Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 23, 2007
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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
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A U.S. advisory panel on Friday will review data on an experimental drug that is injected into the eye to stop vision loss in elderly patients at risk of going blind.
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NEW YORK - A new round of trials have shown a boosted risk of heart problems among patients taking the painkiller Celebrex, manufacturer Pfizer Inc.
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A pivotal trial for lead drug, Ranexa, is nearing completion and results will be released in the first quarter of 2007.
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The embattled pharmaceutical industry announced its intention Thursday to publish more data about clinical drug trials, despite skepticism about whether the initiative will really increase transparency and improve drug safety.
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Encouraging phase II results of a trial to test the efficacy of a malaria vaccine for young children is published in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (pp 1380, 1411).
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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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NEW YORK - Today at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference, AtheroGenics was met with pointed skepticism over trial results for its drug, AGI-1067.
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NEW YORK/WHITEHOUSE STATION, New Jersey  - Merck & Co.  expects to seek U.S. approval in 2007 for drugs to treat HIV, cholesterol and insomnia, and it aims to have another four products in late-stage trials by mid-year, the company said on Tuesday.
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A report to be released on Friday finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in clinical trials, The New York Times reports.
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ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT VIOXX . . . but not for the reasons Merck &amp; Co. recommends. Last week a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study found a link with heart attacks, and several large health insurers said
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration 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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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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An updated analysis of data from studies of anemia drugs used with cancer treatments showed that they increase risk of death and blood clots, an industry newsletter reported on Friday.
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The results from the new clinical trial could increase the chances that the Food and Drug Administration will approve the drug for that use.
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Robert B. Saper, MD, MPH ; Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH ; Janet Paquin, PhD ; Michael J. Burns, MD ; David M. Eisenberg, MD ; Roger B. Davis, ScD ; Russell S. Phillips, MD.