Tag: Clinical Trials
NIH Investigating COVID-19 Experiments Conducted at Boston University
New Platform Matches Patients to Precision Oncology Trials
Clinical trial consents happened 55 days sooner for patients using MatchMiner compared with those using non-MatchMiner channels
People With Disabilities Often Excluded From Clinical Trials
Findings include exclusion of people with cognitive, visual, hearing, mobility, and other disabilities, without documented justification
More Adolescents and Young Adults Enrolled in Trials After Launch of NCTN
AYAs enrolled in trials increased from 9.5 to 14.0 percent after launch of National Clinical Trials Network
NIH Trial Underway for Universal Flu Vaccine
Phase 1 trial testing both intranasal and intramuscular administration
One in 10 Pain Meds Make It Through Development Process
More drugs with high abuse potential made it through the development process than new drugs with low abuse potential
Women Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials
Gap seen in cardiovascular, psychiatry, and cancer trial participation versus national prevalence disease data
New Alzheimer Disease Drug Delivers Disappointing Results
Trial was the first to test a drug meant to delay or halt mental decline in people who have a genetic predisposition
Disruption to Oncology Clinical Trials Seen Early in Pandemic
Numbers of new patient accruals and newly activated trials decreased early on, followed by progressive recovery
ASCO: ACA Medicaid Expansion Has Increased Access to Cancer Trials
Proportion of SWOG trial participants who had Medicaid insurance increased by 20 percent per year after ACA Medicaid expansion
