Rare Classroom: Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Anna-Lena Neehus of the Imagine Institute at Paris Cité University was searching through genomic data from over 15,000 patients. She wanted to understand how and whether genetic deficiencies contributed to…
In December 2023, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Savara Inc. announced that the company had launched a serum-based blood test to aid in diagnosing autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP). While aPAP is…
Within the United Kingdom, there's a program titled the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP), which is meant to give patients earlier access to developing treatments. The first step to…
According to a recent article in the International Business Times, a twenty-two-month-old girl living in Odisha, India was diagnosed with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The disease causes respiration difficulties due to…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biotechnology company Partner Therapeutics, Inc., recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to the company's…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the orphan lung disease company Savara recently announced that they had completed their enrollment target of 135 patients for a Phase 3 clinical trial…