Drug Trials News for October 2013

Drug Trials News Archive

e-Therapeutics starts phase IIb trial of ETS6103 in major depressive disorder e-Therapeutics starts phase IIb trial of ETS6103 in major depressive disorder

e-Therapeutics plc announces that it has started a randomised double-blind controlled phase IIb trial of ETS6103 in major depressive disorder. The trial is evaluating ETS6103 as a second-line treatment for patients who have not responded adequately to first-line therapy with an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor). It is being conducted by a group of primary care centres with a history of involvement in depression studies in the Glasgow area of Scotland.

New Discoveries for Cancer Risk: Researchers Worldwide Take Part in one of History's Largest Scientific Consortium New Discoveries for Cancer Risk: Researchers Worldwide Take Part in one of History's Largest Scientific Consortium

Hundreds of researchers from North America, Europe, Australia and Asia have joined together in a consortium to identify the genetic basis of the five most common forms of cancer - breast, prostate, lung, ovarian and colorectal. The group, called the OncoArray Consortium, developed a new customized genotyping tool - the OncoArray - manufactured by the U.S. genomics firm Illumina, Inc.

Plans for Korea's First Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing Welcomed by Humane Society International Plans for Korea's First Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing Welcomed by Humane Society International

Korea is to develop its first national centre of excellence for the development and validation of alternatives to animal testing. Humane Society International, which works with governments and scientists in Korea and globally to replace animals in research, says this will dramatically improve Korea's ability to implement cutting-edge science.