September 22, 2020
Research Scientists, Thomas Wilke and Sabrina Mueller recently published a manuscript on “Diabetes-Related...
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April 2, 2020
On March 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in his media...
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February 28, 2019
In honor of Rare Disease Day 2019 we share a new Cytel podcast featuring Cytel Strategic Consultant Ursula Garczarek...
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February 21, 2019
In 2018, Cytel ran a qualitative survey among biostatisticians and programmers on trends in data science and...
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July 27, 2018
In this blog, we share a new infographic based on this popular blog post illustrating some of the critical interactions...
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June 19, 2018
At the recent PCMG conference in Malta, Adrian Otte ( Independent Consultant, formerly VP Global Development Operations...
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April 25, 2018
Data management is an essential building block for successful Immuno-Oncology (I-O) trials. At the Immuno-Oncology...
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March 14, 2018
Photo by Agê Barros on Unsplash by Natalie Fforde, Senior Director of FSP Services at Cytel With effective use of...
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November 22, 2017
Cytel offers a full range of clinical data management services and the team of experts is spread across the globe. In...
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November 15, 2017
Each year Halloran Consulting Group hosts‘CORE’ (Clinical Operations Retreat for Executives) as a forum for industry...
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September 29, 2017
Namrata Deshpande, Senior Team Lead will be participating in a round table discussion at the Women in Statistics event...
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September 13, 2017
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges facing human health today. We are excited to welcome Dr. Scott...
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September 11, 2017
At the East User Group meeting (EUGM) on 25th and 26th October, we will welcome a number of renowned industry speakers...
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August 2, 2017
As a biometrics -focused CRO, Cytel regularly works across a program of studies, providing data consistency, and...
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July 19, 2017
With adaptive and innovative trial designs on the rise, operational implementation of interim analyses, including...
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July 13, 2017
By Tejasweeni Rajput It’s been known for centuries that a picture can tell a thousand words. In an era of new...
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June 28, 2017
About the Author: Manjusha Gode has over 28 years' IT experience spanning delivery Management, quality management,...
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March 20, 2017
In the randomized clinical trial (RCT), the process of deciding the randomization method and implementing is critically...
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March 15, 2017
A precise and thorough approach to planning is key for success in data management. The Data Management Plan (DMP) is a...
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November 21, 2016
While adaptive designs can deliver significant benefits to clinical development- including ethical benefits for...
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October 25, 2016
Use of R is a hot topic among statisticians and programmers in the pharmaceutical industry. At the recent PhUSE...
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October 13, 2016
Statistical programmers play a key role in turning the data from clinical trials into knowledge and supporting the...
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October 5, 2016
While some progress has been made in terms of scientific development in Neuroscience and Neuropsychiatry indications,...
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September 9, 2016
Challenge: Our client, an emerging biotechnology company, was preparing for the next stage of development for their...
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September 7, 2016
In the 2010 draft FDA ‘Guidance for Industry on Adaptive Design Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biologics', the agency...
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August 9, 2016
At the recent JSM Meeting, Cytel’s Yannis Jemiai presented the case study of the VALOR trial which used a promising...
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August 2, 2016
Editor's note( this blog was refreshed in April 2018) As CDISC compliant submissions become increasingly expected,...
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July 28, 2016
To close a clinical database right the first time you have to begin with study start-up. Clearly, you can’t close a...
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July 12, 2016
How do you go about selecting the best Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system for your study? There is now a vast amount...
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June 23, 2016
Vendor selection is a critical component of ensuring clinical trial success. A 2015 report (1) suggested that clinical...
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June 14, 2016
At Cytel, we are very often asked to get involved in DMCs ( Data Monitoring Committees) in a variety of capacities. Our...
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May 12, 2016
Once upon a time Hansel and Gretel laid a trail of breadcrumbs which they followed to find their way back home. Their...
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April 26, 2016
In this blog we’ll highlight some unique challenges that are encountered from a Data Management perspective when...
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April 20, 2016
During the course of any clinical trial, there are often data which, while collected electronically, are outside of the...
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April 15, 2016
It's critical for biostatistics and data management to be closely aligned and working effectively together. The...
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February 26, 2016
Remember the early days of Electronic Data Capture? Those first systems, which were revolutionary for their time...
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November 5, 2015
Oftentimes people perceive a tradeoff between speed and quality. The faster you do something the more likely you are to...
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August 13, 2015
Full service or specialized? Full service or specialized? For many looking to hire a CRO, the answer is obvious....
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June 5, 2015
Not long ago, one of our clients submitted Phase 2 and Phase 3 data for a new rare disease drug which had received...
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May 28, 2015
Risks in drug development range from taking the wrong drugs forward to Phase 3 to investing in a drug development...
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April 21, 2015
“We shouldn’t use an adaptive design, our sample size is too small.” Most clinical trial planners have heard this line...
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December 2, 2014
During a recent DIA webinar on reinventing the clinical trial, Laurie Halloran (President of the Halloran Consulting...
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October 7, 2014
Guest blogger Laurie Halloran is the President and CEO of Halloran Consulting Group, a management consulting firm for...
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July 24, 2014
This is the third post in a three part series in which we consider (i) improvements to trial quality that result from...
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June 3, 2014
This is the second post in a three part series in which we consider (i) improvements to trial quality that result from...
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May 22, 2014
This is the first of a three part post in which we will consider (i) improvements to trial quality that result from...
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