#experimental therapies

Four vaccine candidates produced antibody and T-cell immune responses in the first stages of human clinical trials.

Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir were linked to faster recovery and improved survival in studies in Iran.

Dexamethasone reduced mortality by up to a third among severely ill patients who needed supplemental oxygen or ventilators.

Results from randomized clinical trials of the antiviral drug continue to show mixed results.

Drugs used for decades to treat malaria may help people with the new coronavirus, but clinical trials are needed.

The protease inhibitor combination did not work significantly better than supportive care, though those treated earlier might benefit.

Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless will return to lead the National Cancer Institute.

Clinical trials often exclude key patient populations, including children and people living with HIV or hepatitis B or C.

Brain cancer patient begins treatment with experimental vaccine.

A speedy overview of the major scientific findings presented at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam (AIDS 2018)

Congress passes legislation to increase access to unapproved therapies for life-threatening diseases.

Latest version of legislation to bypass FDA oversight must now to go back to the Senate.

Controversial legislation would have allowed patients to try experimental therapies without FDA oversight.

Ideally, all patients with advanced cancers would be in clinical trials. Until then, the right to try is an option we all should have.

Right to Try bills attack the one agency tasked with verifying the safety and efficacy of medications.