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October 13, 2025
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Episode 32, “Moving Clinical Trial Goalposts”

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In this episode of "In the Interim…", Dr. Scott Berry and Dr. Kert Viele analyze how regulatory, editorial, and science community standards often impose additional, inconsistent requirements for novel methods in clinical trial design, rarely applied to standard approaches.

Episode 32 of "In the Interim…" examines how standards shift between new and established clinical trial approaches.

Dr. Scott Berry and Dr. Kert Viele share practical examples: Bayesian borrowing often flagged for Type 1 error while single-arm designs using the same historical data avoid similar questioning; enrichment trials see raised evidence burdens; platform trials face heightened multiplicity penalties. Legacy designs often receive less scrutiny, even when statistical limitations are shared.

For those interested in exploring when increased hurdles are imposed on novel approaches in trial design.

Tune in today to learn more: https://www.berryconsultants.com/resource/32-moving-clinical-trial-goalposts

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