Category: Insights and Publications

Controlled Clinical Trials in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Winning Value Proposition

Persistent recruitment delays, high dropout rates, and missed timelines continue to slow global clinical trials, while data show that sub-Saharan Africa offers a largely untapped opportunity with established research capacity, large patient pools, and strong enrollment and retention performance.

Retention by Design: Operationalizing Patient-Centric Trials Without Increasing Site Burden

The quest to turn patient retention from a chronic challenge into a competitive strength—and one that benefits all stakeholders.

Optimizing Recruitment and Retention in Cancer Clinical Trials in Low-Resource Settings: Barriers and Facilitators From Nigerian Provider’s Perspectives

Authors:
Babayemi O. Olakunde, PhD, MBChB, Ngozi Idemili-Aronu, PhD, Tara M. Friebel-Klingner, PhD, MPH, Adaeze Chike-Okoli, PhD, MBA, Ijeoma U. Itanyi, MD, MPH, Tonia C. Onyeka, MD, MSc, Kimberly Levinson, MD, MPH, Anne F. Rositch, PhD, MSPH, Richard B.S. Roden, PhD, Tzyy-Choou Wu, MD, PhD, and Echezona E. Ezeanolue, MD, MPH

Strategies for recruitment and retention of diverse and underserved cancer survivor and caregiver dyads in clinical trials

Cancer survivor-caregiver dyads from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and those with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to participate in clinical research.

Oncology Clinical Trials in Africa: Partnering for Quality

Oncology clinical trials are requisite for testing the safety and effectiveness of promising treatments and deciphering new knowledge into concrete benefits for patients.

Comparison of Quality of Life and Burden of Lower Back PAIN Among Patients with and without a Diagnosis in Korea, Taiwan, JAPAN and USA

Author(s)
Chen Y¹, Singh SS², Fang H³, Jung S⁴, Gilliam Y⁵, Grillo V^1
1Kantar, Singapore, Singapore, ²Kantar Health, Singapore, Singapore, ³Kantar Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁴Kantar, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Kantar, Douglasville, Singapore

Rates of COPD Diagnosis and Health Outcomes in at Risk Populations: An Insight to the Diagnosis of COPD

Author(s)
Chen Y¹, Gilliam Y², Singh SS¹, Jung S3, Fang H^4
1Kantar, Singapore, Singapore, ²Kantar, Douglasville, Singapore, ³Kantar, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Kantar Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan

The Challenges and Unmet Needs in the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients and Burden of Advanced HCC across Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand

Author(s)
Yen C¹, Ramaswamy B¹, Baladi JF¹, Acorda A², Xu K², Gilliam Y², Gowindah R², Singh SS², Chen Y^2
1Ipsen, Singapore, Singapore, ²Kantar, Singapore, Singapore

Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Depression: A Country Comparison

Author(s)
Ken-Opurum J¹, Fukuda T², Chen Y³, Gilliam Y³, Stankus A^4
1Kantar, Brooklyn, NY, USA, ²National Institute of Public Health, Wako-shi, ¹¹, Japan, ³Kantar, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Kantar, New York, NY, USA

APAC Overview of the Accelerated Approval Pathways: Applications in LUNG Cancer

Author(s)
Johnson I¹, Chou B¹, Grillo V², Sevilla M², Singh SS², Gilliam Y^2
1Amgen, JAPAC, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Kantar, Singapore, Singapore