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Antibody for gastric cancer progresses to Phase III trials

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance to Transcenta to proceed with its TranStar 301 global Phase III pivotal trial of Osemitamab (TST001) for gastric cancer. The trial will investigate the drug in combination with Nivolumab and chemotherapy as a first-line treatment in patients with HER2-negative, CLDN18.2

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New adjunctive antidepressant elevates serotonin in Phase I trial

Drug Discovery World

Evecxia Therapeutics has reported favourable safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic data from a Phase I trial of EVX-101 in healthy volunteers treated with escitalopram. Details of the trial In EVX-101, the 5-HTP dose is fixed at 250mg, while variable levels of carbidopa control 5-HTP plasma exposure levels.

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Preparing the next generation of drug discovery scientists

Drug Discovery World

After just one cohort of students, the Clinical Pharmacology degree at St George’s University has been named the UK’s best pharmacology course. The curriculum and assessment structure is based on what the students will need to thrive in the drug development sector, with all scientific topics taught with the drug in mind first.

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What recent paediatric guidelines mean for drug developers 

Drug Discovery World

Justin Hay , Senior Director, Amy Cheung Senior Director of Integrated Drug Development, and Patrick Loebs Director, at Certara, examine recent changes in paediatric guidelines and how they affect drug development projects. In addition to describing the ethical framework (eg.

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Drug repurposing: The benefits, risks and what we learned from Covid-19

Drug Discovery World

What are benefits of drug repurposing and why do clinical drug trials so often fail? Diana Spencer summarises the key messages from the ‘Drug Repurposing: Challenges and Opportunities’ Symposium held at the 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP) 2023.

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Webinar: Assessing Cognition Impairment Using Driving Simulators in Clinical Trials

Alta Sciences

The FDA guidance, Evaluating Drug Effects on the Ability to Operate a Motor Vehicle , indicates that testing in early-phase clinical development should emphasize sensitivity over specificity in CNS effects.

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News from ESMO: Challenging the Status Quo of Early Phase Clinical Trial Design — Moving from “Why” to “How”

Cytel

Speakers discussed investigator, regulatory (FDA), industry, and patient perspectives during the special symposium “Challenging the Status Quo of Early Phase Clinical Trial Design: Project Optimus.” To address this challenge, the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence initiated Project Optimus. The key paradigm shift includes: