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Ivy Center opens new clinical trial to evaluate experimental drug cocktail for glioblastoma

The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announced that patient recruitment has opened for a new Phase 0 clinical trial to evaluate two targeted therapy drugs, abemaciclib and LY3214996.

27 May 2020

CanSino's potential coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response in clinical trial

Scientists across the globe are racing to develop a vaccine that can provide protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An effective and safe vaccine would curb not only the current coronavirus pandemic but also prevent future outbreaks

27 May 2020

WHO halts Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 trial over safety concerns

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has taken a toll on 188 countries and territories across the globe. With the increasing number of confirmed cases, scientists race to develop treatments and vaccines to fight the novel coronavirus.

27 May 2020

Investigational antiviral superior to standard of care for treating COVID-19 patients

The investigational antiviral remdesivir is superior to the standard of care for the treatment of COVID-19, according to a report published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

27 May 2020

Montefiore and Einstein evaluate a new drug combination to fight COVID-19

Montefiore Health System Albert Einstein College of Medicine have begun the next stage of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT), to evaluate treatment options for people hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infection.

26 May 2020

Zero benefit of Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine in COVID-19, says extensive study

The purported "game-changer" anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine, which was claimed to be effective in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and also helping better outcomes in COVID-19 patients, seems to have failed in clinical trials.

25 May 2020

Can Chlorpromazine help treat COVID-19?

A new research paper published in the journal L'Encéphale in May 2020 reports on the planned ReCoVery Study, which will examine the possibility of repurposing the antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine for the treatment of COVID-19.

25 May 2020

Treatment with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine offers no benefit for COVID-19 patients

A large observational study suggests that treatment with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its analog hydroxychloroquine (taken with or without the antibiotics azithromycin or clarithromycin) offers no benefit for patients with COVID-19.

22 May 2020

First COVID-19 vaccine found to be safe, able to generate rapid immune response in phase 1 clinical trial

The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans, according to new research published in The Lancet.

22 May 2020

Women and older adults still vastly underrepresented in cholesterol drug trials

Although heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and older adults are more likely to have heart and vascular disease than young people, randomized clinical trials testing medications to lower cholesterol have historically underenrolled both groups.

22 May 2020

Novel biomarkers linked to improved outcomes with immunotherapy in metastatic breast cancer

Two novel biomarkers have been found to correlate with improved outcomes with immunotherapy in metastatic breast cancer and may help to identify the patients most likely to benefit from this treatment, according to exploratory studies reported at the ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting 2020.

22 May 2020

Durvalumab plus chemotherapy improved overall survival rate for mesothelioma patients

PrECOG, LLC is reporting clinical efficacy and biomarker analyses from its single-arm phase two study PrE0505 for the initial treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

20 May 2020

FDA approves IND application by Octapharma USA for severe COVID-19 patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the investigational new drug (IND) application submitted by Octapharma USA for a phase three clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of Octagam 10% [Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)] therapy in COVID-19 patients with severe disease progression.

20 May 2020

Dana-Farber launches clinical test of blood cancer drug in COVID-19 patients

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have launched a clinical test of a blood cancer drug in patients infected with the COVID-19 virus. T

20 May 2020

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine candidate shows promise in phase I trial

Moderna, who partnered with the National Institutes of Health, announced that its candidate vaccine appeared to be safe when administered to eight healthy volunteers. The vaccine also stimulated an immune response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

20 May 2020

Australian COVID-19 prevention trial begins for frontline and allied healthcare workers

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Drug Trial News

Ivy Center opens new clinical trial to evaluate experimental drug cocktail for glioblastoma

CanSino's potential coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response in clinical trial

WHO halts Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 trial over safety concerns

Investigational antiviral superior to standard of care for treating COVID-19 patients

Montefiore and Einstein evaluate a new drug combination to fight COVID-19

Zero benefit of Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine in COVID-19, says extensive study

Can Chlorpromazine help treat COVID-19?

Treatment with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine offers no benefit for COVID-19 patients

First COVID-19 vaccine found to be safe, able to generate rapid immune response in phase 1 clinical trial

Women and older adults still vastly underrepresented in cholesterol drug trials

Novel biomarkers linked to improved outcomes with immunotherapy in metastatic breast cancer

Durvalumab plus chemotherapy improved overall survival rate for mesothelioma patients

FDA approves IND application by Octapharma USA for severe COVID-19 patients

Dana-Farber launches clinical test of blood cancer drug in COVID-19 patients

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine candidate shows promise in phase I trial

Australian COVID-19 prevention trial begins for frontline and allied healthcare workers

Modified clinical trial design to meet urgent community needs during COVID-19 pandemic

Phase IIB clinical trial initiated for treating hepatitis B-associated liver cancer

Global study to test whether antimalaria drug can prevent COVID-19 in health-care workers

Oxford University vaccine prevents SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in rhesus macaques

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