The UpSMART Accelerator: driving digital innovation to change the conduct of early phase cancer medicine trials

Butt Fouziah; Stephenson Laura; Agnelli Luca; Villalobos Alberu Xenia; Carter Louise; Chown Rachel; De Braud Filippo; Damian Silvia; Dienstmann Rodrigo; Formica Elisabetta; Garralda Elena; Graham Donna M; Graley Andrew; Landers Dónal; O'Regan Paul; Patil Akshita; Regan Aoife; Royle Jennifer K; Stevenson Julie; Walker Alison; Dive Caroline; Hughes Andrew

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Year : 2022 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 1 | Page : 1

The UpSMART Accelerator: driving digital innovation to change the conduct of early phase cancer medicine trials

Butt Fouziah¹, Stephenson Laura¹, Agnelli Luca², Villalobos Alberu Xenia³, Carter Louise⁴, Chown Rachel⁵, De Braud Filippo⁶, Damian Silvia², Dienstmann Rodrigo⁷, Formica Elisabetta², Garralda Elena⁸, Graham Donna M⁴, Graley Andrew⁹, Landers Dónal¹, O'Regan Paul¹, Patil Akshita¹, Regan Aoife⁵, Royle Jennifer K¹⁰, Stevenson Julie¹, Walker Alison¹¹, Dive Caroline¹, Hughes Andrew¹²
¹ Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
² Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
³ Research Coordination Area, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, C/ Natzaret, 115-117, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
⁴ The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester; Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
⁵ Cancer Research UK, London, United Kingdom
⁶ Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano; Università Statale di Milano, Milan, Italy
⁷ Medical Oncology – Oncology Data Science (ODysSey) Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, C/ Natzaret, 115-117, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
⁸ Medical Oncology Department, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, C/ Natzaret, 115-117, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
⁹ Microsoft Corporation, Berkshire, United Kingdom
¹⁰ Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester; Rekaryo Heath Ltd, West Midlands, United Kingdom
¹¹ The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
¹² Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester; Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Correspondence Address:
Butt Fouziah
digital Experimental Cancer Medicine Team, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, Alderley Park, SK10 4TG
United Kingdom

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/digm.digm_3_21

Digitalizing clinical trials provide an opportunity to address challenges faced in the Phase I trial settings, where near real-time data capture and data interpretation are prerequisites for iterative decision-making to rapidly adapt trial designs based on emerging insights. Although digital technologies have driven significant improvements in many businesses and organizations, the adoption of digital technologies in clinical trials has been slow. In recognition of this lag, the UpSMART consortium, a 5-year funded program (2020–2024), has been established in Europe between the UK, Spain, and Italy to embrace digital technologies and drive benefits to patients. The consortium, led by the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute Cancer Biomarker Centre, aims to 'digitalize' Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres in the UK and Early Drug Development Units in Spain and Italy by open-sourcing and sharing digital healthcare products between participating centers across the consortium. The goal is to optimize data capture and interpretation thus accelerating Phase I clinical research to ultimately benefit patients by allowing faster access to tomorrow's medicines.

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