Paradigm, Bristol Myers Squibb Collaborate on New Model for Clinical Trials

The administrative burden of running a clinical trial contributes to lack of access and inequitable enrollment.

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Paradigm announced today a collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to build a new end-to-end clinical trial operating model across design, recruitment, and data collection. Starting with oncology and expanding to other therapeutic areas, Paradigm will enable Bristol Myers Squibb to enroll patients from providers across the Paradigm Network of health systems, all of whom serve diverse groups of patients and already use Paradigm software to reduce the burden of clinical trial recruitment and operations.

The administrative burden of running a clinical trial contributes to lack of access and inequitable enrollment. For example, currently less than five percent of patients with cancer enroll in clinical trials as part of their care journey. As a result, new treatments can be slow to come to market and millions of individuals who might benefit from a clinical trial are not given the option to participate. To address this, Paradigm has chosen to build an entirely new clinical trial operating ecosystem.

Together, the organizations will design trials whose protocol requirements meet the practical constraints of community health provider organizations. Paradigm first brought its clinical trial software platform to community health providers, who provide the majority of care for cancer patients and other severe conditions, and serve populations that mirror the overall demographics of the United States. Over the past year, Paradigm has successfully collaborated with dozens of these provider organizations to expand their clinical research programs and provide patients with clinical trials as a care option, all while reducing staff workload.

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