Study: Glomerular Diseases Linked to Greater Risk of Cardivascular Disease

According to a story from Newswise, a recent study concluded that adult patients living with glomerular diseases face an increased chance of cardiovascular disease as well. The findings were first…

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Joint Efforts by Korean and California Research Teams Develop A Drug That Restores Renal Intervascular Cell Function

A recent article in the Korea Biomed Review reported that the joint research effort by Seoul National Medical College and Helixmith of San Diego, California, found Helixmith’s VM507 antibody effective…

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Acthar Gel Reduces Proteinuria for IgA Nephropathy Patients in Pilot Study
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Acthar Gel Reduces Proteinuria for IgA Nephropathy Patients in Pilot Study

According to a story from Yahoo Finance, the biopharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt recently released findings from an open label pilot study which tested the impact of Acthar Gel (corticotropin injection) as…

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Orphan Drug Designation Given for Potential New Treatment for C3 Globerulopathy

Apellis Pharmaceuticals has just announced that they have received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA for APL-2, a C3 complement inhibitor. The company is currently investigating the drug as a…

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Dosing Begins in Phase 3 IgA Nephropathy Clinical Trial

According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Retrophin, Inc., recently announced that the first patient has been treated in the company's Phase 3 clinical trial testing sparsentan as…

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A Treatment for Thrombotic Microangiopathy Has Been Awarded Breakthrough Status by the F.D.A.
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A Treatment for Thrombotic Microangiopathy Has Been Awarded Breakthrough Status by the F.D.A.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to a drug (OMS721) being developed to treat thrombotic microangiopathy that has developed as a result of haematopoietic stem…

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