The Evolution of Clinical Data Strategies & Digital Transformation The data from this study can help you understand how clinical data sources are growing, how that is impacting the industry and how to mitigate disruption. As revealed in the Tufts-eClinical Solutions Data Strategies & Transformation Study Results*, where 149 sponsor organizations were surveyed, the life sciences industry must adopt new data strategies and improve technology infrastructure to accelerate drug development.
The volume of data is growing Sponsors are contending with more data than ever before. Over two-thirds of clinical trial sponsors are using or piloting
at least four types of data
50%
of sponsors perceive these data management activities as time-consuming and labor-intensive
Data integration and management is time consuming Top three most time consuming:
Followed by:
Initiating relationships with data providers
Importing or ingesting data
Performing data review and cleaning
Curating data
Transforming and mapping data
Analyzing data
Tools to centralize and standardize data are unsophisticated
75%
of companies are still using SAS as the primary tool for data integration and publishing
Cycle times are increasing
40% increase since 2017 Companies using 4 or more sources are experiencing an increase of more than four weeks in last patient last visit (LPLV) to database lock cycle.
Only 1/3 of sponsors
have implemented a formal data strategy
Top 3 Digital Transformation Accelerators
1
2
3
DeďŹ ned Data Strategies
Technology Platforms
Advanced Analytics
Executing these strategies decreases database lock cycle times by an average of
Sponsors using a
Nearly 3 out of 4
two weeks
data hub/lake rate their analytic competencies and capabilities higher
sponsors are expanding data scientists’ roles to support advanced analytics
A data strategy deďŹ nes what data is needed and how it should be presented to the data consumer.
Companies with data strategies have faster cycle times
Companies with data strategies have better analytics capabilities
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