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Shifting Paradigms in PAH Clinical Trials: 7 Key Takeaways for Success

PPD

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for treating PAH were primarily vasodilators, designed to overcome the imbalance between vasoactive and vasodilator mediators and to restore endothelial cell function. Their early definition — as well as plans for recording and tracking — is a major factor in a trial’s success.

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FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC)

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded label for KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) that is not curable by surgery or radiation. 1) as determined by an FDA-approved test.

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Importance of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials

Vial

PROs in clinical trials are important as they capture the patient’s perspective and ensure that the impact of an intervention is comprehensively evaluated. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increasingly look to patients to understand how they describe their health status. What are PROs in clinical trials?

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ChEMBL 34 is out!

The ChEMBL-og

The data in MOLECULE_DICTIONARY.MAX_PHASE now includes consideration of: EMA approved drugs (max_phase=4 for human drugs), USAN clinical candidate drugs (assigned as max_phase = 1 based on USAN guidance that states “Firms usually apply for a USAN when the investigational therapy is in Phase I or Phase II trials”.

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Where's the Synthetic Blood?

Codon

While blood doesn’t fit neatly into the various definitions of an organ , it still comprises a discrete system with specific functions. However, the subsequent death of another patient thrust Denys into a contentious trial. The results of the trial are expected at the end of 2024. Data from Rousseau G.F.

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GSK announces FDA approval for Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

The Pharma Data

Additionally, mepolizumab was the first biologic therapy indicated for adults with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and also the first biologic to be approved for patients aged 12 years and older with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). With 41 clinical trials, mepolizumab has been studied in over 4,000 patients.

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Positive EU CHMP Opinion for Updated Label of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)

The Pharma Data

There are currently more than 1,400 trials studying KEYTRUDA across a wide variety of cancers and treatment settings. 1%] as determined by an FDA-approved test, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations, and is stage III where patients are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, or metastatic.