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Clinical trial design is a key aspect of the successful conduct of clinical trials. It involves deciding parameters such as the number of patients, the length of the trial, the comparator arm (in the case of randomized controlled trials) using information on current treatments, the anticipated effect of the therapeutic intervention being studied and applying biostatistics methods.
In an open-label phase 2 trial, patients with non-small-cell lung cancer received neoadjuvant anti-PD-1 with or without anti-LAG-3, showing that curative intent surgery after combined blockade of PD-1 and LAG-3 is feasible, and leads to preliminary clinical responses.
A randomized controlled trial involving a telemedicine-based approach for the management of patients with acute coronary syndrome had several clinical benefits relative to standard of care.
An argument framework, grounded in the sciences of reasoning, provides an alternative to medicine’s measurement framework for evaluating and synthesizing evidence in healthcare.
An mRNA-based drug aims to replace a faulty enzyme and restore metabolic function in children with propionic acidemia — with encouraging early clinical results.
In a multicenter clinical trial, patients with early-stage Parkinson’s disease treated with lixisenatide, a drug currently used for the treatment of diabetes, showed improvement in their motor scores compared with those on placebo.