Page 5 - Clinical Trials

DCGI nod to Phase-1 trials of 'antisera' with potential to treat Covid-19

The 'antisera' is yet to undergo human clinical trials to establish safety and efficacy

Indigenous players on a slow and steady coronavirus vaccine race

Smaller players are bullish on playing crucial role in nation's vaccine infrastructure

No final decision on phase-3 trials of Russia vaccine as yet: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan clarified on Sunday that the government is yet to take a final decision on phase-3 trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: J&J announces final stage trials of vaccine

French biz confidence up despite resurgence, China eases entry rules for some foreigners, tough times for airlines as attempts to reopen falter, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Bharat Biotech aims at billion Covaxin doses a year, phase-3 trials in Oct

Firm also ties up with Washington University's school of medicine for intransal vaccine for Covid-19

Covid vaccine with 50% efficacy in phase 3 trials to be approved: CDSCO

It said people with a history or laboratory evidence of prior novel coronavirus infection should be allowed to participate in trials if they did not have acute COVID-19 or other acute infectious illne

Novavax, Serum Institute to produce 2 bn Covid vaccine doses under new deal

The U.S. company's vaccine is in mid-stage trials after an early-stage trial showed it produced high levels of antibodies against the novel coronavirus

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin succeeds in challenge trials on Rhesus monkeys

The results showed protective efficacacy, increasing Sars-CoV-2 specific IgG and neutralising antibodies reducing the replication of the virus in the nasal cavity, throat and lung tissues of monkey

Russia plans to begin trial of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India in Sept

Dmitriev told Sputnik that the clinical trials in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines, India and Brazil will begin this month

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why many Indian Covid-19 trials lack rigour

Tripura's open-air classes, how to avoid super-spreaders, and what sero surveys hide--a roundup of news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Why a vaccine that stops coronavirus won't be enough to end the pandemic

A vaccine's ability to forestall a disease is also how vaccine developers typically design - and how regulators typically evaluate - Phase 3 clinical trials for vaccine candidates

Zydus gets nod from Mexican authority for Covid-19 therapy clinical trials

Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has received approval from Mexico's regulatory authority Cofepris to conduct clinical trials with its biological therapy "Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b"

Remdesivir reduced risk of Covid-19 deaths, but more studies needed: Gilead

The company, which had initially released the data from the trial in April, said the finding requires confirmation in clinical trials

Now, Zydus Cadila gets DCGI nod for human trials of Covid vaccine

Zydus Cadila has already successfully completed preclinical phase for its plasmid DNA vaccine candidate ZyCoV-D developed indigenously at its Vaccine Technology Centre in Ahmedabad

ICMR selects 12 institutes for clinical trial of indigenous Covid vaccine

ICMR has developed the indigenous Covid-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID vaccine) partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL)

Chinese firm gets approval to begin human testing for coronavirus vaccine

The potential vaccine has received a certificate from the National Medical Products Administration to launch clinical trials

Singapore biotech firm Tychan to start human trials for Covid-19 treatment

Clinical trials will begin next week

Sun Pharma begins phase II clinical trial on dengue drug for Covid-19

This is the first phytopharmaceutical drug (plant based) that the country's drug regulator has approved for clinical trials for Covid-19.

First Covid-19 vaccine to reach phase-1 trial is safe, say researchers

Several teams across the world are in a race to develop a vaccine for coronavirus infection

India gears up for patient trials on 20 different drugs for Covid-19

Local pharma units have already started work on developing patented drugs, some have already approached regulator for approvals