May 15th 2025
In the Phase II LUMINOSITY study, Emrelis (telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv), a first-in-class c-Met-directed antibody-drug conjugate, demonstrated an overall response rate of 35%.
Revolutionizing Clinical Trials Through RWD & AI: Unleashing Innovation
May 14th 2025Mats Sundgren, PhD, senior industry science director, European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i-HD), discusses how the integration of artificial intelligence, real-world data, and eSource can solve major challenges with patient recruitment and data management.
Current Areas of Focus for Clinical Operations Professionals in Vaccine Trials
May 13th 2025In this video interview, Krinx Kong, chief commercial officer, Cognivia, discusses how clinical operations professionals should be focusing on flexibility, behavioral visibility, and communication in the current landscape of managing vaccine trials.
Tirzepatide Demonstrates Superior Weight Loss to Semaglutide in 72-Week Phase IIIb SURMOUNT-5 Trial
In the first head-to-head comparison of leading incretin-based therapies, Eli Lilly’s dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide (Zepbound) delivered significantly greater and sustained weight loss than semaglutide (Wegovy) over 72 weeks in adults with obesity or overweight and comorbidities.
Unifying Industry to Better Understand GCP Guidance
May 7th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, David Nickerson, head of clinical quality management at EMD Serono; and Arlene Lee, director of product management, data quality & risk management solutions at Medidata, discuss the newest ICH E6(R3) GCP guidelines as well as how TransCelerate and ACRO have partnered to help stakeholders better acclimate to these guidelines.
Topline results from the Phase III DESTINY-Breast11 trial show that Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) followed by paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab significantly improves pathologic complete response rates compared to anthracycline-based standard-of-care regimens in the neoadjuvant treatment of high-risk, locally advanced HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer.
A Phase III randomized trial published in JAMA Network Open found no significant difference in symptom improvement between onabotulinumtoxinA injections and midurethral sling surgery in women with moderate to severe mixed urinary incontinence, with many ultimately needing both therapies to sustain relief.
New long-term extension data from the Phase IIb/III QUASAR trial demonstrate that Tremfya (guselkumab) maintains durable clinical and endoscopic remission through 92 weeks in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis, with consistent efficacy across prior biologic and JAK inhibitor exposure.