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October 12, 2008

GSK's Checklist for PRO

Patients, In Their Own Words

Highlights from a recent Center for Business Intelligence conference on patient reported outcomes. 

Adaptive Logistics

Linking Clinical Trial, Supply Simulation

Cytel and Tourtellotte Consulting join forces to design trials and drug supply needs for adaptive protocols.

Legal Prowess, PR Fumble

Merck’s Deeper Peril

An article in the Harvard Business Review in February 2007 outlines the mistakes of companies that do not engage the media, and offers a prescription for regaining a good public image.

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GSK's Checklist for PRO

Patients, In Their Own Words

December 11, 2007

By Mark Uehling

The most notable nugget from the Center for Business Intelligence’s (CBI) Arlington, Virginia meeting on patient-reported outcome (PRO) research late last month was not so much from the podium, though there was plenty of excellent material there. Some of the…

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Adaptive Logistics

Linking Clinical Trial, Supply Simulation

August 06, 2007

By Mark Uehling

The math of adaptive trials is hairy. But the appeal is simple. Adaptive trials can reveal the optimal dose in a single trial—not six. They can identify dud drugs early. The approach can require significantly smaller sample sizes and save…

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Legal Prowess, PR Fumble

Merck’s Deeper Peril

March 30, 2007

By Mark Uehling

We’ve been as surprised as anyone by the Wall Street Journal’s running baseball-style scorecards showing how many lawsuits Merck has won, lost and tied. It’s notable. Merck is using a starkly different strategy than the one that was popular not…