As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials.
FILE PHOTO: Office workers wearing protective face masks walk to head home at sunset amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
In development of treatments, Russia and India approved Fujifilm Holdings Corp’s Avigan as a COVID-19 therapy, but Japan, whose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has touted the drug’s potential and hoped to approve it in May, won’t see a decision until at least July. Some 54 COVID-19 related clinical trials have been launched in Japan, but most are still in the patient recruitment phase, according to trials’ tracking data.
The regulatory delay on Avigan is partly due to the fact that the studies should have been carried out in multiple countries at once, said Dr. Nakamura. But such studies are “enormously expensive.”Japanese biotech firm Healios KK said in April it intended to add COVID-19 patients to its experimental lung therapy trial but has not enlisted any as yet.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Why scientists say talk about a second wave of COVID-19 cases is prematureThe increase in COVID-19 cases has spurred talk of a 'second wave' of coronavirus infections. Experts say that's the wrong term to describe what's happening.
Weiterlesen »
Spike In Florida's COVID-19 Cases Is 'Very Concerning,' Dr. Holder SaysNPR' David Greene talks to Dr. Cheryl Holder, an associate professor at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University, about the rise in cases since the state reopened.
Weiterlesen »
Arizona's new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to riseTwenty-six states are reporting a growing numbers of new coronavirus cases as the first wave of the United States' COVID-19 outbreak rages on.
Weiterlesen »
Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 CasesFlorida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.
Weiterlesen »
Minnesota sees no rise in COVID-19 cases tied to protests: Health officialExperts have warned that protests over the death of George Floyd could lead to another wave of COVID-19 infections. So far, Minneapolis has not seen a dramatic uptick in cases related to the demonstrations, Minnesota's Department of Health told ABC News.
Weiterlesen »
Study suggests 80% of Covid-19 cases in the US went undetected in MarchA new study suggests that as many as 8.7 million Americans came down with coronavirus in March, but more than 80% of them were never diagnosed.
Weiterlesen »