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European regulators yesterday told the European Union ombudsman that they adhered to the law when allowing manufacturer AbbVie to redact information from its clinical study reports, marking the latest twist in the debate over European trial data transparency. Read More
The European Medicines Agency has lent its support to an initiative to qualify biomarkers that can provide an early warning on an investigational compound’s risks of causing drug-induced kidney injuries, an endorsement that researchers say is necessary to move to the next phase of development. Read More
Merck’s effort to expand its footprint in the lucrative hepatitis C market stumbled, with an experimental four-week, triple-therapy regimen proving largely ineffective. Read More
Sponsors seeking to enroll patients in studies of treatments for invasive aspergillosis may use the presence of the molecule galactomannan as a probable indicator of the infection, under an FDA program to qualify biomarkers used in drug development.
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Drug sponsors need to find more thoughtful, comprehensive ways of recording and integrating patient outcomes data into their efficacy analyses, but long questionnaires may not be the solution, a top FDA official says.
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Sponsors of clinical trials for new migraine therapies should focus on enrolling more women of childbearing age, as more women than men suffer from migraines, according to FDA draft guidance on trial design expectations for the pain drugs. Read More
A new Society for Clinical Research Sites white paper outlines a set of best practices that members of industry group TransCelerate hope will eventually help clinical trial sites improve their compliance. Read More
Clinical trial sites need to brush up on their good clinical practice training specs and shouldn’t expect sponsors to compensate them for doing so, says Christine Pierre, president of the Society for Clinical Research Sites. Read More
India’s final guideline on drug patent applications drops a proposed clause that would have required manufacturers to list names of similar generic products in their filings. Read More
The FDA oncology-drug advisory committee turned down Novartis’ investigational multiple myeloma drug Farydak by a 5-2 vote, citing safety concerns that largely overwhelmed benefits. Read More
Sales of orphan drugs are expected to grow more than twice as fast as non-orphan drugs in the U.S., Europe and Japan in the coming years, as drugmakers take advantage of lower costs for clinical trials and higher prices when products launch, a new report shows. Read More