Blog posts


Why ePROs in oncology are perfect for capturing the patient’s voice
Here are two statistics that may surprise you.
Number one, according to the WIRB-Copernicus Group, the number of oncology trials has skyrocketed over the last decade, almost doubling the number of all other therapeutic areas combined.
Number two, between 2010 and 2020, only 9 out of 108 FDA-approved oncology drugs, a mere 8.3%, included electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) in their labeling.
Clearly, ePRO adoption is lagging in oncology trials. This comes despite recent guidance from the FDA (in 2021 and 2024) explaining how sponsors can use these technologies to ease trials for themselves and their patients.


Podcast: Michelle Longmire and David Fajgenbaum of EveryCure join the PharmaExec podcast
Medable CEO Michelle Longmire and Dr. David Fajgenbaum, co-founder of EveryCure, join Pharmaceutical Executive podcast to talk about their partnership adn navigating the regulatory landscape.


Why the future looks bright for eCOA in clinical trials
See why the electronic clinical outcome (eCOA) market is poised to continue its rapid growth and why Medable customers have chosen eCOA as a future foundation for their next era of clinical conduct.


Bridging the gap: Ensuring sites are successful with Medable
For years, clinical research sites have been vocal about the technological challenges they face conducting trials. Obstacles such as multiple disparate systems per trial, an abundance of passwords, lack of interoperability, and other issues all showcase how technology can be as significant a hindrance as it is a boon. As a recent Forbes article suggests, if clinical research technology doesn’t empower sites, it risks slowing down the entire trial.


Connecting in new ways: Our partnership with Withings Health Solutions
In June, Medable announced a partnership with Withings Health Solutions with the goal of reducing the burden on sponsors and sites while empowering patients to participate in trials from home.


What does the new European Medicine Regulatory Network recommendation paper on decentralized elements in clinical trials tell us?
Learn what impacts the new European Medicine Regulatory Network recommendations paper means to your clinical trial operations.


New EU Regulatory Recommendations for Decentralized Trials Keep Focus on Patients and Sites
As clinical trials rapidly modernize, government regulators work to evolve even as the same core principles apply. Still, decentralized clinical trials are – simply – clinical trials, as all research today is decentralized in some way, yet we lack global harmonization of regulations.


Patient perspectives: A year of pharma webinars showcase what’s working and what needs work
Learn what industry topics, trends, and focuses are being well received by patients and caregivers with this blog.


J.P. Morgan Week 2023: Trends, highlights, and themes from this year’s conference
See what key trends and takeaways were at the 2023 JPM conference and how they'll drive the landscape of pharma.


How we standardized deploying vaccine studies in five weeks
By Musaddiq Khan, VP, DCT Solutions
At Medable, we’re always looking to understand the changing environment of clinical research, and how we can help customers overcome the various challenges, risks, and scenarios that these changes bring.
For the past year, I, various clinicians, and research experts at Medable have been working closely to improve how we conduct research for various therapeutic areas. Much like the results shown in Tufts CSDD’s latest whitepaper, we believe that a well-thought, decentralized approach can help bring new therapies in historically challenging therapeutic areas to markets faster.
The result of this work is a brand-new decentralized approach we’re bringing to the market.


2023: The year of the site. We are listening.
As 2022 rounds the bend, the life science industry is at a critical juncture in the adoption of the decentralized clinical trial (DCT) model.