paediatrics

Advancing health equity through inclusive clinical trials

2024

In healthcare, inclusivity is not just a moral imperative, it is also a strategic necessity for achieving widespread immunity to infections and diseases, like COVID-19, and advancing public health outcomes.

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UNIVERSAL data supports Laurus Labs US FDA submission for approval of novel protease inhibitor

2024

Laurus Labs has submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the tentative approval of paediatric Darunavir/ritonavir (pDRV/r (120/20 mg)). UNIVERSAL is the first product development project from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) GAP-F project which was established to promote the development of safer,

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Four-day antibiotic treatment shows promise for childhood pneumonia in Africa

2024

The PediCAP consortium, a global partnership of 14 institutions, presented promising results from its main trial, PediCAP-A, at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID Global) conference held from April 27-30,

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CARMA Global study hits recruitment target

2023

The CARMA Global study, part of the EPIICAL project, has successfully met its recruitment target and recruited 99 children and adolescents living with HIV from across the globe.

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What to expect at a PK study day

2023

A new animated video aimed at study participants explains what happens during a pharmacokinetics (PK) study. The video, which is now available to watch online in Lugandan,

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Gilead partners with CHAI and Penta to improve treatment and adherence rates among children with HIV in low and middle income countries

2023

FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) is pleased to announce two public-private partnerships. The first will accelerate the development of an investigational dispersible pediatric formulation containing emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF).

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SMILE once-daily regimen non-inferior to triple ART regimen

2023

Findings from the Strategy for Maintenance of HIV suppression with integrase inhibitor + darunavir/ritonavir in children (PENTA-17) trial, simply known as SMILE, were published in eClinicalMedicine on 2 June 2023.

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Inaugural training session for UNIVERSAL’s Clinical Trial Management course

2023

The inaugural Clinical Trial Management training program took place online on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, after 428 participants registered. The session was well attended by up to 168 clinical trial staff representing 30 countries. 

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EPIICAL General Assembly meeting to reaffirm mission to achieve HIV remission in children

2022

The EPIICAL General Assembly was held online and in person in Venice on 2-4 November 2022. It brought together 80 participants from 29 organisations from the EPIICAL consortium. Attendees came together to discuss,

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