This Form of Rare Interstitial Lung Disease is Bad News for Scleroderma Patients
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This Form of Rare Interstitial Lung Disease is Bad News for Scleroderma Patients

According to a story from Scleroderma News, a recent study has recommended that scleroderma patients with a rare, poorly understood form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) should receive regular monitoring…

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ICYMI: Study Suggests Female Cancer Patients Have Better Outcomes After Treatment, Experience Worse Side Effects
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ICYMI: Study Suggests Female Cancer Patients Have Better Outcomes After Treatment, Experience Worse Side Effects

According to a publication from EurekAlert, a recent study helmed by the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust suggests that female cancer patients tend to live slightly longer following treatment than…

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Glioblastoma Clinical Trial: The Henry Ford Cancer Institute Enrolls the World’s First Glioblastoma Patient

  According to a recent article in CheckOrphan, glioblastoma (GBM) is considered to be among the deadliest cancers in the world. Currently, treatment options are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. In most cases,…

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Phase 2 Study of Experimental Eosinophilic Gastritis and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Drug Yields Encouraging Data
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Phase 2 Study of Experimental Eosinophilic Gastritis and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Drug Yields Encouraging Data

According to a press release from Allakos, the Company's experimental eosinophilic gastritis and eosinophilic gastroenteritis drug candidate AK002 has met all primary and secondary endpoints in a phase 2 study…

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This Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinic is Improving Patient Quality of Life
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This Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinic is Improving Patient Quality of Life

According to a story from Medical Xpress, the Alberta Health Services' Kaye Edmonton Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic is taking a more patient-centered approach to palliative care for patients with idiopathic…

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Improved Guidelines for Patient Advocacy Groups Supporting Rare Diseases and Working with Pharmaceutical Companies

A study appeared recently in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases reporting that rare diseases affect 350 million people worldwide.  The definition of rare disease differs between the United States…

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An Experimental Treatment for POMC and LEPR Deficiency Obesity Appears Effective

According to a story from sectorpublishingintelligence.co.uk, the biopharmaceutical company Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has recently announced the results from two phase 3 clinical trials. These trials were testing the company's experimental…

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A Potential Treatment for Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Performs Well in Trials

According to a story from EurekAlert!, the results of a recent clinical trial should get the attention of patients in the US with the rare disorder familial chylomicronemia syndrome. The…

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Large Scale Trial Aims to Test Precision Medicines Based on Genomic Profiling in a Variety of Cancers
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Large Scale Trial Aims to Test Precision Medicines Based on Genomic Profiling in a Variety of Cancers

According to a story from Newswise, Quest Diagnostics, a laboratory that specializes in diagnostic information, has announced plans to participate in a unique, large scale trial called NCI-MATCH, which stands…

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Results From First Patient Treated in Epidermolysis Bullosa Phase 2 Trial are Extremely Promising

Epidermolysis Bullosa Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare condition affecting approximately 500,000 individuals globally. Patients in the United States and Europe account for 50,000 of these individuals. The hereditary condition is…

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The Drug Abatacept Appears Beneficial in Systemic Sclerosis Despite Missing Primary Endpoint
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The Drug Abatacept Appears Beneficial in Systemic Sclerosis Despite Missing Primary Endpoint

According to a story from Medpage Today, a recent study testing the medication abatacept (marketed as Orencia) as a treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis concluded with rather mixed results.…

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Researchers Might Have Just Made a Breakthrough Discovery for Treating Rare Proteinopathies

It's common knowledge among researchers who study diseases called toxic proteinopathies that this group of disorders are the result of misfolded proteins that reside in cells. Certain proteins fail to…

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First Patient Enrolls for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Proof-of-Concept Study
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First Patient Enrolls for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Proof-of-Concept Study

According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Immunic, Inc. has announced that the first patient has signed up for its proof-of-concept clinical study. This study is intended to…

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