Wednesday, April 28, 2010

GA Avandia: TIDE Trial

From: http://www.theheart.org/article/1069095.do

Looks like folks will have to wait until July of 2010 to see if the Thiazolidinedione Intervention with Vitamin D Evaluation (TIDE) trial, commissioned by the FDA and pitting rosiglitazone against pioglitazone (Actos, Takeda Pharmaceuticals), will be allowed to continue.

There are concerns about whether or not the informed consent forms are up to snuff:

"If people were to reexamine the informed-consent forms, particularly in light of the data as of 2010, they may have second thoughts about whether they want to continue the trial at their own institution."

More at the link, above.