Tag: Clinical Trials
Scientists to Infect Volunteers With COVID-19 in Challenge Trial
Challenge trials have long history, going back to development of smallpox vaccine in 1796
Upadacitinib Tops Abatacept for RA Refractory to DMARDs
Superior for mean change in composite DAS28-CRP values and remission, but more adverse events seen
Pharmacotherapy, Psychotherapy Combo Best for Bipolar Disorder
Manualized treatments linked to significantly reduced recurrence rates versus control treatments
Ertugliflozin Noninferior for CV Outcomes in T2DM With ASCVD
Ertugliflozin is noninferior to placebo for the primary end point of major adverse cardiovascular events
NIH Launches Trial of Antibody Drugs Against COVID-19
The phase 2 trial will assess effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies in conjunction with remdesivir
COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Study Paused
ACTIV-3 study, testing use of an antibody therapy with remdesivir, paused 'out of an abundance of caution'
More Than Half of Cancer Patients Willing to Enroll in Clinical Trials
Participation rates similar for Black and White patients, treatment and cancer control trials
Second COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused for Unexplained Illness
Johnson & Johnson stopped its COVID-19 vaccine trial, which began phase 3 testing last month
Older Adults Likely to Be Excluded From COVID-19 Trials
Fifty percent of phase 3 clinical trials and 100 percent of vaccine trials at risk for excluding older adults
New FDA Applications for Opioids Often Based on Short Trials
Most products for treating chronic pain approved based on narrowly defined populations of patients
