Category: Regulations
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Engineered T-Cell Trial Halted After Participant Dies
A clinical trial testing treatments that modify immune system cells to fight leukemia in adults was stopped after one of the patients died from inflammation in the brain.
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Targeted Leukemia Drugs Sharply Raising Costs of Care
Drugs directly attacking cancer cell growth show high remission rates with a common form of leukemia, but a new study suggests the high costs of these drugs could impose difficult economic burdens on patients and the health care system.
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Trial Shows Antibody Reduces Days with Migraines
First results from a late-stage clinical trial shows a synthetic antibody reduces the number of days with migraines per month among people with episodic or infrequent migraines.
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Laser-Immunotherapy Now in Cancer Clinical Trial
A new type of cancer treatment that precisely attacks tumors with synthetic antibodies activated by laser beams is being tested in an early-stage clinical trial.
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Antibody Leads to Sharp Triglyceride, Cholesterol Drop
An experimental synthetic antibody was shown in a clinical trial to markedly reduce triglycerides and the types of cholesterol that contribute to heart disease.
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Long-Acting Opioid Abuse Therapy Shown Working in Trial
An experimental long-acting drug was shown at least as effective, and in some cases superior, to the current standard of care for opioid use disorder.
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Seedless Fruit Varieties Seen As Food Security Boost
A review of studies evaluating techniques for producing seedless fruit concludes these techniques can contribute to higher yields that help ensure the security of food supplies.
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Florida Voters Give Split Decision on GM Mosquitoes [Updated]
Voters in the Florida Keys yesterday returned a split decision on non-binding ballot questions about testing genetically modified mosquitoes to stop the Zika virus.
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Zika Vaccine Clinical Trial Underway
The first of a series of clinical trials testing inactivated Zika particles as a vaccine to protect against the live Zika virus is recruiting participants.
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Safety, Effects Shown in Drug Clearing Alzheimer’s Peptides
An experimental drug that clears peptides associated with Alzheimer’s disease from the central nervous system was also shown to be safe for patients in an early clinical trial.