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Most impactful areas to clinical real-world evidence as of 2018
Most impactful areas to clinical real-world evidence as of 2018
Percentage of executives that said select areas would be most impactful to current and future real-world evidence (RWE) as of 2018*

Percentage of executives that said select areas would be most impactful to current and future real-world evidence (RWE) as of 2018*
Current | Future | |
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Better understanding subpopulations and heterogeneity of treatment effects | 60% | 40% |
Understanding burdern of disease | 60% | 5% |
Monitoring patient safety (i.e., pharmacovigilance) | 50% | 30% |
Comparative effectiveness research | 35% | 20% |
Supporting regulatory submission and or label expansion | 20% | 45% |
Accelerating the execution of clinical trials using RWD as a control arm for clinical trials | 15% | 35% |
Optimizing the design of clinical trials | 10% | 50% |
Identifying new drug targets/areas of unmet needs | 10% | 20% |
Design of value-based contracting schemes | 5% | 40% |
Biomarker hypothesis generation/validation | 10% | 10% |
Supporting patient engagement programs | 0% | 5% |
Measuring sales performance, targeting, and marketing metrics | 0% | 0% |
Informing business development and portfolio strategy (therapeutic area assessment) | 0% | 0% |
Informing pricing strategies | 0% | 0% |
Current | Future | |
---|---|---|
Better understanding subpopulations and heterogeneity of treatment effects | 60% | 40% |
Understanding burdern of disease | 60% | 5% |
Monitoring patient safety (i.e., pharmacovigilance) | 50% | 30% |
Comparative effectiveness research | 35% | 20% |
Supporting regulatory submission and or label expansion | 20% | 45% |
Accelerating the execution of clinical trials using RWD as a control arm for clinical trials | 15% | 35% |
Optimizing the design of clinical trials | 10% | 50% |
Identifying new drug targets/areas of unmet needs | 10% | 20% |
Design of value-based contracting schemes | 5% | 40% |
Biomarker hypothesis generation/validation | 10% | 10% |
Supporting patient engagement programs | 0% | 5% |
Measuring sales performance, targeting, and marketing metrics | 0% | 0% |
Informing business development and portfolio strategy (therapeutic area assessment) | 0% | 0% |
Informing pricing strategies | 0% | 0% |
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- * The figures denote current and future application areas ranked among the top three by respondents and expressed as a percentage.
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- * The figures denote current and future application areas ranked among the top three by respondents and expressed as a percentage.
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