clinical trials

Age is not a key factor in cancer survival

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:19:24 -0600

60 percent of cancer patients are older, but they are 'systematically excluded' from clinical trials

Assessing the quality of phase I clinical trial abstracts

harminka — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:38:12 -0500

Researchers have developed a method of assessing the quality of phase I clinical trial abstracts submitted to two different oncology conferences: EORTC-NCI-AACR (ENA) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

FDA Approved Drug Trials Stay Unpublished

admin_huliq — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:05:11 -0500

Supporting trials for FDA approved drugs often stay unpublished making physicians less informed about new drugs.

Why aren't pregnant women included in clinical trials?

harminka — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:30:02 -0500

That's the question posed by leading bioethicists at Duke University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities, who say it's time to confront the challenges that have led to the exclusion of pregnant women from important research that could positively impact maternal and fetal health.

2 new therapies show promise for cancer patients

harminka — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:17:14 -0500

Clinical researchers at Scottsdale Healthcare and TGen today announced the results of two clinical trials that show promise for patients battling cancer.

Aborigines Claim Their Kids Used In Medical Experiments

admin_huliq — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:19:00 -0500

A representative of Australia's Stolen Generations' Alliance of Aborigines has told a Senate committee that some Aboriginal children were used for medical experimentation.

Patient Data Sharing For Clinical Trials And The Risk of Loss

admin_huliq — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:11:52 -0500

While the autorities are investigating a possible theft of personal identity information, including names, phone numbers, and in some cases social security numbers, of approximately 40,000 hospital patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, an article from JAMA looks at Data-Sharing in clinical trials for heart disease on when and how to share patient data, and when to suspend a study.

Many Group-Randomized Trials Lack Necessary Design Characteristics

harminka — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:20:31 -0500

Group-randomized trials in which participants are assigned to study arms in predetermined groups, instead of individually, infrequently met the unique statistical and design challenges required for this approach. These cancer trials may present misleading findings as a result.

News reports on clinical trials in developing countries

harminka — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:03:57 -0500

Biotechnology companies are increasingly turning to developing nations as sites for clinical trials, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN). Increasing competition for clinical trial patients in the industrialized world is one of the major reasons for the offshore move, according to an article in the March 15 issue of GEN

The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute And Risky Malaria Trial

admin_huliq — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:34:27 -0600

FoxNews reports that within the next 18 months, medical researchers at The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute will be asking people in Seattle to volunteer to be exposed to the deadliest form of malaria to help them test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates.

Sensor necklace to increase elderly, clinical trial participant drug compliance

harminka — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:08:28 -0600

Researchers now have a possible solution for the one in three adults who fail to take their medicines as prescribed by their doctors, as well as for everyone else who occasionally forgets: a sensor necklace that records the exact time and date when specially-designed pills are swallowed, and reminds the user if any doses are being missed.

Debate over Safety of Gene Therapy Trials

harminka — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:09:45 -0600

Can a patient who agrees to participate in a safety study of a gene therapy protocol give truly informed consent and understand the risks involved when the consent forms are highly technical and the physician or institution seeking their consent has a stake in the study and its outcome?