Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Jun 15, 2025 7:00 AM - Jun 19, 2025 3:00 PM

801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3614, USA

DIA 2025 Global Annual Meeting

Advances in Clinical Trial Linkage to Real-World Data: Bridging the Gap in Hybrid Clinical Trials

Session Chair(s)

Mehdi  Najafzadeh, PhD

Mehdi Najafzadeh, PhD

Senior Director

Medidata Solutions, United States

In this session, speakers from industry, academia, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will discuss innovative use cases, experiences, and challenges of implementing linkage of traditional clinical trial data to RWD.

Learning Objective : Discuss use cases of trial linkage to RWD and the benefits for patients, decision makers and sponsors; Explain requirements and best practices in implementing trial linkage to RWD; Describe current scientific and operational challenges and strategies to overcome them; Identify areas in need of further development to support the design and execution of global hybrid pragmatic studies.

Speaker(s)

Representative Invited

Linkage of trials to RWD: Evolving landscape and overview of US regulatory guidance

Representative Invited

FDA, United States

Mehmet  Burcu, PhD, MS, FISPE

Pragmatic approaches in hybrid designs: Industry perspective

Mehmet Burcu, PhD, MS, FISPE

Merck & Co., Inc., United States

Senior Director, Epidemiology

Elisabetta  Patorno, DrPH, MD

Challenges and lessons in Linkage of RWD to Trials: An Academic Perspective

Elisabetta Patorno, DrPH, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, United States

Associate Professor of Medicine

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