApril 18, 2023

Whether a drug is first-to-market or a new indication, its launch, market access, and commercial success rely heavily upon careful consideration of the challenges as early as before Phase I.

Twists and Turns on the Winding Road of Digital Therapeutics: From Product Development to Approval to Access

Clinical ResearcherApril 18, 2023

Instead of coming to market with relative ease, many digital therapeutics have been mired in processes that were originally designed for more traditional therapeutics, such as drugs.

Dose Optimization: Getting it Right for Vulnerable Populations

Clinical ResearcherApril 18, 2023

In theory, dose optimization is a relatively simple concept—make sure a drug’s dose delivers the best balance between risk and benefit for the patient—yet in practice it is a different story.

EU Adopts New Approach to Medical Device Regulation Deadlines

Clinical ResearcherApril 18, 2023

With new regulatory deadlines looming in the EU, it became clear that there would not be sufficient capacity to maintain existing medical devices and IVDs on the market and bring new ones to the public without a change of plans.
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    Read October 2025 Issue

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    The First-Ever Workforce Survey on the State of the Clinical Research Enterprise

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