Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 4, 2008
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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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THURSDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the timing of when a woman receives the breast cancer drug Herceptin can influence its effect on her heart.
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In a recent trial, a pain medication wasn't as effective as had been hoped.
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Les donnÃ©es indiquent une augmentation de la rÃ©ponse sÃ©rologique, virologique et biochimique aprÃ¨s 144 semaines de traitement sur des patients naÃ¯fs atteints de l&#39;hÃ©patite B antigÃ¨ne positif.
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NEW YORK, December 24  - The Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it planned to examine the various studies that link the usage of several painkillers with heightened cardiovascular risks, while recommending that
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Amid growing concerns, the maker of the widely sold arthritis drug announced Monday that it will soon begin a major clinical trial to determine whether the drug is safe for long-term use.
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MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may cause a slight increase in stroke risk, says a Duke University Medical Center study in the Oct. 12 issue of Neurology.
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Treatment with Wyeth's drug temsirolimus, which secured U.S. regulatory approval on Wednesday, extended survival for 3 1/2 months for patients with advanced renal-cell carcinoma, according to a company-sponsored study.
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Many clinical cancer trials are not published in order to keep industry secrets. A British cancer research group calls for all studies to be published -- even those with marginal results -- so doctors are not misled.
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Two newly published studies in the September 17, 2004 issue of Science give rise to the possibility of developing drug therapies that target eosinophils, white blood cells long known to be associated with the asthma.
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MONDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer treatment trials that are funded by drug companies are more likely to show positive results than studies sponsored by other sources, new research suggests.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) will examine clinical trial data for thousands of depressed adults to see if they, like children, suffered increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors while taking antidepressants.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned yesterday from AstraZeneca that a large clinical trial comparing Iressa (gefitinib) with placebo in patients with non-small cell lung cancer who had failed other courses of cancer therapy showed no survival
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NEW YORK  - In a new report, U.S. researchers describe the improvement in brain function that occurred in a patient with Alzheimer's disease just minutes after receiving an injection in the spine of the arthritis drug Enbrel (also known as etanercept).
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NEW YORK  - In a new report, US researchers describe the improvement in brain function that occurred in a patient with Alzheimer's disease just minutes after receiving an injection in the spine of the arthritis drug Enbrel (also known as etanercept).
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Two separate studies offer some good news about two drugs for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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The company faces a pivotal clinical trial.