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clinical trial

American  
  1. the scientific investigation of a new treatment that has shown some benefit in animal or laboratory studies, but that has not yet been proven effective in humans.


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This is how drugmakers often roll out clinical trial updates.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals says its GLP-1 receptor antagonist, avexitide, met both the primary and secondary endpoints in a late-stage clinical trial.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

In a randomized clinical trial involving adults with overweight, participants who followed an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet substantially reduced the number of calories per gram of food they consumed.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Shares tumbled early last month after the company revealed that a closely watched heart medication failed in a late-stage clinical trial.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Their fifty-three patients were, in effect, a clinical trial, and an astonishingly successful one.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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