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Narratives for a clinical study report: The evolution of automation and artificial intelligence - Volume 32, Issue

Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are useful tools that are rapidly progressing in many fields within the clinical trial landscape, and their use in the production of narratives for clinical study reports is no exception. Technology and…

To bias or not to bias in oncology clinical trials: Perspectives on design, endpoint selection, and reporting - Volume 32, Issue

Developing drugs for cancer is a process as complex as the disease itself. At the planning stage of a clinical trial for an oncology drug, thorough and careful consideration must be given to choosing the right study design and endpoints/estimands,…

Making the leap: Transparency requirements for clinical trials moving from one regulatory framework to another - Volume 33, Issue

This article discusses the fast-approaching deadline for sponsors to transition ongoing clinical trials in the EU/European Economic Area from the Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC to the Clinical Trials Regulation 536/2014. In particular, the…

The unique challenges of clinical trials in rare disease: A regulatory writer’s perspective - Volume 32, Issue

Designing clinical trials in rare diseases comes with a specific set of challenges including limited knowledge around the natural history of a disease, small sample size available for trial participation, regulatory guidance that is not calibrated…

Plain language summaries of clinical trial results: What is their role, and should patients and AI be involved? - Volume 33, Issue

Plain language summaries (PLSs) of clinical trial results are vital tools in the clinical development process for enhancing transparency and encouraging and facilitating patient engagement. The production of a PLS is now mandated in the EU for all…

Clinical trial disclosure: Perspective from a medical writer for a contract research organisation - Volume 28, Issue

In this article, I summarise how, as a medical writer with over 20 years of experience in regulatory writing, all with a contract research organisation, I transitioned into the world of disclosure and how I now have my feet firmly in both camps:…

The role of translators: Adaptation of mental health tests beyond clinical research - Volume 33, Issue

This article explores the role of translation and translators within the process of test adaptation. With similarities to the linguistic validation process in clinical research, test adaptation is a complex multistep and iterative process in which…

Protection of personal data and commercially confidential information under the Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) No. 536/ 2014 – EMA “Revised CTIS Transparency Rules" - Volume 33, Issue

The Clinical Trials Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 (CTR) came in force on January 31, 2022, specifying requirements for performing clinical trials in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). The CTR and the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS)…

Unlocking new efficiencies: How structured content authoring is streamlining the production of clinical documents for the pharmaceutical industry - Volume 32, Issue

Current practice requires clinical and regulatory documents to be created and updated manually by medical writers throughout a product’s development. Conventionally, document content is unstructured, with freeform text, figures, and tables that the…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

Like many medical writers, I started in another career first. For me, it was practising veterinary medicine in a clinic, then going into clinical research in humans, and then on to medical writing. Designing clinical trials, sample size…

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Medical Writing is a quarterly publication that aims to educate and inform medical writers in Europe and beyond. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, and all issues include feature articles and regular columns on topics relevant to the practice of medical writing. We welcome articles providing practical advice to medical writers; guidelines and reviews/summaries/updates of guidelines published elsewhere; original research; opinion pieces; interviews; and review articles.

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