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Thank Technology: Oncology’s Golden Age Is Here

March 20, 2021

To my mom, sister, father-in-law, and late aunt, I promise this: The 2020s will be a breakthrough decade for oncology. For me, cancer isn’t some abstract concept. Multiple members of my family are alive today…

How Can Decentralization Help Oncology Trials?

February 2, 2021

Patient centricity is on the rise, and oncology trials have led the charge in that department. It could be said that decentralization is necessary for oncology trials because of the burden it removes from your…

Destination APAC: Australia, Oncology and Early Phase Clinical Trials

January 28, 2021

When most people think of clinical research in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), India and China are likely the first to come to mind. With the increasing costs and complexities modern clinical trials face, the two have…

Making Precision Medicine Work

January 28, 2021

There’s no denying it: precision oncology holds great promise for the future of cancer treatment. The relatively new practice of targeting specific genetic biomarkers to create more effective medications is increasingly receiving attention. In 2017…

How Dogs Are Helping Oncology Research

April 20, 2020

The symbiotic relationship between dogs and humans spans thousands of years. According to the Smithsonian, dogs were the first domesticated animal and likely have been kept as pets for more than ten thousand years.…

3 Ways Patient-Centricity Can Boost Clinical Trial ROI

October 25, 2019

There’s no question that patient recruitment, adherence, and retention are core concerns for researchers. A recent report cited there are now 40 million patients needed for approximately 300,000 clinical trials around the world. Patient centricity…

QT Ultrasound Discusses Paradigm Shift in Breast Cancer Detection

June 18, 2019

Lise Lindquist is a Clinical Data Manager at QT Ultrasound, a company using Medrio to collect critical data to support their clinical research and product development for their FDA-cleared true 3D breast imaging system. The…

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