# Fighting Cancer with External Control Arms: Friends of Cancer Research’s Jeff Allen

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Podcast: [from Dreamers to Disruptors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-dreamers-to-disruptors-7329003)
Published: 2026-05-26T17:06:11+00:00
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## Resource

External Control Arms are a powerful clinical research tool, harnessing cutting-edge tech to fill gaps in clinical data and accelerate trials when patients’ lives are on the line. They’re particularly valuable for cancer research, where patients can neither afford to wait nor settle for the current standard of care. Friends of Cancer Research President and CEO Jeff Allen sits down with Medidata CEO Anthony Costello and Senior Vice President, Statistics and Regulatory Science Innovation Ruthie Davi to celebrate 30 years of oncology innovation, and explore what’s coming next. They dig deep into Medidata and Friends’ partnership to bring the power of External Control Arms to pancreatic cancer research, and how to build a future where clinical research takes full advantage of these life-saving innovations. Visit our website Read our blog Follow Medidata: LinkedIn , Instagram , X , YouTube Follow Anthony: LinkedIn Follow Jeff: LinkedIn Follow Ruthie: LinkedIn

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