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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) released a report titled “2018 Drug Trials Snapshots Summary Report.” There are 59 novel drug approvals of 2018. In 2018, 43,966 patients participated in clinical trials for the 59 approved novel drugs.

From 1990 to 2016, there were an estimated 123. 603 death with adverse Effects of Medical Treatment (AEMT). Despite an overall increase in the number of deaths due to AEMT over time, the mortality rate due to AEMT decreased.

A report published in JAMA Network found out that Cancer drugs, through high prices, have generated returns for the originator companies far in excess of possible R&D costs. Time has come for lowering the price of cancer drugs..

Turkish Clinical Research Association wishes you a merry Xmas and a happy new year...

A St. Louis University research unit is testing the effectiveness of flu vaccines by paying volunteers to receive a flu shot or a placebo, and then receive a dose of a flu virus through nasal spray.

FDA published a draft guideline for "Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials to Evaluate the Safety of Human Drugs or Biological Products Guidance for Industry"

FindMeCure is a web page dedicated to patients to find adequate clinical trial for their disease. It is an online platform allowing every person struggling with a medical condition to access treatments in development.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation."

The FDA awarded the grants through the Orphan Products Clinical Trials Grants Program.