Tag: Clinical Trials

Combining biopsy strategies allowed doctors to find up to 33% more cancersCredit: UCLA Health Each year, 1 million men in ...

Disease remission associated with 80% reduction in risk of cardiovascular outcomes

Among traditional risk factors, type II diabetes was significantly associated with both cardiovascular outcomes and pre-clinical cardiovascular disease Annual European ...

Being overweight linked to significantly higher disease severity in psoriatic arthritis

Study emphasizes the need for weight loss interventions alongside symptomatic treatment in patients with psoriatic arthritis Annual European Congress of ...

Study supports glucocorticoid tapering in patients achieving disease control on tocilizumab

Approximately two thirds of patients experience treatment success following glucocorticoid tapering Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) Madrid, Spain, ...

Cyclosporine benefits patients through more rapid remission of proteinuria in lupus nephritis

Cyclosporine, azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil proved to be effective in consolidating and maintaining remission after 10 years follow up Madrid, ...

Low-dose prednisolone significantly improves pain symptoms and function in hand osteoarthritis

HOPE study demonstrates that local inflammation is a suitable target for treatment in patients with debilitating disease Madrid, Spain, 12 ...

Genetic marker linked to increased risk of diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Discovery presents pathway for potential drug development for serious complication that costs nearly one-quarter of US diabetes-care spendingCredit: John Soares ...

Almost 400 medical practices found ineffective in analysis of 3,000 studies

New research could help eliminate medical practices that are no more effective than existing standards of care, reducing costs for ...

SU2C hails FDA approval of alpelisib and fulvestrant new breast cancer treatment

Stand Up To Cancer PI3K Women's Cancers Dream Team Research contributed to approval, ruling is the 6th FDA approval supported ...

Promising treatment option for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

A study, published today in PNAS, has found a potential treatment for patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). CRPS ...

Novel agent reactivates an immune call by LIF blockade

Promising new therapy with a dual mechanism of action to eliminate cancer stem cells and activate the immune system now ...

ACP releases paper on methods for developing evidence-based clinical policy papers

ACP continues to refine and enhance methodology for guidelines and guidance statements Philadelphia, June 11, 2019 - Recommendations for the ...

Combination medication helps patients with type 2 diabetes maintain blood sugar goals

June 9, 2019

Randomized, clinical trial found that patients taking IDegLira achieved and maintained blood glucose goals longer than those taking insulin only ...

Long-term islet transplant recipients show near-normal glucose control