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Vinit Nalawade

Biostatistician III
Duke Population Research Institute
Duke Box 104023, Durham, NC 27701
215 Morris St, Suite 210, Durham, NC 27701

Recent Publications


Adoption of Decentralized Trial Elements in Cancer Clinical Trials Supporting FDA Approvals During COVID-19.

Conference Clin Cancer Res · March 4, 2025 The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted cancer clinical trials, prompting sponsors to adopt decentralized clinical trial (DCT) elements to ensure patient safety and trial continuity. Supported by FDA emergency guidance, the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence, in co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Atrial Fibrillation and Retinal Stroke.

Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · January 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common, chronic, cardiac arrythmia in older US adults. It is not known whether AF is independently associated with increased risk of retinal stroke (central retinal artery occlusion), a subtype of ischemic s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Analyzing missingness patterns in real-world data using the SMDI toolkit: application to a linked EHR-claims pharmacoepidemiology study.

Journal Article BMC Med Res Methodol · October 19, 2024 BACKGROUND: Missing data in confounding variables present a frequent challenge in generating evidence using real-world data, including electronic health records (EHR). Our objective was to apply a recently published toolkit for characterizing missing data ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Increasing the Quality and Efficiency of Clinical Trials (U18)

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2014 - 2029

North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids Model

Public ServiceData Analyst · Awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 2020 - 2026

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