CMPP case studies
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The Certified Medical Publication Professional™ (CMPP™) credential is offered by the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP). It is a professional certification for people working in medical publications and medical communications who want to demonstrate commitment to superior professionalism, upholding industry standards, and continued learning. The CMPP case studies are 5 cases and about 4,754 words.
1The negative Phase 3 trial the commercial team wants to park
A 612-patient Phase 3 randomised trial of an oral JAK inhibitor in moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis has just been unblinded. The primary endpoint, ACR20 at week 12, was not met: 47.2% versus 44.8%, p=0.41.
970 words, about 5 min2Five days to the abstract deadline and the numbers moved
An investigator-initiated, 14-site trial of a perioperative antibiotic regimen has an abstract deadline at a major surgical congress in five days. The first author, a second-year fellow, drafted the abstract from an interim snapshot (n=231 of a planned 300) and reported a primary-endpoint odds ratio of 1.85, p=0.02.
887 words, about 4 min3Rebuilding a 28-output publication plan after a 35% budget cut
You are publication lead for a mid-size pharmaceutical company preparing a three-year publication plan for an inhaled triple-combination therapy approved for COPD. The draft plan contains 28 outputs: 11 post hoc analyses, 6 subgroup manuscripts, 5 congress abstracts, 3 narrative reviews, 2 plain-language summaries and 1 paediatric pharmacokinetic study (n=40) required by regulators.
991 words, about 5 min4A chatbot, an absent byline and a citation request
You are a senior medical writer at an agency. A client's medical affairs team has commissioned a review article on real-world evidence for a biologic in severe asthma, contracted to a journal that follows ICMJE recommendations.
998 words, about 5 min5The funder approval clause and the commercially sensitive readmission finding
You manage publications for a device manufacturer. A secondary analysis of a 22,000-patient national registry examines 30-day readmission after implantable cardiac monitors.
908 words, about 5 min