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NIH-funded clinical trial will evaluate seasonal influenza vaccines with two experimental adjuvants

An early-stage clinical trial is evaluating two licensed seasonal influenza vaccines, administered with or without novel adjuvants, for their safety and ability to generate an immune response.

9 Aug 2019

GW Cancer Center selected as first global clinical trial site for high risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Under the leadership of Vishal A. Patel, MD, FAAD, FACMS, director of the Cutaneous Oncology Program at the George Washington University Cancer Center, the GW Cancer Center was selected as the first global site for a clinical trial for patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

3 Aug 2019

Company expands development plans for drugs which slow progression to dialysis

Kibow Biotech announces that the focus on supporting and maintaining healthy kidney function with probiotics/prebiotics to potentially delay the progression to dialysis is based on its enteric toxin reduction platform technology termed "Enteric Dialysis®"

From Kibow Biotech Inc. 2 Aug 2019

Trial shows nor-urso as an effective treatment option for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

A team led by Michael Trauner at MedUni Vienna's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology demonstrated the beneficial effect of synthetically produced bile acid with the active agent nor-ursodeoxycholic acid (nor-urso) in the hitherto incurable liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) around two years ago.

29 Jul 2019

New breast cancer drug identified as a potential therapy for glioblastoma

The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute, has released the results of its recent Phase 0 clinical trial of the breast cancer drug ribociclib (Kisqali) for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma.

25 Jul 2019

New hope for restoring sight in victims of acid attacks or industrial accidents

A revolutionary approach to treating chemical burns in the eye is beginning a clinical trial.

15 Jul 2019

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

A drug belonging to a new generation of acute migraine headache treatments was found to eliminate pain and reduce bothersome symptoms for people with migraine in a large-scale trial reported in the July 11 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

11 Jul 2019

New drug provides hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The results from three clinical trials have shown that a new drug can successfully delay the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

10 Jul 2019

Chronic kidney disease patients are excluded from clinical trials

Kidney diseases affect 850 million people worldwide, a figure twice as high as that of diabetes. Yet patients with chronic kidney disease are still being excluded from clinical trials.

10 Jul 2019

New anti-obesity drug trial set to launch at Alberta Diabetes Institute

The Alberta Diabetes Institute will be at the center of a new clinical trial for an anti-obesity drug targeting people with rare genetic conditions that contribute to their obesity.

10 Jul 2019

Engineered stem cells offer new treatment for metastatic bone cancer

Engineered stem cells could help treat metastatic cancers in bone without killing normal surrounding bone.

9 Jul 2019

Study suggests usefulness of more flexible dose of regorafenib to relieve side-effects in mCRC patients

Medical oncologists administer anticancer drug regorafenib to try to improve overall survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have ceased to respond to standard therapy (known as refractory mCRC).

7 Jul 2019

Study shows promise for a drug to extend life of patients with ovarian cancer

Women with ovarian cancer who have undergone four or more rounds of chemotherapy typically haven't had much hope that another treatment option will lengthen their lives in a meaningful way.

3 Jul 2019

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in clinical trials across the US.

1 Jul 2019

Large prevention trial launched for people exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

A large clinical trial to assess treatments for preventing people at high risk from developing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has begun.

25 Jun 2019

Investigational drug for treatment of sickle cell disease shows early promise in clinical trials

An investigational drug for the treatment of sickle cell disease is showing early promise in clinical trials for impacting biomarkers of the disease in patients, reported UConn School of Medicine researchers at the European Hematology Association Congress in Amsterdam this week.

20 Jun 2019

Revolutionary cancer drugs that target any tumor to be fast-tracked into hospitals by NHS

Patients in England could be some of the first in the world to be treated with revolutionary cancer drugs that can target any type of tumor.

19 Jun 2019

Groundbreaking drug boosts growth rates in children with achondroplasia

A groundbreaking drug that helps regulate bone development has boosted growth rates in children with achondroplasia - the most common type of dwarfism - in a global trial led by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

18 Jun 2019

Researchers investigate why many cancer clinical trials fail to enroll enough patients

The increasing sophistication of cancer treatments threatens to outpace the ability of health care providers to enroll patients in clinical trials to test those therapies. That's a key finding by researchers in UT Southwestern's new Department of Population and Data Sciences.

18 Jun 2019

Topical cream found to be effective in reversing the effects of vitiligo

A nationwide phase II clinical trial, coordinated out of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found that a topical cream was extremely effective in reversing the effects of vitiligo, a relatively common autoimmune disease that causes loss of skin pigmentation.

17 Jun 2019

Drug Trial News

NIH-funded clinical trial will evaluate seasonal influenza vaccines with two experimental adjuvants

GW Cancer Center selected as first global clinical trial site for high risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Company expands development plans for drugs which slow progression to dialysis

Trial shows nor-urso as an effective treatment option for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

New breast cancer drug identified as a potential therapy for glioblastoma

New hope for restoring sight in victims of acid attacks or industrial accidents

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

New drug provides hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Chronic kidney disease patients are excluded from clinical trials

New anti-obesity drug trial set to launch at Alberta Diabetes Institute

Engineered stem cells offer new treatment for metastatic bone cancer

Study suggests usefulness of more flexible dose of regorafenib to relieve side-effects in mCRC patients

Study shows promise for a drug to extend life of patients with ovarian cancer

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

Large prevention trial launched for people exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Investigational drug for treatment of sickle cell disease shows early promise in clinical trials

Revolutionary cancer drugs that target any tumor to be fast-tracked into hospitals by NHS

Groundbreaking drug boosts growth rates in children with achondroplasia

Researchers investigate why many cancer clinical trials fail to enroll enough patients

Topical cream found to be effective in reversing the effects of vitiligo

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