• Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment Could Be Tempered By Intermittent Dosing

    Clinical Research News | The frequency, degree, and speed of onset of immune-related adverse events from the experimental cancer drug AMG319, an inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ (PI3Kδ), came as an unwelcome surprise in a recent clinical trial involving patients in the UK with head and neck cancer. But the study also served to highlight how “absolutely critical” understanding of the immune system is to the development of rational immunotherapy.

    Jun 9, 2022

  • Genetic Control Of Autoimmune Disease Mapped To Cellular Level

    Clinical Research News | The pioneering OneK1K study in Australia has identified an immune “fingerprint” of seven autoimmune disorders using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). The general framework, which combines the scRNA-seq data with genotype data to classify individual cells, can be applied to many different diseases.

    Jun 8, 2022

  • The Scope of Things: Jasmine Smith and Dr. Deborah Duong on the First Decentralized AI Longevity Research Network

    Clinical Research News | With the latest innovations in medicine often prohibitively expensive, Rejuve.AI’s Jasmine Smith, CEO, and Dr. Deborah Duong, CTO, help patients achieve a healthy and extended lifespan regardless of economic standing. In the latest episode of the Scope of Things podcast, they, along with podcast host, Deborah Borfitz, discuss the world’s first decentralized AI longevity research network that provides equitable health and wellness solutions.

    Jun 7, 2022

  • Guardant and IQVIA Develop Precision Oncology Platform to Normalize Clinical Data

    Clinical Research News | Innovative Practices Award | Extracting high-quality data from clinical records can be time-consuming and costly, primarily when manual abstractors are tasked with mining complex, unstructured, and lengthy documents. That’s why the scientists at Guardant Health and Linguamatics, an IQVIA company, launched a real-world evidence database called GuardantINFORM. The platform was named one of the 2022 Bio-IT World Innovative Practices award winners.

    Jun 2, 2022

  • Chasing Digital Twins: Pilot Project Tackles Cancer Patient Twins in Neuro-Oncology

    Clinical Research News | At the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo last month, a team of researchers reported on their 12-week pilot effort to build cancer patient digital twins to aid in oncologist decision-making.

    Jun 1, 2022

  • World’s First Clinical Trials Ecosystem and Marketplace About To Open

    Clinical Research News | As the world’s first clinical trial ecosystem and marketplace, ClinEco—launching in beta this summer—is designed to connect study sponsors in need of clinical trial support with the full range of clinical trial technology and service providers.

    May 31, 2022