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MD Anderson researchers present promising clinical trial results at AACR 2025

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present promising results from clinical trials in three minisymposia abstracts at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025.

26 Apr 2025

Common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and obesity

A common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity, possibly delaying the need for knee replacements, Monash University-led research has found.

24 Apr 2025

Monoclonal antibody can effectively reverse bleeding complications linked to ticagrelor

An investigational monoclonal antibody called bentracimab can safely and effectively reverse potentially catastrophic bleeding complications linked to ticagrelor, a common drug used to treat patients with acute coronary syndromes, prior heart attack, stroke, and coronary artery disease.

24 Apr 2025

Global clinical trial tests two anti-inflammatory drugs for long COVID

Spanning four continents and enrolling hundreds of people, a new clinical trial will test the effectiveness of two anti-inflammatory medicines as potential treatments for long COVID, scientists from Western University and the Schmidt Initiative for Long Covid (SILC) announced today.

24 Apr 2025

Baloxavir marboxil shows promise in reducing household flu spread

One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about 30%, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine.

24 Apr 2025

Daily peanut doses help adults overcome severe allergies

The first clinical trial to test whether adults allergic to peanuts can be desensitised has shown great success with two thirds of the cohort consuming the equivalent of five peanuts without reacting.

23 Apr 2025

One RSV shot cuts severe lung infections in older adults for three seasons, trial shows

A phase 3 trial involving nearly 25,000 older adults across 17 countries found that a single dose of the RSVPreF3 OA vaccine reduced RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease by 63% over three seasons. Protection remained substantial despite waning, with similar efficacy to a two-dose regimen and a favorable safety profile.

23 Apr 2025

Varenicline found to help teens and young adults quit vaping

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham showed that teens and young adults who took varenicline-an FDA-approved, twice-daily smoking cessation pill for adults-are more than three times as likely to successfully quit vaping compared to those who received only behavioral counseling. Results are published in JAMA.

23 Apr 2025

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy brings long-term relief after cancer radiation

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment provides long-term relief for patients suffering from late radiation-induced injuries after treatment of cancer in the lower abdominal area.

23 Apr 2025

UCLA launches trial of wearable ADHD therapy for children exposed to alcohol in the womb

Researchers at UCLA Health are launching the first clinical trial to test whether a wearable device that delivers gentle nerve stimulation during sleep could ease ADHD symptoms in children with prenatal alcohol exposure.

22 Apr 2025

Evaluating hydronidone for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-associated liver fibrosis

Liver fibrosis is a key process in the progression of chronic liver diseases. However, there are currently no drugs specifically designed to treat liver fibrosis.

18 Apr 2025

Stem cell therapy shows promise for treating advanced Parkinson's disease

A stem cell–based therapy initially developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) may lead to a new treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease, according to results from a phase 1 clinical trial reported in Nature.

16 Apr 2025

SURMOUNT-1 trial finds tirzepatide supports long term weight control

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that around two thirds of participants of the SURMOUNT-1 trial had only regained 5% or less of their so-called nadir (or lowest weight) three years after beginning treatment with tirzepatide.

11 Apr 2025

Sylvester Cancer Center launches clinical trial for patients with high-grade neuroendocrine tumors

A clinical trial for patients with high-grade neuroendocrine tumors is now open for enrollment at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

9 Apr 2025

Scientists stop long-COVID symptoms in mice using a new antiviral compound

Australian scientists developed a novel antiviral that targets the SARS-CoV-2 PLpro enzyme, showing strong preclinical efficacy in reducing both acute and long COVID symptoms in mice.

9 Apr 2025

Tolebrutinib shows promise for treating non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

A Cleveland Clinic-led clinical trial of tolebrutinib, an investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a group of drugs originally developed to treat lymphomas and related blood disorders, demonstrated a 31% delay in the onset of six-month confirmed disability progression (CDP) in patients with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS).

8 Apr 2025

Paxlovid found ineffective for long COVID relief in new trial

Antiviral medications nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) were not effective in relieving long COVID symptoms, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on April 3.

7 Apr 2025

Novel NK cell therapy shows strong response in lymphoma patients

A novel cell therapy approach using cord blood-derived natural killer (NK) cells pre-complexed with AFM13, or acimtamig, a CD30/CD16A bispecific antibody, was safe and generated strong response rates for patients with refractory CD30-positive lymphomas, according to a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

4 Apr 2025

Clinical trial demonstrates safety of targeted treatment approach for deadly brain tumor in children

A Phase I clinical trial demonstrated that a targeted approach to treating a deadly brain tumor in children called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is safe, reported Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center investigators.

3 Apr 2025

Tirzepatide improves kidney, cardiovascular function in patients with obesity and HFpEF

The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with placebo at one year, according to featured clinical research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25) and simultaneously published in JACC.

31 Mar 2025

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Drug Trial News

MD Anderson researchers present promising clinical trial results at AACR 2025

Common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and obesity

Monoclonal antibody can effectively reverse bleeding complications linked to ticagrelor

Global clinical trial tests two anti-inflammatory drugs for long COVID

Baloxavir marboxil shows promise in reducing household flu spread

Daily peanut doses help adults overcome severe allergies

One RSV shot cuts severe lung infections in older adults for three seasons, trial shows

Varenicline found to help teens and young adults quit vaping

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy brings long-term relief after cancer radiation

UCLA launches trial of wearable ADHD therapy for children exposed to alcohol in the womb

Evaluating hydronidone for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-associated liver fibrosis

Stem cell therapy shows promise for treating advanced Parkinson's disease

SURMOUNT-1 trial finds tirzepatide supports long term weight control

Sylvester Cancer Center launches clinical trial for patients with high-grade neuroendocrine tumors

Scientists stop long-COVID symptoms in mice using a new antiviral compound

Tolebrutinib shows promise for treating non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

Paxlovid found ineffective for long COVID relief in new trial

Novel NK cell therapy shows strong response in lymphoma patients

Clinical trial demonstrates safety of targeted treatment approach for deadly brain tumor in children

Tirzepatide improves kidney, cardiovascular function in patients with obesity and HFpEF

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