The Need for Equity in Cancer Care with Dr. William Cance

Summary In this episode of the Real World Talk podcast, Emily Di Capua talks to Dr. William Cance, the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Cance and his colleagues are focused on fighting cancer and finding solutions to provide health care, especially cancer care, to underserved populations. Highlights [00:04] Introduction — Emily […]

Necessity is the Mother of Invention with Paul Simms

Summary In this episode of the Real World Talk podcast, Zoe Li talks to Paul Simms, a Managing Partner at Impatient Health. For 17 years, Paul was running a company called eyeforpharma. As he says, it was helpful because it put him in touch with everybody in the industry and allowed him to understand the […]

Real World Data Keeps the Research Cycle Moving With Jeff Allen

Summary In this episode of the Real World Talk podcast, Andrew Belli welcomes Jeff Allen, the president and CEO of Friends of Cancer Research. Jeff talks about his organization and its work during the pandemic. He also talks about real-world data pilot projects and says the partnership was the main component of their success. Highlights […]

How Technology Is Helping Fight Cancer With Matthew Ong

Summary In this episode of the Real World Talk podcast, Kevin Keogh talks to Matthew Ong, the Associate Editor at The Cancer Letter. With over eight years of experience in writing investigative and enterprise stories about oncology, cancer informatics, drug development, and medical devices, Matt has a direct insight into the industry and works alongside […]

The Importance of Real World Data in Oncology Research with Donna Rivera

Summary In this episode of the Real World Talk podcast, our host Drew Belli introduces Donna Rivera, the Associate Director for Pharmacoepidemiology, RWD & RWE at FDA Oncology Center of Excellence. Donna is a pharmacist and pharmacoepidemiologist with over ten years of clinical pharmacy, data science, and research expertise across government, academia, and industry enterprise. […]

The Importance of Diversity in the Medical Research Workforce with Esther Krofah

Summary If healthcare wants to provide the best service to its patients, it needs to encourage free speech. It means everyone has the right to raise their hand and share their thoughts regarding necessary changes. It is the only way the healthcare system can fulfill its purpose to meet patients’ needs. In today’s Real World […]

Using Real World Data to Improve Blood Cancer Treatments with Dr. Gwen Nichols

Summary Almost 10% of the world’s population suffers from a type of blood cancer. And despite popular opinion, there are actually hundreds of different types of blood cancer, not just leukemia and lymphoma. But are we doing everything in our power when developing clinical trials to improve cancer treatment? Could we include diversity and make […]

How Standardization and Consistency Help With Using Real World Data in Clinical Research

Summary All data companies working in the healthcare industry are on a mission to help with the development of drugs and high-quality treatments while aiming for the best patient outcomes.  But, unlike controlled conditions under which clinical trials are conducted, real world data is collected from a variety of different sources. It is an unregulated […]

Enterprise Data Strategies for Life Sciences with Datavant’s Su Huang

Summary In this episode of Real World Talk, Zoe Li welcomes Su Huang, the Head of Data Strategy at Datavant. Su and Zoe discuss the problem of siloed clinical research data at large life science companies and the efficiencies that can be gained by implementing an enterprise data strategy.   Highlights Key Points Resources

Using Real World Data to Transform the Oncology Space With Miruna Sasu

Summary Real world data and real-world evidence are powerful tools for scientific researchers, and they have an enormous potential to transform the healthcare space, especially oncology. But, we need to educate the entire ecosystem on the importance of real-world data to be able to reap its full benefits. In this episode of the Real World […]