From Regulatory to RWD: A Journey to Improve Cancer Care with COTA

Working with the FDA and now COTA Laura describes why real-world data is an integral part of today’s patient care.
COTA Promotes Paige Whitney to Senior Vice President to Expand the Use of Real-World Data in Life Sciences

Paige Whitney will join the executive leadership team as Senior Vice President of Life Sciences. Paige is responsible for growing the company’s industry partnerships and strengthening COTA’s position as a leading provider of oncology RWD.
The Roadmap for Making Clinical Trials More Diverse and Representative

Diversity in clinical trials is a change that needs to be made in order to make all efforts more efficient and develop a better ending result for patients. Karla Feghali and Laura Fernandes detail why this is so necessary moving forwards.
Real-World Data is Essential for Illuminating and Addressing Disparities in Care

RWD can help us address one of the most challenging systemic issues in healthcare: disparities in health outcomes perpetuated by uneven access to services and the unconscious bias of humans and technology
Patient-Centered Drug Development Leads the Way in 2022

This will be the year that patient centricity drives drug development and care delivery decisions.
Study: 83% of Oncologists Believe Real-World Data Is Critical to Accelerating Cancer Research and Treatment

Oncologists believe it is important for all clinical trials to include a real-world data component, and the overwhelming majority would urge pharmaceutical companies and cancer research groups to use real-world data in all clinical trials as well.
Real-World Data Champion Robert Califf Nominated for FDA Commissioner

Dr. Califf is a staunch advocate for the use of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) in the clinical trial ecosystem, with a long history of leveraging RWD and RWE to transform the life sciences community.
COTA Collaborates with University of Chicago Medicine and UT Southwestern on Research To Be Presented at the American Society for Hematology’s Annual Meeting & Exposition

Four abstracts will be showcased at the American Society for Hematology’s (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition from December 11–14, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. COTA has the most comprehensive hematology oncology real-world data that is curated under the close guidance of leading oncologists and hematology specialists.
Rewriting the Oncology Patient’s Journey with Real-World Data

Life science stakeholders are committed to making the path to positive outcomes less frightening and convoluted for patients. With breakthrough treatments and innovative therapies targeted to the toughest of cancers, the industry has made significant progress with guiding patients toward longer, healthier lives.
As Acceptance of Real-World Data Broadens, COTA Makes Strategic Leadership Hires to Support Company Growth

At COTA, Laura and the research and quality team will work to expand the organization’s research footprint and develop enhanced quality and regulatory compliance standards to support healthcare providers and life sciences customers in leveraging real-world data to advance cancer care.