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Towards a novel approach guiding the decision-making process for anticancer treatment in patients with advanced cancer: framework for systemic anticancer treatment with palliative intent
Patient-centered cancer care, Advanced cancer decision-making, Stepwise decisional process, Palliative care domains, Illness understanding in oncology, Symptom control in cancer, End-of-life preparation, Patient-physician interaction, SACT-PI Decision Fra
Patient-centered decisions in advanced cancer care demand a step-wise decisional process, not a single decision act. The decision process includes key palliative care domains, e.g. illness understanding, symptom control, or end-of-life preparation. Patients' attitudes, beliefs, hopes, patient-ph…
Jun 1st • 25 mins read
Patient involvement: A must-have in medicine development, but is it being overlooked in a cost-constrained environment?
patient engagement in pharma, patient-centric drug development, life sciences industry innovation, patient insights in medicine, regulatory compliance in patient engagement, patient involvement in clinical trials, benefits of patient advocacy, patient-cen
The life sciences industry is in a constant state of advancement, bringing more and more groundbreaking medicines, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative solutions to market. Amidst these rapid changes, patients remain at the heart of these scientific developments. In recent decades, the l…
May 9th • 5 mins read
New Book Unites Oncology’s Brightest Minds To Innovate Cancer Cures
Voices of Oncology, Cancer cures, Oncology Voice Network, Kirk V. Shepard, Ramin Farhood, Forbes Books, Cancer treatment innovation, Oncology collaboration, Patient engagement in oncology, Precision medicine cancer
Voices of Oncology: Fostering a Collaborative Community of Experts to Accelerate Cancer Cures is a book by Kirk V. Shepard, M.D., and Ramin Farhood, PharmD, M.B.A., featuring insights from 33 contributors in the oncology field. It is available on platforms like Amazon and Barne…
Sep 9th • 5 mins read
Transforming oncology: Five frontiers driving progress in cancer care
From biomarker-driven breakthroughs to AI-powered early detection and a renewed commitment to equity and patient centricity, the past 12 months have seen major strides across cancer research, treatment, and communication. At Inizio, we’ve had a front-row seat to this transformation, supporting…
May 16th • 5 mins read
Confounding factors in exposure–response analyses and mitigation strategies for monoclonal antibodies in oncology
monoclonal antibodies, E-R analyses, tumour growth inhibition, drug development
Dose selection and optimization is crucial in drug development to maximize benefits for all patients. Exposure–response (E-R) analysis is useful for dose-selection strategy, but in oncology, prognostic factors can confound the analysis, especially for monoclonal antibodies. The review addr…
Nov 20th • 12 mins read
Medical affairs: The power behind redefining commercialization
Medical affairs commercialization, integrating science in pharma, redefining medical affairs roles, strategic medical affairs leadership, early engagement with payers, pharmaceutical commercialization strategies, upskilling in medical affairs, medical aff
In March 2024, Envision Pharma Group held a Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Americas roundtable with leaders discussing the role of science in commercialization strategies and the importance of integrating robust scientific understanding into the commercial journey. Envision revisite…
Aug 2nd • 3 mins read
FDA Acceptance of Surrogate End Points for Cancer Drug Approval: 1992-2019
FDA, Surrogate End Points, Cancer drug approval
194 approvals were analyzed, with 64 (32.9%) relying on surrogate endpoints for the first time in a specific cancer type. Surrogate endpoints often have weak or unknown correlations to overall survival (OS). Many approvals lack strong scientific or regulatory justification, indicating a higher t…
Mar 9th • 4 mins read