Tag: Clinical Trials
Gefapixant Promising for Relief of Unexplained Chronic Cough
Cough frequency significantly reduced after 12 weeks of gefapixant 50 mg versus placebo in phase 2b study
Two Experimental Drugs for Rare, Inherited Alzheimer Disease Disappoint
Both drugs designed to target and neutralize amyloid beta in the brain
Visit Adherence, Visual Acuity Linked in Macular Degeneration
Late, very late groups saw fewer letters than patients in on-time group for two measures of visit adherence
Fewer Than Half of Clinical Trials Comply With Reporting Laws
Compliance with Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 low, not improving
New Workflow Could Improve Imaging Assessment in Research
Use of a tumor response assessment core can avoid potential bias by medical oncologists in oncology trials
Survival Worse for Nonwhite Children With Hodgkin Lymphoma
Risk for postrelapse mortality 2.7-, 3.5-fold higher for Hispanics, non-Hispanic blacks versus whites
FDA: Men Should Be Included in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
Draft guidance that men be included in breast cancer trials issued by the FDA on Aug. 26
Reporting of Results Often Biased in Psychiatry, Psychology Trials
Fifty-six percent of trials had spin in abstract; no correlation seen for industry funding with spin
Guidance Issued for Research Use of Cardiac MRI After MI
Index CMR should be performed five ± two days after reperfusion
Many Patients Excluded From Knee Cartilage Research Studies
Authors say trial results could be much more robust, reflective of patient population with greater inclusion
