Long COVID is a colloquial term used to describe the lingering health symptoms some patients experience after contracting the COVID-19 virus. While the majority of people fully recover from the virus, some “long-hauler” patients report long COVID symptoms ranging from general fatigue to headaches and brain fog, also known as …
Rare Disease Day 2022: Supporting patients, celebrating advancements
February 28 is Rare Disease Day, a day dear to the hearts of many at Labcorp. The day is observed to raise awareness and give support to the more than 300 million people worldwide living with rare diseases, as well as their family members and caretakers. At the heart of …
Addressing Challenges with Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Study Recruitment
We understand the significant challenges sponsors face with patient recruitment in their ulcerative colitis (UC) clinical studies. While the prevalence of UC is relatively high (~0.2% in North America, Oceania and much of Europe – and rising in urbanized/industrialized countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America1), recruitment rates into clinical …
Enhancing the Investigator Site Experience with Electronic Query Notification and Resolution (eQuery)
Investigator sites provide an essential connection between drug development sponsors and patients in clinical trials—and play a key role in producing high-quality data. To better support a site’s day-to-day study activities and make a difference for patient care, Labcorp Central Laboratory Services (CLS) is continually evaluating current practices and implementing …
IND-Enabling programs for gene therapies
Gene therapies continue to hold promise as treatments for many diseases but there are numerous and unique challenges to developing them for submission as an Investigational New Drug (IND)/ Investigational Medicinal Product Dossier (IMPD) application for use in clinical trials. These applications require an optimized scientific program designed to address …
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Is it possible for a global CRO to improve – and even reshape – today’s drug development industry? We think so. We work with people like you to offer unique perspectives at every stage of development – from early phase development to clinical trials and commercialization. But enough about us. …