ERT Celebrates TET Milestone
ERT (Philadelphia, PA) is celebrating what it describes as a significant milestone: The completion of its 150th Thorough QT clinical trial (TET).
“The TET study plays a crucial role in the development of a new pharmaceutical product," said John Blakeley, executive vice president of ERT, in a company press release. "We are very excited to have supported the industry to help improve the cardiac safety of new drugs coming to market."
With the advent of the ICH E14 Guidance in 2005, a TET has become a necessary part of the trials process for most drugs that require rigorous and robust electrocardiographic testing (ECG).
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.
Merck Launches Phase III Trials of Once-Monthly Oral HIV PrEP Candidate MK-8527
July 14th 2025In the new EXPrESSIVE clinical trial program, Merck will evaluate MK-8527, a once-monthly, oral PrEP therapy, in populations at high risk of HIV-1 infection, including adolescent girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa.
Baxdrostat Shows Significant Blood Pressure Reduction in Phase III BaxHTN Trial
July 14th 2025In the BaxHTN Phase III study, AstraZeneca’s baxdrostat demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in systolic blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension.
