Research Operations
The Future of Phase I Oncology Studies
Oncology drugs in phase I trials are usually conducted on patients with cancer due to their inherent risk. Advarra IRB member Ran Goldman expands:
Meeting the Challenges of Investigator-Initiated Trials
How does investigator-initiated research differ from other types of clinical research? Advarra IRB Chairperson Robert Romanchuk explains.
Survey Best Practices for Process Improvement
Learn best practices of survey creation to help measure process improvement among stakeholders at an organization.
EVAL Case Study with Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
As the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center approached their recent CCSG renewal, their team recognized they needed a better system to store and analyze CCSG requirements, including grants, publications, investigators, pilots, and more.
Infection Control and Biosafety in Gene Therapy Research
Given the growth in gene therapy research, sponsors, CROs and sites have become increasingly curious about the requirements to be able to conduct such studies.
ICH-GCP Guidelines and Research Conducted in the US
Learn the basics of how ICH-GCP Guidelines can impact the study ICF and how we at Advarra came to our updated policy on the topic.
What’s the Difference Between Right to Try and Expanded Access?
Let’s take a look at the basics of what each program does and does not do for patients seeking to access investigational therapies.
Karmanos Cancer Institute Unites Operational Teams and Creates Optimized Processes
Team members at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute recognized the importance of operational efficiency, and investigated ways they could gather and present operational data they had already collected to identify areas of success and opportunities for growth.
IRB Services for Institutional Sites
Advarra serves as your external support and compliance partner for everything from single investigational sites to multisite research consortia and therapeutic networks.
Clinical Research Acronyms and Abbreviations You Should Know
New to clinical research? Learn the meaning of common industry acronyms and abbreviations including eCRF, IIT, PI, TMF, and more.
Data Collection in Clinical Trials: 4 Steps for Creating an SOP
Learn the necessary steps to create an effective SOP for data collection in clinical trials when using an electronic data capture (EDC) system.
Changes to NIH Policy for Issuing Certificates of Confidentiality: What You Need to Know
NIH’s policy for certificates of confidentiality changed so that CoCs are automatically issued for all NIH-funded research that uses sensitive information.