FDA Orphan Drug Designation Awarded to a Myelodysplastic Syndromes Investigative Therapy

Karyopharm Therapeutics has just announced that Eltanexor, their investigative therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), has been given Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA. This designation means that the FDA believes…

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AstraZeneca Enters Two Agreements for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy and Transthyretin Amyloidosis
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AstraZeneca Enters Two Agreements for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy and Transthyretin Amyloidosis

AstraZeneca has entered into two collaborative agreements which will improve research for two rare diseases: transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). N1006 The first collaboration is with Neurimmune…

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Treatment for Pre-symptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients Granted FDA Priority Review
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Treatment for Pre-symptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients Granted FDA Priority Review

PTC Therapeutics Inc. has just announced that their supplemental new drug application for Evrysdi (risdiplam) has been given priority review by the FDA. The aim is to expand the indication…

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Study Determines Cut-off Values for Biomarkers Which Can Increase Risk of Severe Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis

A recent study published in Advances in Rheumatology has uncovered 2 potential biomarkers which could be used to predict which lupus nephritis (LN) patients are at the highest risk of severe renal…

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Successful Transplant of Pig Kidneys to a Human Patient Could Change The Course of Organ Transplantation
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Successful Transplant of Pig Kidneys to a Human Patient Could Change The Course of Organ Transplantation

A study recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation evaluated whether or not transplanting the kidney of a pig could be a viable and safe options for human patients. This study…

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Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Treatment is Given Category 1 Classification in Brazil
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Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Treatment is Given Category 1 Classification in Brazil

PTC Therapeutics has just announced that their therapy Waylivra (volanesorsen), a treatment for familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), has been given Category 1 classification from the Drug Market Regulation Chamber in…

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Phase 2 Fabry Disease Clinical Trial Has Been Stopped Due to Negative Outcomes
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Phase 2 Fabry Disease Clinical Trial Has Been Stopped Due to Negative Outcomes

Avrobio has just announced that they will be stopping work on their investigative gene therapy for Fabry disease based on unexpected and disappointing results from a Phase 2 clinical trial.…

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Patients with Benign Adrenal Tumors or Cushing Syndrome are More Likely to Face Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension
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Patients with Benign Adrenal Tumors or Cushing Syndrome are More Likely to Face Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension

The largest study of benign adrenal tumors has just been completed. Results have been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Specifically, this study examined the effect of mild autonomous cortisol…

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The House Passes a New Act Which Will Accelerate Research for ALS and Related Diseases
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The House Passes a New Act Which Will Accelerate Research for ALS and Related Diseases

Three organizations focused on amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as well as other rare neurodegenerative diseases, have just celebrated the House of Representatives' passage of the ACT for ALS (H.R.3537/S.1813). The…

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Study Provides Greater Understanding of How HTLV-1 Can Lead to Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
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Study Provides Greater Understanding of How HTLV-1 Can Lead to Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Researchers from both Kumamoto University in Japan and the Imperial College in London have recently completed a research study in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), a rare type of leukemia. They…

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Three Poster Presentations Demonstrate The Long-Term Efficacy of Mavorixafor in Primary Immunodeficiencies
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Three Poster Presentations Demonstrate The Long-Term Efficacy of Mavorixafor in Primary Immunodeficiencies

X4 Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recently published data from 3 different posters which were presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in Georgia. You can read the full…

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Positive Phase 1 Trial Results for Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Treatment

Prometheus Biosciences Inc. has just announced positive results from their Phase 1 investigation for a new treatment for systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSC-ILD). This trial investigated PRA023, an anti-TL1A…

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