The Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is a set of guidelines written by the International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). These guidelines… Read more
The DaVita Clinical Research (DCR) Biorepository Grant Program (BioReG) was formed support precision-based medicine innovation in nephrology. To see an update of the BioReG Gran Program, please click the… Read more
Chances are that you or someone you know has faced a cancer diagnosis. It’s also likely that after a diagnosis, the possibility of participating in clinical trials was highlighted. For… Read more
Patient enrollment for clinical trials can be a challenging task especially if the patients are dealing with a chronic illness. Dialysis patients in particular are a population that need a… Read more
Over the next few years, the patents for many therapeutic biologics will expire, allowing drug manufacturers to request US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for biosimilars, medical products which… Read more
New study sheds light on the factors for high turnover of principal investigators in FDA-regulated clinical trials. The U.S. biopharmaceutical industry is a global leader in the development of innovative… Read more
Sometimes you experience great service. An interaction that leaves you thinking – WOW, that person really loves their job! A problem you had solved in a way that left you… Read more
Drug development is expensive and complicated. Those facts seem to ring more true each year. According to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development*, a typical phase… Read more
Getting people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in on the ground floor. At DaVita Clinical Research, our specialty is performing research in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). From the… Read more
The study case report form (CRF) is arguably the most important clinical study document. While the protocol drives the conduct of the study, the CRF dictates the data to be… Read more