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title: "Industry Talk Review"
author: "Rita Pecuch"
date: "2025-03-29"
categories: [review, git, pharmaceuticals]
toc: TRUE
toc-title: "Table of Contents"
toc-depth: 5
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# Introduction

The usage of Git in clinical programming within the pharmaceutical industry has been steadily increasing over the last several years. Beyond the discussions of our PHUSE working group, several talks at recent industry events have showcased how various companies are leveraging this technology.

# Search Strategy

The search for materials spanned the 2025 PHUSE archive, as heavy representation from pharmaceutical companies is customary for PHUSE events.

The aim is not only to summarize how companies are leveraging Git, but to evaluate applications of open-source technology and propose how Git can be useful.

# Major Themes

## Increasing Usage of Open-Source Programming

(Andhale & Sood, 2025)
- R is powerful language for statistical modeling and hypothesis testing within the industry
- Clean data, apply stats models, and implement ML algorithms all within single platform
- Shiny allows visualizing large datasets that are common in this industry, and get actionable insights
- HTML, CSS, and JS knowledge not required --> so lowered barrier for getting more people into open-source programming
- Interactive elements for deeper data exploration
- Integrate data from several sources, across studies, leverage historical data
- More flexibility to meet diverse needs of stakeholders
- Scalability important for exponentially increasing amounts of data due to multicenter international trials

## Rise of Agile Methologies

(Andhale & Sood, 2025)
- becoming more common
- Real-time communication and iterative progress in workflows

## Need for Version Control

(Andhale & Sood, 2025)
- Important to support agile and collaborative development
- Particulary useful for complex projects


## GxP Compliance

(Andhale & Sood, 2025):
- All open source packages used for regulatory submissions must be validated (proven to meet regulatory standards), documented, and controlled in SCE
- Must be traceability of all code changes
- Allows reproducibility of all versions of code

## Collaborative Learning Communities

(Andhale & Sood, 2025)
- For R programming

# Key Findings

# Conclusion

# References

Andhale, S.H., Sood, S. (2025). Harnessing the Power of R Shiny in a GxP compliant and validated manner for clinical trials use [White paper OS3464]. Sycamore Informatics India Private Limited. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_OS10.pdf

Arancibia, B. (2025). What R We Counting? The Quest to Quantify R Usage in Biostatistics Organizations [White paper OS02]. GSK. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_OS02.pdf

Ching, E. (2025). Learning to skate, pedal, and drive – Change leadership in the world of Agile delivery [White paper PD02]. GSK. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_PD02.pdf

Hume, S. (2025). A Technical Roadmap Defining CDISC's Path to End-to-End Automation [White paper DS05]. CDISC. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_DS05.pdf

Kim, J. (2025). The changes in the job of statistical programmer in the
pharmaceutical industry [White paper ET07]. Pfizer Inc. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_ET07.pdf

Liao, C. (2025). Building Rome in a Few Months: How Open Source Technologies Empower Small Pharma [White paper OS07]. Recursion. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_OS07.pdf

Opalka, A. (2025). GitLab vs GitHub: The Battle of the Repositories [Poster PP05]. Roche. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/CSS/EU/Utrecht/POS_PP05.pdf

Patel, J. (2025). Evaluation of Open-Source Technologies in Clinical Trial Reporting [White paper PP15]. AstraZeneca US Biometric. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_PP15.pdf

Shi, T., Song, L., Nomula, V.K. (2025). Implementation of a risk-governed, reproducible, and collaborative R workflow for Real World Evidence Projects [White paper PP27]. Merck & Co., Inc. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_PP27.pdf

Tahiliani, K., Jain, A. (2025). A Journey Through an Innovative Approach to Migration of Legacy System to New Multilingual Statistical Computing Environment (SCE). GSK. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_ET21.pdf

Veríssimo, A., Viyash, V. (2025). Accelerating Shiny Application Development and Validation with Rhino [White paper OS15]. Appsilon. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_OS15.pdf

Zhang, P., Chen, J., Yang, F., Chang, V., Lee, J. (2025). Generate Clinical Study Report (CSR) document using {quarto} and {shiny} [White paper OS06]. CIMS Global. https://phuse.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Archive/2025/Connect/US/Orlando/PAP_OS06.pdf