Clinical Trials

PCSIG / PBSS Event – Patient Centric Blood Sampling for Facilitating De-Centralized Clinical Trials: Implications for ClinOps, PK / ClinPharm, Bioanalytical and Biomarkers

PBSS and PCSIG ran a joint digital event on 17th October 2024. The event was hosted by Robyn Rourick (Genentech) and Neil Spooner (PCSIG). A range of speakers presented their thoughts on the challenges and successes for implementation of patient centric blood sampling approaches for pharmaceutical clinical trials.

​The speakers were Neil Spooner (PCSIG), Mitch Johnson (Veloxity Labs), Katty Wan (Pfizer), Sally Fischer (Genentech), Brian Booth (FDA), Jeff Silverman (Edgewise Therapeutics) and Jeff Plomley (Altasciences).

​Follow the link to the recording of the event on the PCSIG YouTube Channel

Report from the PCSIG Patient Advisory Group

PCSIG partnered with MediPaCe to host an on-line workshop with the PCSIG Patient Advisory Group in August 2024, with the aim of improving understanding of the needs & wants of patients experiencing sampling.

​People

• 7 patients and caregivers from the UK, Europe & USA, with a range of experience in trials, healthcare systems, health monitoring needs, patient organisations
• Diverse range of conditions included rare, genetic, neurodegenerative, hormonal & inflammatory diseases

Process

Perspectives and insights were gathered on:

• Experiences of providing samples
• Impact of sampling on patients
• Ideas of what’s needed to make sampling easier
• How patients would like to interact with PCSIG in the future

PCSIG Webinar on Demand – Incorporating Patient Centric Sampling into Multicenter Clinical Trials: Summary of a PCSIG Workshop

This webinar presents materials arising from a PCSIG workshop held in June 2024. The presenters discuss the challenges associated with incorporating PCS into multicentre clinical trials, and outline some of the solutions proposed by the workshop attendees, along with resulting actions and outputs.

​Follow the link to the recording of the event on the PCSIG YouTube Channel

Proceedings from PCSIG Workshop – Incorporating Patient Centric Sampling into Multicentre Clinical Trials

This document describes the output from the workshop held at Roche’s facilities in Welwyn Garden City, UK on 11 and 12 June 2024 attended by 48 individuals representing pharmaceutical and biotech companies, contract research organisations, technology and solutions vendors, academia, publishing and consultants.

The report content includes discussion around a number of challenges encountered when incorporating PCS into clinical trials and suggestions on how to overcome these and potential future activities.

Check-list: Integrating Patient Perspectives into Clinical Trials Incorporating PCS

This document outlines a number of considerations to ensure that the voice of the patient is central when designing and performing clinical trials, particularly when a PCS aspect is included. Use this document as an essential part of designing and running clinical trials and adapting to rising patient needs.

FDA Patient-Focused Drug Development Guidance Series for Enhancing the Incorporation of the Patient’s Voice in Medical Product Development and Regulatory Decision Making

Incorporating Patient Centric Sampling into Multicentre Clinical Trials – Protocol Template Text

This document gives suggested template text for incorporation into study protocol documents when PCS is incorporated into clinical trials.

Incorporating Patient Centric Sampling into Multicentre Clinical Trials – Lab Manual Template Text

This document gives suggested template text for incorporation into study lab manual documents when PCS is incorporated into clinical trials.