Real-World Data and its Role in Addressing Cancer Health Disparities
Leveraging RWD to gain insight into cancer health disparities affecting underserved populations is key to ensuring equitable access, care, and outcomes for all patients.
Celebrating Black History Month by Supporting Equity in Clinical Trials
We work with large, de-identified data sets extracted and curated from the universe of electronic health records, claims systems, and myriad other sources. And yet, we are always brought back to the fact that amidst the data are the stories of people’s lives and their journeys of care.
COTA Expands Life Sciences Team By Bringing On Key Hire, Shariq Alavi

In our ongoing mission to bring clarity to cancer care, COTA is proud to share a new addition to our growing team — Shariq Alavi. He joins COTA as a new Vice President of Life Sciences.
World Cancer Day: Overcoming the Lack of Data in the Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer
While we have made significant advances in recent years, we are far from providing doctors and patients with the real-world data they need to consistently make treatment decisions that result in the best outcomes, and we must do better.
ASH Takeaways
The all-virtual 62nd ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition featured continued advancements in the treatment of hematologic malignancies.
Could real-world data get cancer care back on track in 2021?
In a recent article published in Forbes, COTA CEO Mike Doyle discussed the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on cancer care.
2021: The Year of Real-World Data
The pandemic has specifically accelerated the pace of innovation in the realm of real-world data, fueling a number of trends that we expect will carry on and pick up steam post-COVID.
Nadine Peters Joins the COTA Team as Chief Legal Officer
COTA has a new Chief Legal Officer: healthcare and data privacy attorney Nadine Peters. She spoke with our team about her background and why she’s excited to be working at COTA based on the company’s mission & team.
COTA Secures $34M in Growth Capital and Triples Data Access to Better Serve Life Science Partners and Provider Institutions
Access to Over One Million Patient Data Records and Additional Funding Support Enhanced Real-World Data and Analytics Services in Oncology
Varian Medical Systems Invests in COTA, Inc. to Help Drive Faster, More Accurate Data-Driven Cancer Care
Varian has invested $20M in COTA. Together, the two companies will work to empower cancer clinics with curated RWD and analytics tools.