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This month, our review of recent clinical trial results features Rinvoq’s sustained remission in almost half of Crohn’s disease patients, Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide showing significant patient weight loss, and improved insulin and fasting glucose levels in a phase 2B study of Akero Therapeutics’ human fusion protein efruxifermin.Read More
Dose optimization for pediatric cancer drug trials shouldn’t rely on exhaustive analyses of toxicity, the FDA says, and members of an advisory subcommittee on pediatric oncology agree that children can’t wait for every question to be answered. Read More
Scientists have long been perceived and portrayed in film as old people in white lab coats perched at a bench full of bubbling fluorescent liquids. The present-day reality is quite different. Scientists are increasingly data jockeys in hoodies sitting before monitors analyzing enormous amounts of data. Modern day labs are more likely composed of sterile rows of robots doing the manual handling of materials, and lab notebooks are now electronic in massive data centers holding vast quantities of information. Today, scientific input comes from data pulled from the cloud, with algorithms fueling scientific discovery the way bunsen burners once did. Read More
A potential cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remained elusive this week as two pharma companies shuttered trials that just barely missed the efficacy mark. Read More
The clinical research industry is falling behind the innovation curve, says Ken Getz, executive director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD), taking years — and sometimes decades — to evaluate, adopt and fully implement new technologies and methods. Read More
This month, our review of recent clinical trial results features a drug for anemia due to chronic kidney disease that saw success after an FDA complete response letter, positive results for an ovarian cancer treatment and a hemophilia therapy as well as a lymphoma drug trial derailed by a serious adverse reaction.Read More
Clinical trial sites venturing into the growing field of digital therapeutics (DTx) need the appropriate infrastructure — as well as tech know-how and adaptability — while sponsors need to be willing to offer training and support, iron out hurdles that come with remote components and simplify these trials whenever possible, a clinical research expert advises. Read More
The level of Vitamin D3 in patients with melanoma has a significant effect on how those patients respond to chemotherapy with either Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) or Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab). Read More
More than half of the best-selling brand-name drugs covered by Medicare may not provide significant added therapeutic benefits despite comprising a large portion of the federal agency’s spending, according to results of a study published in JAMA Network this week. Read More