The
first phase of the clinical trial of the unique pairing is looking at the safety of combining the two drugs in a dozen patients with solid tumors, like lung or liver cancer, who have not responded to standard therapy.
According to an article written by Medius Associates («Royalty Rates: Current Issues and Trends,» October 2001), the royalty rate for drugs currently
in Phase I of clinical trials is normally a percentage in the single digits.
The second
phase of clinical trials of the vaccine are underway in Brazil, conducted by Orygen Biotecnologia SA, and the Infectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle.
Moreover, bone marrow - derived mesenchymal stem cells differentiaied into cardiomyocytes before re-injection into the heart (C - Cure ® cells) have reached the
3rd phase of clinical trials and demonstrated their ability to improve significantly left ventricular function.
«In this first
phase of clinical trials, we have observed preliminary results that appear to be promising compared to the natural history of SMA Type 1,» says Dr. Mendell, also a faculty member at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
This is the first he has tested, and it has performed well as a local anaesthetic in two
phases of clinical trials.
«The first
phase of clinical trials are tests of human safety, so this is a promising start,» Alvey said.
The HVTN is an international collaboration that conducts
all phases of clinical trials, from evaluating experimental vaccines for safety and the ability to stimulate immune responses, to testing vaccine efficacy.
«As a national leader in designing, conducting and analyzing
all phases of clinical trials, the University of Chicago is well positioned to play a leadership role in the new network,» said Michelle Le Beau, PhD, Arthur and Marian Edelstein Professor of Medicine and Director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Healthy participants and / or patients may be recruited for
this phase of clinical trials.
For 50 years, Western Institutional Review Board ® (WIRB), a member of the WIRB - Copernicus Group, has been at the forefront of protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects during
all phases of clinical trials.