Tag: clinical trials
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Precision Medicine Trial Set for Pancreatic Cancer
A large-scale clinical trial is planned at 12 sites in the U.S. to test treatments for pancreatic cancer guided by the genomics of a patient’s own tumor.
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FDA Clears Artificial Pancreas System for Type 1 Diabetes
The Food and Drug Administration cleared for sale a system that automatically monitors blood glucose and maintains basic insulin levels in people with type 1 diabetes.
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Trial Shows Engineered T-Cells Can Stop Lymphoma
Early results of a clinical trial show an individual’s own immune system cells altered to attack non-Hodgkin lymphoma can cause a partial or complete response in a large percentage of patients.
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Antibiotic Shown to Control Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
Findings from a clinical trial show a candidate drug kills bacteria causing a type of gonorrhea becoming resistant to current antibiotics.
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Health Agency Funds Drug-Resistant Bacteria R&D
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, signed agreements worth $67 million to develop new treatments and diagnostics for urgent drug-resistant infections.
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Clinical Trial Testing Live Bacteria as Acne Treatment
A clinical trial is recruiting participants to test a product with live skin bacteria made by biotechnology company AOBiome as a treatment for adult acne.
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Teva Licenses Pain Relief Antibody for $1.25 Billion
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is licensing from biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals an engineered antibody that targets proteins supporting pain signals.
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Drug Shown to Improve Cell Energy, Muscle Function
Results of a clinical trial show an experimental drug by Stealth BioTherapeutics boosts cellular energy and improves skeletal muscle functions of older adults.
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Stem Cells Aid Motor Functions in Spinal Cord Patients
First results from a clinical trial show stem cell treatments help restore some arm and hand functioning in patients with complete cervical spinal cord injury.
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Brain Signals Drive Computer Cursor for Faster Typing
A system capturing motor signals in the brain is shown in tests with monkeys to direct a cursor to type text on a keyboard display at rates as high as 12 words per minute.