Also known as: ICMR
Clinical trials show a pancreatic cancer drug nearly doubles survival, a head-and-neck therapy shrinks tumors, and new research explains drug resistance. Cancer mortality is falling in the US and UK.
Two novel cervical cancer treatment approaches show progress: the CRAIN trial has completed dose-finding for tolinapant, an apoptosis inhibitor, while ICMR develops the SHetA2 pill for precancerous lesions.
Maharashtra will add immunotherapy and PET scans to its state health scheme and open 27 new cancer centres. Separately, the ICMR has issued national guidelines for lung cancer treatment including immunotherapy protocols, as MPs push for expanded access.
India said its 2021 rare disease policy expanded Centres of Excellence from 8 to 15 and raised financial assistance to Rs 50 lakh. But rare disease treatment can cost up to Rs 1 crore or more annually.
India is expanding rare disease support under the 2021 policy, with aid up to Rs 50 lakh and 15 Centres of Excellence. Officials also called for local innovation as treatment costs can reach ₹16 crore.
A review in The Lancet highlights emerging long-acting injectable therapies for hypertension that could reduce treatment to two doses annually instead of daily pills, with several candidates now in late-stage clinical trials.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide Versus Placebo on Cardiometabolic Profile in Patients With Schizophrenia With Metabolic Syndrome |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | PHASE3 |
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Holistic Healing for Knee Osteoarthritis |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | NA |
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RECRUITING | PHASE1/PHASE2 |
| NCT07719946 |
To Study Lower Dose of Cyclophosphamide After Stem Cell Transplant for Blood Cancers |
RECRUITING | PHASE2 |
| NCT07709013 |
Leflunomide to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Stem Cell Transplant Patients |
RECRUITING | PHASE2 |
| NCT07445620 |
Comparison of Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation vs High Frequency Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Hf-rTMS) on Cognitivesymptoms in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | NA |
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Postpartum Integration of Vaccines and Contraception Trial |
COMPLETED | NA |
