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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Company Cleared to Begin Trials for Experimental Retinitis Pigmentosa Drug

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the drug developer ProQR Therapeutics N.V. has recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially cleared the company's Investigational New…

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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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The FDA Will Allow the Most Expensive Therapy in the World to Remain on the Market

The headline in a recent Washington Post article declared that the FDA claimed Novartis, through its newly-acquired company AveXis, manipulated data in an application for a gene therapy drug. These…

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Potential Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Demonstrates Good Safety and Tolerability in Early Trial
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Potential Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Demonstrates Good Safety and Tolerability in Early Trial

According to a story from news.cision.com, the Swedish biotechnology company Cyxone recently announced positive results from the company's phase 1 clinical trial. This trial was testing the tolerability and safety…

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Study Findings Suggest that WAYLIVRA Could be an Effective Treatment for Familial Partial Lipodystrophy
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Study Findings Suggest that WAYLIVRA Could be an Effective Treatment for Familial Partial Lipodystrophy

According to a story from globenewswire.com, Akcea Therapeutics and Ionis Pharmaceuticals recently announced the release of top line results from a clinical study. This trial tested the drug WAYLIVRA as…

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Company Releases Data From Open Label Trial of Experimental Fragile X Syndrome Treatment
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Company Releases Data From Open Label Trial of Experimental Fragile X Syndrome Treatment

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the drug company Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the data from its phase 2 open label trial has been officially published. This clinical…

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Making History: First Patient in Connecticut Receives Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gene Therapy

According to a story from Connecticut Children's, the hospital is one of the very first in the country to administer Zolgensma, a recently approved gene therapy for the rare genetic…

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FDA Approves an Experimental Treatment of Various Blood Malignancies for Clinical Trials

According to a story from First World Pharma, the biopharmaceutical company Mustang Bio, Inc. recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved their investigational new drug…

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Phase 2a Trial of Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Drug Begins
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Phase 2a Trial of Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Drug Begins

According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Altavant Sciences has recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in a phase 2a proof of concept trial. This…

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Bladder Cancer Drug That Received Accelerated Approval Shows Even Stronger Findings in Later Study

According to a publication from Medscape, the first ever drug targeted for bladder cancer has shown even more impressive results in post-approval study. Erdafitinib was approved on an accelerated basis…

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A Brief Discussion of How Cell and Gene Therapies are Being Improved for Future Generations

  While the last few years have seen major advances in all areas of the pharmaceutical industry, some of the newest and brightest talents are now focusing on cell and…

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When the Latest Treatments are Out of Reach, Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Suffer
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When the Latest Treatments are Out of Reach, Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Suffer

According to a story from FHM Pakistan, a recent study revealed the familial hypercholesterolemia patients are at a greater risk of stroke, heart attack, and other cardiovascular problems when they…

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Possible Treatment for WHIM Syndrome Earns Orphan Drug Designation in the EU
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Possible Treatment for WHIM Syndrome Earns Orphan Drug Designation in the EU

According to a story from home.suddenlink.net, the biopharmaceutical company X4 Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the European Commission has granted Orphan Drug designation to the company's lead investigational drug candidate, mavorixafor.…

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