91�� News - Clinical trials

New online resource: OncoQuébec

webfull — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:01:55 +0000

OncoQuébec is a platform that helps Quebecers find all the information in their research for clinical trials in oncology.

Published: 16 January 2023

Philanthropist-funded study at a prestigious hospital raises thorny questions about clinical research - STAT, October 20, 2021

webfull — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:31:04 +0000

Professor Jonathan Kimmelman, Director of the Biomedical Ethics Unit is among the experts quoted by STAT.

Published: 21 October 2021

91�� spinoff Laurent Pharmaceuticals to begin clinical trial on COVID-19 treatment

webfull — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:04:37 +0000

Company to run a Phase 2 clinical study with LAU-7b, a pro-resolving drug with potential antiviral properties against coronavirus

Published: 9 April 2020

STAT News | Cancer centers sell out science when they advertise clinical trials as treatment

webfull — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:33:37 +0000

By Jonathan Kimmelman, associate professor at 91�� and director of its Biomedical Ethics Unit, and Alex John London (Carnegie Mellon)

There is a lot of money behind providing cancer care, and cancer treatment centers spend an estimated $173 million on advertising each year. One of the ways they compete for patients is by offering a menu of clinical trial options and suggesting that participating in such trials gives patients an edge on their care.

Published: 25 April 2018

Proliferating drug trials pose pitfalls for doctors and patients

webfull — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:00:54 +0000

Published: 31 August 2017

Why the bar needs to be raised for human clinical trials

webfull — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:02:51 +0000

Standards for authorizing first-time trials of drugs in humans are lax, and should be strengthened in several ways, 91�� researchers argue in a paper published today in Nature.

Published: 30 January 2017

Cancer research plagued by poor study design

webfull — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:41:10 +0000

Badly designed studies may lead to the efficacy of drugs being overestimated and money being wasted on trials that prove fruitless, according to a new study from 91�� in Canada.

Published: 14 October 2015

American Placebo

webfull — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:17:37 +0000

A new study finds that rising placebo responses may play a part in the increasingly high failure rate for clinical trials of drugs designed to control chronic pain caused by nerve damage.

Published: 6 October 2015

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