clinical trials

Study Reveals Contextual Clues To Help Reduce Antibiotic Use

Contextual information should be collected to identify factors that would influence the effectiveness of interventions such as antibiotic control, researchers say.

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Bang Yung-Jue

On the frontlines of gastric cancer research, Professor Bang Yung-Jue is hoping to expand the arsenal of anticancer drugs and prolong patients’ lives.

Vit D No Panacea For Patients With Kidney Disease

Vitamin D is less effective in treating kidney patients than previously thought, a new study has found.

AUM Biosciences Licenses Cancer Drug From A*STAR

The drug, ETC-206, was shown to be well tolerated in human trials and specifically targets cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed.

Promising Phase 3 Results For Green Valley’s Alzheimer’s Drug

The marine-derived compound GV-971 was found to be safe and effective for treating mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

US FDA Approves Anti-Epileptic Drug For Kids

Fycompa is now cleared for use in patients four years of age and older with partial-onset seizures.

Lion TCR’s T-Cell Therapy Gets Phase I/II Trial Approval

Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority has approved Lion TCR’s Phase I/II clinical study of immunotherapy for liver cancer.

Searching For Signs, Not Symptoms

Blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s can betray the presence of diseaseassociated changes in the brain decades before symptoms set in.

Lens Shown To Reduce Myopia In Children

Scientists in Hong Kong have designed spectacle lenses to slow myopic progression in children.