QCast: Data-Driven Dialogue in Drug Development

Quanticate

QCast by Quanticate is the podcast for biotech, pharma, and life science leaders looking to deepen their understanding of biometrics and modern drug development. Join co-hosts Tom and Jullia as they explore methodologies, case studies, regulatory shifts, and industry trends shaping the future of clinical research. Where biometric expertise meets data-driven dialogue, QCast delivers practical insights and thought leadership to inform your next breakthrough.

  1. vor 2 Tagen

    Episode 55: What is Adaptive Trial Design?

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom examine how adaptive trial design allows pre-specified changes to a clinical trial using accumulating interim data. They look at common adaptations, including early stopping, sample size re-estimation and dose selection, while also addressing the statistical, operational and governance controls needed to protect trial integrity. Key Takeaways Adaptive changes must be planned in advance, with clear decision rules, timing and analysis methods.Recruitment speed, endpoint timing and data readiness can determine whether an adaptation is useful in practice.Statistical simulation, operational testing and controlled access to interim results all need to be considered before the first live analysis. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 55: What is Adaptive Trial Design?
  2. 10. Juli

    Episode 54: SAS vs R vs Python in Clinical Trials

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom look at SAS vs R vs Python through the lens of clinical trial delivery. Rather than treating the choice as a programming preference, they focus on where each tool tends to fit: SAS for established clinical reporting, R for statistical analysis and visualisation, and Python for automation, integration, and data workflows. Key Takeaways SAS, R, and Python can all analyse clinical trial data, but they are not interchangeable.Regulators are concerned with the integrity of the analysis, not loyalty to a specific tool.Mixed-tool environments can work well when responsibilities are clear. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 54: SAS vs R vs Python in Clinical Trials
  3. 3. Juli

    Episode 53: Decentralised Clinical Trials

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom discuss decentralised clinical trials and what they mean for clinical development teams in practice. The episode looks at decentralisation as a spectrum of remote, local, digital, and site-based activity, rather than a move to fully virtual trials. Key Takeaways Decentralised clinical trials work best when remote and local activities are selected deliberately.Data management is central to decentralised trial delivery.Investigator oversight still applies when trial activities move away from the site. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 53: Decentralised Clinical Trials
  4. 26. Juni

    Episode 52: The Global Statistical Test for Multiple Endpoint Analysis

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom discuss the Global Statistical Test for multiple endpoints analysis and why it can be useful when a clinical trial needs to assess more than one outcome at the same time. They cover the problem of testing endpoints separately, how GST supports an overall assessment of treatment effect, and why endpoint choice, correlation, missing data, and clinical interpretation need to be planned before the analysis is run. Key Takeaways Multiple endpoints can give a fuller view of treatment effect, but testing them separately increases the chance of false positive findings.GST can provide one overall assessment across a related set of endpoints, while still requiring endpoint-level review to understand what is driving the result.GST works best when endpoints answer a shared clinical question, move in a consistent expected direction, and are supported by clear analysis planning. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 52: The Global Statistical Test for Multiple Endpoint Analysis
  5. 19. Juni

    Episode 51: CDASH Standards and Conformance in Clinical Data Management

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom discuss CDASH standards and conformance in clinical data management, with a focus on where CDASH sits in the clinical data flow and why it matters before data reaches SDTM. The episode looks at CRF and eCRF design, naming conventions, metadata, controlled terminology, ePRO and eSource data, and the practical problems that can appear when collection standards are applied too late. Key Takeaways CDASH applies at the point of data collection. It helps teams collect clinical trial data consistently before it is mapped into SDTM for review and submission.Conformance depends on more than including the right fields. Naming conventions, metadata and traceability all affect whether data can move cleanly from capture through to SDTM.Early alignment reduces avoidable rework. Bringing data management and programming into CRF design can help prevent repeated queries, unclear site responses and manual review issues later. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 51: CDASH Standards and Conformance in Clinical Data Management
  6. 12. Juni

    Episode 50: Multi-Omics Application in Personalised Medicine Studies

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom discuss multi-omics and its application in personalised medicine studies. The episode explains how genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic and other biological data layers can be analysed together to better understand disease, treatment response and patient subgroups. Key Takeaways Multi-omics brings together several types of biological information to help researchers understand disease and treatment response more clearly than a single data layer can provide.Multi-omics can support biomarker discovery, patient stratification and exploratory analysis, but findings need clear evidence before they can guide treatment, diagnosis or prevention.Sample timing, visit labels, subject identifiers, protocol deviations and data quality checks all influence whether multi-omics data can be linked meaningfully to clinical outcomes. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 50: Multi-Omics Application in Personalised Medicine Studies
  7. 5. Juni

    Episode 49: BIMO Listings

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom discuss BIMO listings and their role in FDA inspection readiness. They explain how Bioresearch Monitoring looks at clinical trial conduct, participant protection, data credibility, and the records that support regulatory submissions. The episode also covers common misconceptions, including the idea that BIMO is only a site-level concern, and shows how sponsors can use inspection findings to strengthen oversight before issues become harder to resolve. Key Takeaways BIMO oversight looks beyond final datasets. It considers how data was collected, reviewed, documented, and supported by source records.BIMO listings can highlight patterns around protocol deviations, informed consent, adverse event reporting, data management, and submission readiness.Good preparation depends on timely data entry, clear query handling, documented decisions, version control, and records that can be retrieved and explained. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 49: BIMO Listings
  8. 29. Mai

    Episode 48: Efficacy Endpoints in Oncology Clinical Trials

    In this QCast episode, Jullia and Tom discuss efficacy endpoints in oncology clinical trials and why endpoint choice shapes how treatment benefit is assessed. They look at overall survival, progression-free survival, objective response rate, disease-free survival, event-free survival, symptom endpoints, and quality-of-life measures. Key Takeaways Overall survival remains one of the clearest measures of patient benefit, but it can require longer, larger trials and may be affected by treatments given after the study therapy.Progression-free survival and objective response rate can show treatment activity earlier, but they answer different questions from overall survival.Scan timing, missed assessments, censoring decisions, symptom questionnaires, and quality-of-life completion rates can all affect endpoint interpretation. 🔗 Learn More & Get Support: Visit quanticate.com to explore our biometrics services and discover how we can support your next clinical trial. 📝 Episode Notes & Transcript: Find show notes, resources, and a full transcript at quanticate.com/podcast. 🔔 Stay Connected: Subscribe to QCast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite platform to never miss an episode. About Quanticate Founded in 1994, Quanticate is a biometrics-focused CRO with over 30 years' experience delivering expert clinical and post-marketing data services worldwide. Specialising in the collection, management, standardisation, analysis, and reporting of data, we support pharma and biotech companies globally with high-quality solutions for clinical development. We specialise in: Clinical Data Capture & ManagementBiostatistics & Statistical ConsultancyStatistical Programming & PK/PD AnalysisMedical Writing & PharmacovigilanceRegulatory & Submission SupportAI & AutomationPost-Marketing Safety & Real-World DataQuanticate is committed to delivering expertise and solutions that drive the success of clinical development worldwide.

    Episode 48: Efficacy Endpoints in Oncology Clinical Trials

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QCast by Quanticate is the podcast for biotech, pharma, and life science leaders looking to deepen their understanding of biometrics and modern drug development. Join co-hosts Tom and Jullia as they explore methodologies, case studies, regulatory shifts, and industry trends shaping the future of clinical research. Where biometric expertise meets data-driven dialogue, QCast delivers practical insights and thought leadership to inform your next breakthrough.