RCMO POST COVID -19 INFORMATION
Malaysia has entered the recovery phase of control movement order (RCMO) starting from 10th June 2020 till 31st August 2020 hoping to further bring down the infection figure. At the current stage, many restrictions have been loosened by the government to boost economic growth. In echo to the RCMO, UMMC […]
SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI FROM CIC
Greeting from Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC), We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind support to CIC all this while. Wishing everyone 'Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Maaf Zahir Batin! and Happy Holiday!'
CLINICAL TRIALS FACTSHEET ON COVID-19 WORLDWIDE BY DR. PHAN CHIA WEI, HEAD OF CIC
Factsheet written by Dr Phan Chia Wei, Head of CIC, on clinical trials on COVID-19 worldwide. The factsheet is published by the Academy of Science Malaysia (ASM) in collaboration with the Young Scientists Network (YSN). To add, we would like to express our heartiest congratulations to a new clinical trial […]
Happy Ramadhan Kareem
Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan. Wishing everyone a Blessed Ramadhan Kareem. More
UM LEADS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR TOCILIZUMAB IN COVID-19 TREATMENT
Malaysia is embarking on a clinical study to evaluate the drug Tocilizumab for the treatment of severe cases of Covid-19. Led by Universiti Malaya Faculty of Medicine dean Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, the trial is underway at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), together with three public hospitals: Sungai Buloh […]
UMMC, MOH HOSPITALS STUDYING ARTHRITIS DRUG TREATMENT FOR SEVERE COVID-19
Great news and new hope! CIC and the UMMC Covid-19 special taskforce go full force looking for new treatment for Covid-19 patients. “UMMC has already used tocilizumab (trade name Actemra) on several Covid-19 patients who developed “cytokine storm” syndrome, a dangerous overreaction of the immune system, resulting in respiratory and […]
New Cancer Treatment Machine in Clinical Investigation Centre
Clinical Investigation Centre has installed a new cancer treatment machine – REMISSION1°C. What is REMISSION1°C? It is a high frequency hyperthermia equipment. The working principle through application of high frequency electric energy into the body, the frictional heat is generated by the molecular movements such as their rotation, friction, twist, or collision. […]
March Good Clinical Practice Workshop Postponed
Dear participants, as all of you have already received an email and have made known about this, we, Cic Ummc unfortunately, have to postpone the March GCP workshop. The workshop will be resumed after the 30th of April or May. We will send you updates periodically. We sincerely apologize for […]
Phase 1b Clinical Study for Hepatitis B at UMMC
Nice write up from Clinical Research Malaysia Bulletin Issue 16 on the Phase 1b Clinical Study for Hepatitis B at UMMC. Congratulations to Prof Dr. Rosmawati Mohamed & Study Team for the success. Read More
