RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) is used in all oncology clinical trials with solid tumors. The main purpose of RECIST is to have consistency in tumor evaluation in…
Continue readingReporting adverse events in clinical trials is critical for patients’ safety and drug profile. Majority of the clinical trials nowadays use electronic adverse events reporting. In order adverse event to…
Continue readingOften clinical trials teams have country approval and Central Ethics Committee (CEC) approval but they have to wait for their Local Ethics Committee (LEC) approval as well. Some LECs are…
Continue readingSome hospitals work closely with their financial departments, which support clinical trials budget and contract negotiation, however there are lots of hospitals that do not receive such support. In lots…
Continue readingHow many clinical trials teams have good communication with their radiology team? Unfortunately, the answer is: Not many. Oncology is one of the main areas of research and all oncology…
Continue readingAlthough majority of the hospitals have already established contacts and work schedule with their pharmacy team it is still common pharmacy to be involved at later stage and not during…
Continue readingIt is common nursing teams not to be very much involved in clinical trials selection and set up. Usually there is 1 or 2 nurses who are supporting the set…
Continue readingThose who have experience with clinical trials are aware that feasibility is a short study specific questionnaire, which is sent to potential sites as part of site selection process. Usually…
Continue readingIn most of the cases training in clinical research is limited to GCP training. It is true that good understanding of GCP is a critical for everyone involved in research,…
Continue readingMajority of the hospitals have started adopting Electronic Medical Records and the challenges with the adoption process are well known. However, hospitals running clinical trials face extra complications. EMR adoption…
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