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Amgen to test new way to lower heart risk with large drug trial

Bio Pharma Dive

Buoyed by strong mid-stage study results, the biotech will soon start a cardiovascular outcomes trial of a drug designed to target a genetic risk factor called lipoprotein(a).

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How using AI in clinical trials accelerates drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

But before pharmaceutical companies can go to market with a breakthrough drug, they need to ensure safety and efficacy through clinical trials. Pharma R&D teams are solving this problem by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical trials to save time and money. Food and Drug Administration approval.

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Diseases Don’t Discriminate, So Why Aren’t Clinical Trials More Diverse?

XTalks

Expanding minority Americans’ access to care and clinical trials isn’t just the right thing to do. Clinical Trials Don’t Reflect Demographics. Disease doesn’t discriminate, and researchers understand different populations react differently to drugs. Why, then, are clinical trials so stubbornly homogeneous?

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Clinical Trials for Pulmonary Fibrosis: How Can Participation Be Improved?

XTalks

Clinical trials for pulmonary fibrosis are being conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of novel therapies and interventions, providing hope for improved outcomes in the future. Anti-fibrotic therapies: Anti-fibrotic drugs have shown promise in treating pulmonary fibrosis.

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Building Inclusive Trials: Insights from CTTI’s Diversity Initiatives

XTalks

Diverse clinical trials are a matter of equity and essential for the validity and reliability of research outcomes. Historically, racial and ethnically minoritized groups or populations have been excluded from clinical trials, leading to a lack of data on how different demographic subgroups respond to treatments.

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Why Black People Remain Underrepresented in Clinical Trials

XTalks

There has been increasing awareness around the need for improving inclusion and diversity in clinical trials. Despite these statistics, in the US, Black people only constitute five percent of all clinical trial participants. The overwhelming majority of trial participants nationwide are white. Medical Mistrust.

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Fatty liver disease: With little early detection, more challenging drug development

pharmaphorum

At the Fatty Liver Foundation, we are formally opposed to that being the standard of care and we are working to make a difference by raising awareness, by advocating for simplification in clinical trial protocols to encourage more patient participation, and by setting up screenings for those at high-risk.