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Researchers are evaluating the efficacy and safety of rilvegostomig compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy as the first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer mNSCLC whose tumors express high levels of PD-L1. This Phase III, randomized, double-blind, multicenter global study focuses on patients with mNSCLC without certain genetic mutations who are suitable for this treatment approach. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either rilvegostomig or pembrolizumab intravenously on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. The study compares these two drugs over repeated treatment cycles as first-line therapy. Both treatments are biological agents given by infusion, and the study is designed to monitor their effects over up to approximately five years. During the trial, participants will undergo regular assessments including physical exams, imaging scans such as CT or MRI to measure tumor lesions, and laboratory tests to evaluate organ function. Researchers will closely monitor overall survival, progression-free survival, treatment response, duration of response, and patient-reported outcomes on physical functioning and quality of life. Safety and immunogenicity of rilvegostomig will also be evaluated. Participants are followed and assessed for up to five years to gather comprehensive data on treatment effects and long-term outcomes.

Researchers are evaluating the combination of adagrasib, pembrolizumab, and platinum-doublet chemotherapy compared to placebo plus pembrolizumab and platinum-doublet chemotherapy in adults with previously untreated, locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC carrying the KRAS G12C mutation. This Phase 3 trial aims to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of these treatment combinations in this specific patient group. Participants will receive either adagrasib plus pembrolizumab combined with platinum-doublet chemotherapy or placebo plus pembrolizumab and platinum-doublet chemotherapy. Treatments involve specified doses administered on scheduled days, with the chemotherapy consisting of carboplatin or cisplatin along with pemetrexed. Participants are randomly assigned to one of the two study groups and treatments are blinded to ensure unbiased assessment. Throughout the study, participants will undergo regular evaluations including imaging scans to measure tumor response and progression-free survival, as well as assessments of overall survival. Safety is closely monitored by recording adverse events for up to 90 days after the last dose. Quality of life and symptom assessments are also conducted using validated questionnaires. The study duration includes follow-up for up to seven years to gather comprehensive data on treatment outcomes and participant health.

Researchers are evaluating finerenone compared to a placebo to assess the effectiveness and safety of treatment in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction HFrEF who cannot tolerate or are not eligible for steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists sMRA. This international study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial focused on this specific group of heart failure patients. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either oral finerenone or a matching placebo. The study uses a parallel design and treatment will be monitored for up to about 30 months. During this time, researchers will track cardiovascular events, heart failure events, and any serious or adverse events leading to discontinuation of the study drug. Throughout the study, participants will undergo regular assessments including symptom questionnaires and monitoring for cardiovascular outcomes and safety. The main outcomes include the time to the first cardiovascular death or heart failure event and the number of serious adverse events. The study also tracks changes in symptom scores over six months and overall survival. Participants will be followed closely during treatment and after to understand both efficacy and safety.

Researchers are evaluating the effects of Dato-DXd combined with osimertinib or Dato-DXd alone compared to platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in people with EGFR-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC whose disease progressed after prior osimertinib treatment. This Phase III, open-label, randomized study aims to compare progression-free survival among these treatments to better understand options for this condition. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups Dato-DXd plus osimertinib, Dato-DXd alone, or platinum-based doublet chemotherapy. Dato-DXd is given as an intravenous infusion every 3 weeks, osimertinib is taken orally daily, and chemotherapy involves pemetrexed combined with carboplatin or cisplatin every 3 weeks for four cycles, followed by maintenance pemetrexed. Treatments continue until disease progression, unacceptable side effects, or other reasons to stop. Throughout the study, participants undergo regular assessments including radiological scans to monitor tumor response using RECIST v1.1 criteria, safety evaluations, and health status measurements. After stopping treatment, an end-of-treatment visit occurs within 35 days, followed by safety follow-up 28 days after the last dose. The study primarily measures progression-free survival over up to 2.5 years, with additional outcomes including overall survival, response rates, quality of life, and pharmacokinetics monitored for up to 3.5 years.

This research aims to learn about the safety and effects of the study medicine PF-07328948 for adults with heart failure. The study evaluates whether PF-07328948 is safe and effective compared to a placebo in people who already take standard heart failure medicines including SGLT2 inhibitors. It is a phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial sponsored by Pfizer. Participants will take either placebo tablets or one of three doses of PF-07328948 tablets once daily by mouth for 36 weeks. The study includes four groups placebo, low dose, medium dose, and high dose of PF-07328948. Treatment lasts 36 weeks, followed by monitoring and assessments. Participants will be involved for about 48 weeks with 15 visits to the study clinic, of which 5 may be performed at home by phone and 10 in person. Researchers will assess clinical events, 6-minute walk test distance, and heart failure symptom scores at baseline and week 36. Safety will be monitored through adverse event reporting up to week 40. Various questionnaires and physical tests will track health status and treatment effects throughout the study.

Researchers are evaluating the combined use of vicadrostat and empagliflozin in adults with chronic heart failure who have a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction LVEF below 40%. Participants must have had chronic heart failure diagnosed at least three months before starting the study. The trial aims to find out if this combination helps people with symptomatic heart failure classified as New York Heart Association classes II to IV. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups, with an equal chance of receiving either vicadrostat plus empagliflozin tablets or placebo plus empagliflozin tablets. The study medicines are taken once daily for approximately six months up to about 3.5 years. During this time, participants may continue their usual heart failure treatments, excluding certain medications. The trial includes a double-blind design, meaning neither participants nor study staff know who receives the active drug or placebo. Throughout the study, participants visit the study site regularly, with the number of visits depending on how long they stay enrolled. Some visits may occur by phone. They answer questions about their well-being, and doctors monitor health status, record any heart failure worsening, hospitalizations, or deaths. The main outcome is the time until cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization, or urgent heart failure visit, which is compared between groups. Safety and side effects are also closely followed during the trial.

Researchers are evaluating whether the combination of vicadrostat BI 690517 and empagliflozin helps adults with heart failure who have symptoms and a left ventricular ejection fraction LVEF of 40% or more. This phase III study is designed to compare the effects of vicadrostatempagliflozin tablets versus placeboempagliflozin tablets on heart failure outcomes. The study aims to understand if this combined treatment improves health and reduces heart-related events. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups one group takes vicadrostat plus empagliflozin tablets once a day, and the other takes placebo plus empagliflozin tablets once a day. The study has no fixed duration and continues as long as participants benefit and tolerate the treatment. Throughout the study, participants visit their doctors regularly for health checks, and study staff may also contact them by phone to monitor well-being and any side effects. During the study, researchers monitor participants health through regular doctor visits and phone contacts. They collect data on heart-related events such as cardiovascular death, hospitalizations for heart failure, and urgent visits for heart failure over up to 42 months. Participants also answer questions about their symptoms and well-being. The study carefully tracks safety and treatment tolerance while gathering information to determine if the combined treatment helps people with heart failure.

Researchers are evaluating the efficacy and safety of Adagrasib alone and in combination with pembrolizumab for patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC that has a KRAS G12C mutation. The study includes a Phase 2 portion that assesses these treatments in patients with various PD-L1 tumor proportion scores TPS and a Phase 3 portion that compares Adagrasib plus pembrolizumab to pembrolizumab alone in patients with higher PD-L1 TPS 50%. The goal is to understand how these treatments work as first-line therapy in this patient population. Treatment involves Adagrasib administered orally twice daily BID either alone or combined with pembrolizumab, which is given intravenously at 200 mg every three weeks. Phase 2 includes three cohorts based on PD-L1 status and treatment type, while Phase 3 randomly assigns patients to receive either the combination or pembrolizumab alone. Patients with unresectable or metastatic squamous or nonsquamous NSCLC are included, with specific brain metastases criteria for Phase 3 participants. Participants will be monitored over periods of up to 22 months in Phase 2 and 36 months in Phase 3. Assessments include measuring treatment efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, quality of life, and tumor response using RECIST 1.1 criteria. Regular evaluations involve imaging, clinical exams, and patient-reported outcomes. The study aims to provide detailed information on treatment tolerability and effectiveness during and after therapy.

Researchers are evaluating the safety and effectiveness of datopotamab deruxtecan Dato-DXd compared with docetaxel in patients with advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC that tests positive for trophoblast cell surface protein 2 TROP2 but lacks actionable genomic alterations. This phase III, randomized, open-label study also aims to assess the clinical performance of an investigational diagnostic test related to TROP2 expression. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either Dato-DXd or docetaxel as an intravenous infusion every three weeks. Each treatment is given on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. The study includes two groups one receiving Dato-DXd monotherapy and the other receiving docetaxel monotherapy. The study will continue until disease progression or other discontinuation criteria are met. Throughout the study, participants will undergo regular assessments to measure progression-free survival and overall survival over approximately 2.5 to 3.5 years. Additional evaluations include response rates, duration of response, symptom assessments, quality of life questionnaires, and biomarker analyses. Safety monitoring and diagnostic testing will also be conducted. The total participation time will depend on individual treatment duration and follow-up requirements.

Researchers are conducting a Phase III, multisite, randomized, double-blinded trial to compare pumitamig BNT327 combined with chemotherapy etoposide and carboplatin against atezolizumab combined with the same chemotherapy in participants with previously untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer ES-SCLC. The study aims to evaluate treatment safety and effectiveness, including overall survival and progression-free survival. The study includes two stages Stage 1 has two treatment arms with different doses of pumitamig and one control arm receiving atezolizumab, while Stage 2 has one treatment arm with a different pumitamig dose and a control arm. Treatment involves intravenous infusions of the study drugs and chemotherapy. Participants may switch from carboplatin to cisplatin if carboplatin is not tolerated. Each stage consists of a screening period, an induction and maintenance treatment period lasting up to 2 years or until disease progression or other endpoints, followed by a safety and survival follow-up phase. Participants undergo screening for eligibility before randomization. During the study, researchers monitor overall survival up to approximately 46 months, progression-free survival, response rates, adverse events, and quality of life through questionnaires. Safety follow-up visits occur after treatment ends. The total participation time may extend over several years, including treatment and follow-up assessments to evaluate long-term outcomes and safety.