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Researchers are evaluating faricimab in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) or diabetic macular edema (DME) affecting at least one eye. The study, called FaReal, aims to assess the effectiveness, safety, clinical insights, and treatment patterns of faricimab in real-world routine clinical practice over a two-year follow-up period. It also seeks to describe and evaluate health economic aspects related to prior anti-VEGF treatments and current faricimab therapy. Faricimab will be given following local clinical practice and labeling guidelines. Patients must have started faricimab treatment at or within three months before signing consent and have received at least one dose in the study eye. The study does not specify fixed dosing schedules but observes real-world use over time. Participants will have data collected on visual acuity and central subfield thickness at baseline and throughout the study. The main outcome measure is the change in visual acuity from the start date to 12 months. Data on treatment safety, clinical practice insights, and health economic factors will also be gathered. The total follow-up period for patients is two years, allowing for long-term monitoring of treatment effects and safety.

Researchers are studying the safety and effectiveness of long-acting antibodies given alone or in combinations to adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). This Phase 2, multicenter platform trial aims to find treatments that can improve symptoms and induce remission in people diagnosed with UC for at least 3 months. The study includes participants with active disease confirmed by endoscopy and histology and with moderate to severe symptoms based on a scoring system. The trial has two parts. Part A is an open-label phase testing three different monotherapy drugs to assess safety and initial effectiveness. Part B will be a randomized, placebo-controlled phase where participants receive one of six interventions (three monotherapies or three combinations) or placebo to compare outcomes. Treatments involve intravenous (IV) induction followed by subcutaneous (SC) maintenance dosing. Different treatment arms may start and finish at varying times during the study. Participants will undergo endoscopy and histology to confirm disease activity at screening, with regular monitoring throughout the study. Researchers will evaluate changes in disease severity using the Robarts Histopathology Index and measure the percentage of participants achieving clinical remission by Week 12. Safety and efficacy will be closely followed during and after treatment. The total study duration depends on treatment arm timelines and follow-up requirements.

Researchers are evaluating whether the medicine vicadrostat, combined with empagliflozin, helps adults with chronic heart failure (HF) who have a weakened heart pumping function, specifically a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below 40%. Eligible participants must have been diagnosed with chronic HF at least 3 months before joining. The study is a Phase III trial designed to compare the effects of vicadrostat plus empagliflozin against placebo plus empagliflozin in people with symptomatic chronic HF classified as New York Heart Association classes II to IV. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group takes tablets containing vicadrostat and empagliflozin, while the other group takes placebo tablets that look like vicadrostat along with empagliflozin. Tablets are taken once daily for a period ranging from about 6 months up to about 3.5 years. Participants continue their usual heart failure treatments during the study. The study is double-blind, meaning neither the participants nor the study staff know who is receiving which treatment. During the study, participants regularly visit the study site or may have phone contacts for follow-up. They answer questions about their health and well-being. Doctors monitor and record any worsening of heart failure symptoms, hospital visits due to heart failure, or deaths. They also check participants' overall health and note any side effects. The main outcome measured is the time until a participant experiences cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, or an urgent heart failure visit, over up to 43 months of follow-up.