The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) recently held its first in-person congress since the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference, held in Paris, brought together more than 22,000 attendees to share and discuss the latest evidence and issues in cancer care. A common thread running through the congress program was ESMO’s …
snapClinical® team launches eSource module to revolutionize at-home care for Labcorp Drug Development Mobile Clinical Services
This is a special edition of the Labcorp Drug Development Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) blog. Labcorp Drug Development Mobile Clinical Services (MCS) team has now completed the first global visit utilizing the eSource module of the proprietary Labcorp DCT platform, snapClinical. This module represents a cross-functional effort to develop a …
Labcorp to open new kit production innovation base in Suzhou, China
In late July, Labcorp joined the signing ceremony of its kit production innovation base project in Suzhou New District, China. The event was held and organized by the Suzhou New District government and saw attendance from city leadership officials, including Deputy Mayor of Suzhou city, Mr. Xiaodong Tang. The Kit …
Labcorp DCT representation at ARCS, Medidata NEXT, DIA and more – July 2022
Welcome to the July 2022 Labcorp Drug Development Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) blog. This month, we are going to review our recent presence at several important industry events and provide you with links to a new case study and a just-released video about our snapClinical® technology platform. It has been …
More than a partner: How Labcorp Central Laboratories managed the 65-day Shanghai lockdown
With five global central laboratories, Labcorp understands the value of around-the-clock support to advance clinical trial testing, but the recent 65-day lockdown at their Shanghai facilities gave new meaning to “around the clock.” Understanding the severity of the situation On March 28, 2022, the entire population of Shanghai was suddenly …
Balancing precision and recall in the pharmacovigilance (PV) literature monitoring
What do precision and recall mean in lay terms? In pattern recognition, information retrieval and classification (machine learning), precision and recall are performance metrics that apply to data retrieved from a collection, corpus or sample space. Precision (also called positive predictive value) is the fraction of relevant instances among the retrieved instances, while recall (also known as sensitivity) is the fraction of relevant instances that were retrieved. …
iCAN focus group highlights need for youth representation in clinical trials
As the name would suggest, patient-centric clinical trials rely on the patient voice. This is especially true in pediatric therapies, where younger patients are engaged to share their unique insights on new investigational products but may be unfamiliar or uncomfortable with advanced clinical trial concepts. As a proud sponsor of …
Learn about the latest in Labcorp DCT solutions by connecting with us at regional meetings around the globe – May 2022
Welcome to the May 2022 Labcorp Drug Development Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) blog. Because spring is a time traditionally packed with industry conferences, we will devote this blog to reviewing some of the highlights of our plans for the spring conference season. We hope to connect with you at one …
Application of decentralized clinical trials on AI-focused dermatology
Leveraging AI-focused dermatology in decentralized clinical trials The use of virtual tools and telecommunications skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic as the world adjusted to new ways of working. In the clinical trials sector, this propelled an increasing adaptation to the decentralized clinical trial (DCT) approach to support research and minimize …
The evolution of Central Laboratory planning and forecasting to enable more efficient study delivery
Fostering trust with customers starts with delivering study materials on time, underscoring the importance of planning and forecasting processes to meet current demands. While the pandemic highlighted the need to adjust approaches and address the industry’s supply chain disruptions, it also brought forth enhanced planning and forecasting methods at Labcorp. …