Applied Clinical Trials Digital Edition - April 2011

New results from the Phase III Portal extension study show that Susvimo maintained vision and disease control over five years in neovascular AMD, with 95% of patients requiring no supplemental treatment between six-month refill intervals.

In this pilot episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Brief, we examine the renewed push for placebo-controlled vaccine trials in the US, why experts warn it violates core ethical standards, and how these proposals could jeopardize both participant safety and future innovation.

Clinical trial failure insurance is turning biotech’s most costly risk into a manageable asset, opening new pathways for funding and innovation.

In 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.

The FDA’s green light for a Phase II trial (JSKN003-202) of JSKN003 accelerates efforts to address platinum-resistant ovarian and related gynecologic cancers.

In a pre-specified sub-study of the BROADWAY trial, obicetrapib 10 mg significantly reduced plasma p-tau217 levels in patients with ASCVD, including ApoE4 carriers, suggesting dual potential to lower LDL-C and impact Alzheimer’s disease progression.