A self-described “data hippie,” Christopher Boone, vice president and global head of health economics and outcomes research at AbbVie, knows a great deal about using real-world data and generating real-world evidence in clinical trials. Boone sits with host Deborah Borfitz to talk about the disruptive presence of real-world evidence within the clinical trial enterprise and how it encourages researchers to reimagine trial design from start to finish. He says, “Much of the data we care about is captured outside the walls of the provider environment… Now, with all the digital technology, you can really understand the [patient’s] environment and experience in real-time.”
Boone assesses how effective the industry has been in democratizing data, how the 21st Century Cures Act was “probably the single biggest catalyst” in the expansion of real-world data, the industry’s transition to patient-centered research, and the systemic and cultural barriers challenging clinical studies today. He also shares tidbits from his upcoming talk at SCOPE Summit 2023 in early February.
Links from this episode:
Clinical Research News
AbbVie
21st Century Cures Act
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
PCORnet
SCOPE Summit
The Scope of Things podcast explores clinical research and its possibilities, promise, and pitfalls. Clinical Research News senior writer, Deborah Borfitz, welcomes guests who are visionaries closest to the topics, but who can still see past their piece of the puzzle. Focusing on game-changing trends and out-of-the-box operational approaches in the clinical research field, the Scope of Things podcast is your no-nonsense, insider’s look at clinical research today.