Personalized medicine impacting study conduct

As the analysis of genetic data is fast be­coming a significant part of clinical research programs, both to enroll study participants and understand how drugs work, investigative sites are increasingly asked to collect genetic samples and conduct genetic screenings for clinical trials. Research sponsors want investigators to col­lect genetic material that either can be analyzed as part of the study or stored for future test­ing. Depending on the relevance of the genetic analysis to the clinical development program, the genetic sample collection may be a core requirement for study participation or an op­tional component of the study.

Online patient recruitment: Still nascent after all these years

The world of online patient recruit­ment has undergone an evolution since it arrived during the heady dot-com craze of the 1990s—but has that caused a revolution, one that has trans­formed the space? Most say no, not yet. But it may be on its way to doing so.

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