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Researchers are evaluating the effects of vicadrostat combined with empagliflozin in adults who have type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease but no history of heart failure. The study aims to assess whether this combination can help reduce cardiovascular risks compared to a placebo with empagliflozin. This Phase III trial involves adults with these conditions who are already receiving treatment for them. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group takes vicadrostat and empagliflozin tablets daily, while the other group takes placebo tablets that look like vicadrostat but have no active medicine, alongside empagliflozin. Treatment lasts from two and a half years up to four years and three months. All participants continue their usual medications for diabetes, blood pressure, and heart disease during the study. Throughout the study, lasting up to four years and three months, participants visit the study site regularly for health checks and blood samples. Doctors monitor cardiovascular events and any side effects experienced. The main outcome measured is the time until the first cardiovascular death or heart failure event. Other health indicators like blood pressure and kidney function are also tracked to understand the effects of the treatment combination.

Researchers are evaluating the safety and tolerability of trastuzumab deruxtecan T-DXd combined with immunotherapy agents, with or without chemotherapy, in patients who have HER2 over-expressing non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC. This phase Ib study focuses on advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC patients, aiming to understand optimal dosing and safety profiles. The study is sponsored by AstraZeneca and includes multiple study parts to explore different drug combinations and regimens. The trial includes several parts Part 1 involved dose escalation of T-DXd with durvalumab plus cisplatin, carboplatin, or pemetrexed Parts 3, 4, and 5 assess combinations of T-DXd with volrustomig or rilvegostomig, with or without carboplatin, in various dosing schedules. Patients receive the study drugs as intravenous infusions. Some parts involve randomization between arms with or without carboplatin, focusing on dose optimization in first-line treatment settings. Enrollment in some parts is closed, while others continue to explore safety and efficacy. Participants undergo regular assessments including tumor measurements by RECIST 1.1, organ and bone marrow function tests, and monitoring of adverse events for about 20 months. The study measures safety outcomes like frequency of adverse events and serious adverse events, and secondary outcomes such as response rate, duration of response, disease control, progression-free survival, overall survival, and pharmacokinetics of the drugs. Immunogenicity of the treatments is also evaluated. Participants must have measurable disease and meet performance status criteria, with follow-up to assess treatment effects and safety.

Researchers are evaluating the effects of balcinrenone combined with dapagliflozin compared to dapagliflozin alone in patients who have chronic heart failure, impaired kidney function, and have recently experienced a heart failure event. This Phase III study is conducted internationally across about 700 sites and aims to assess how these treatments impact cardiovascular death and heart failure events. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups balcinrenonedapagliflozin 15 mg10 mg plus placebo, balcinrenonedapagliflozin 40 mg10 mg plus placebo, or dapagliflozin 10 mg plus placebo. Each participant will take one capsule and one tablet daily. The study duration averages 22 months, including screening, about 20 months of blinded treatment, and a one-month follow-up with open-label dapagliflozin. During the study, participants will undergo assessments for heart failure events, hospitalizations, and cardiovascular death. Researchers will monitor these outcomes over about 38 months, including symptom scores and other health measures. Safety and treatment effects will be followed during the treatment and the one-month post-treatment period.