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Heart failure: clinical trials update 2022
EPR rounds up results from several key clinical trials on therapies for hypertension and heart failure presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022.
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Oligonucleotide therapy helps to prevent chronic hepatitis B
Bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide therapy aided in long-term prevention of chronic hepatitis B in patients on and not on nucleoside/nucleotide analogues in a Phase II trial.
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First needle-free COVID-19 vaccine patch
If successful in further clinical trials an innovative, cost-effective COVID-19 vaccine patch could be available as early as 2025.
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Empagliflozin reduces risk of chronic kidney disease progression
A major trial evaluating Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance®, showed it reduced the risk of cardiovascular death and chronic kidney disease progression by 28 percent.
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First patients given lab-grown blood cell transfusion
The second-ever patient has been transfused with lab-grown red blood cells in a clinical trial, promising an effective treatment for patients.
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Alternative immunotherapies improve relapsed myeloma survival
Alternative CAR-T and cell therapies increased relapsed multiple myeloma patient survival by 18 months after failed CAR-T, a study found.
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Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Pfizer bispecific antibody
A bispecific antibody for multiple myeloma gets Breakthrough Therapy Designation based on 61 percent overall response trial data.
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Psilocybin improves depression symptoms, study shows
According to a new study, 25mg of psilocybin alongside psychological support, greatly reduces symptoms in participants with treatment-resistant depression.
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First virtual clinical trial examines two promising Alzheimer’s drugs
A first-of-its-kind simulated clinical trial has modelled long-term health outcomes for two key Alzheimer’s drugs to determine optimal treatments.
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Seven pharma CEOs unite to achieve emission targets
In a global first, the health sector has converged to incentivise supply chains and clinical trials to reduce emissions through the Sustainable Markets Initiative Health Systems Task Force.
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Could GSK offer the first RSV older adult vaccine?
The EMA has accepted a marketing application for an RSV vaccine intended for older adults, the first potential vaccine for this age group with lower respiratory tract disease.
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$8 million grant awarded to new US stem cell clinic
New US stem cell clinics given an $8 million grant will boost industry collaboration and advance regenerative medicine research, clinical trials and pioneering training.
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“Universal” CRISPR-edited T cells improve resistant leukaemia
Children with leukaemia were successfully treated with first-in-human "universal" CRISPR-edited T-cells, by researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London.
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UK £62 billion behind in R&D global investment share, report reveals
The IPPR urges the UK government to increase R&D funding to strengthen economic growth and restore the UK’s leading global position.
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New therapy for anaemic myelodysplastic cancer patients
Reblozyl, the first erythroid maturation agent showed increased haemoglobin in transfusion-dependant patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
