Preparing Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) materials is a critical yet often time-consuming task in clinical trial safety oversight. Traditional workflows, relying heavily on manual copy-pasting across multiple documents, introduce inefficiencies and increase the risk of errors. We present a flexible, template-based automated reporting workflow using R Markdown and the {flextable} package to efficiently generate commonly used tables, figures, and listings in Word or slide formats with predefined formatting and narrative elements. Starting from a customizable template, users can adjust layout, styling, and perform basic data handling. Rather than enforcing strict automation, this approach emphasizes reproducibility and user control— minimizing manual formatting work and errors while enabling tailored, efficient outputs for review and documentation.
Nina Han | Peng Zhang
CIMS Global | CIMS Global
Leverage template-based automated reporting on DMC materials preparation
Preparing Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) materials is a critical yet often time-consuming task in clinical trial safety oversight. Traditional workflows, relying heavily on manual copy-pasting across multiple documents, introduce inefficiencies and increase the risk of errors. We present a flexible, template-based automated reporting workflow using R Markdown and the  flextable  package to efficiently generate commonly used tables, figures, and listings in Word or slide formats with predefined formatting and narrative elements. Starting from a customizable template, users can adjust layout, styling, and perform basic data handling. Rather than enforcing strict automation, this approach emphasizes reproducibility and user control— minimizing manual formatting work and errors while enabling tailored, efficient outputs for review and documentation.