COAs, Biomarkers, and Endpoints, Oh My!
Establishing a common vocabulary accelerates progress by enabling effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders and facilitating cross-study comparisons and evidence harmonization. However, when we work with clinical researchers, they often use the words biomarkers, clinical outcome assessments (COA’s), and Endpoints interchangeably, but technically they mean different things.
I’m confident that my amazing team members often think I’m crazy when I deliberate or nitpick over the use of a single word. The point is words matter, especially in science and definitely in a new field like digital medicine. As this field evolves, definitions and key terms must be used consistently to reduce the hindrance of evaluating and interpreting scientific evidence.
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