WHEN YOU DON’T QUALIFY FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL: EXPANDED ACCESS MIGHT HELP - Triage Cancer

When dealing with a cancer diagnosis, often times the best form of treatment can be offered through a clinical trial. We de-bunked common myths in a blog post, talking about the benefits of considering clinical trials, in efforts to shift the conversation from clinical trials being thought of as a “last option,” to figuring out if clinical trials may actually provide the best care and treatment you need.

Real-World Data Partnership On COVID-19: US FDA Drawn To Consistency, Diversity of Aetion's Datasets - Pinksheet

FDA's Amy Abernethy tells the Pink Sheet that initial priorities are likely to include studying COVID-19 natural history and how patients are faring under various medication regimens. Aetion's ability to perform consistent analyses across a variety of data sets was key for FDA in selecting the the partnership, which grew from Reagan-Udall Foundation and Friends of Cancer Research's Evidence Accelerator project.