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Smartfish’s medical drink trial a success for COPD patients suffering from cachexia

20 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

Cachexia is a condition of involuntary weight loss, undernourishment and a number of negative side-effects that can be seen in patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as in cancer and in several severe inflammatory diseases, such as AIDS, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis and rheumatoid arthritis...

EC approves Ipsen’s cabometyx to treat advanced RCC following VEGF-targeted therapy

16 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott,

The European Commission has approved Ibsen’s cabometyx (cabozantinib) 20, 40, 60 mg tablets for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in adults following prior vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-targeted therapy. Cabometyx (cabozantinib) demonstrated significant clinical benefits across all three efficacy endpoints (OS, PFS, ORR) in a phase 3…

Ergomed and Ferrer complete recruitment for Phase IIa insomnia clinical trial

13 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

The effects of lorediplon (5 and 10 mg) are being compared to both placebo and zolpidem. The aim of the study is to evaluate the appropriate effective dose of lorediplon, to further characterise its efficacy on sleep maintenance/sleep quality and to evaluate any next day hangover effects in adult patients…