A new peer-reviewed article co-authored by several Cytel scientists re-examines the way in which adaptive trials are designed and implemented within the oncology space. The wide ranging paper spans numerous topics including data considerations, statistical considerations, the commercial and scientific value of flexibility in adaptive designs, and also a “Holistic Approach” to program development, wherein development plans are not created study by study, but across phases.
One of the paper’s observations is the pivotal role that statisticians can play in every phase of drug development, and the need to make quantitative strategy feature more prominently in trial design. Read more here.