Nijmegen, The Netherlands – TB is a major threat to public health, being among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2021, the disease claimed the lives of 1.6 million people, making it the second leading infectious killer after COVID-19.[1] Drug-resistant TB and long treatment regimens have increased the urgency...
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Study demonstrated safety and tolerability of Tyvaso DPI™ in patients with PAH transitioning from Tyvaso® Inhalation Solution A separate study in healthy volunteers demonstrated comparable treprostinil exposure between Tyvaso DPI and Tyvaso Inhalation Solution Tyvaso DPI NDA filing anticipated in April 2021 with priority review SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH...
SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) announced today that the first patient has enrolled in the phase 3 TETON study, which is expected to evaluate approximately 396 adult patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). This 52-week study will evaluate the impact of...
SILVER SPRING, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced the submission of a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Tyvaso DPI™, a novel dry powder inhalation formulation of treprostinil, for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension...
London, UK – Treatment of transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) with acoramidis may significantly improve the 4-step primary hierarchical outcome containing components of mortality, morbidity, and function, with similar safety as placebo, according to an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine. “Acoramidis is a high-affinity TTR stabilizer that acts...
OXFORD, UK – Digital clinical diagnostics and diabetes home testing provider Digostics revealed today the results from its ground-breaking gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remote screening collaboration with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS), a partnership that saw expectant mothers in Hampshire become the first globally to access the gold...
Bath, England – Scientists have developed a new AI tool that maps the function of proteins in a cancerous tumour, enabling clinicians to decide how to target treatment in a more precise way. In cancers such as clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), responses to existing treatments are different for...
Orlando, Florida – UCF College of Medicine researchers are developing a more effective way to treat glioblastoma — an aggressive, incurable form of brain cancer. Patients currently live just 12 to 15 months after diagnosis despite surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. New research led by Kiminobu Sugaya, a stem cell researcher...
Chicago, Illinois – Liver disease specialists at the University of Chicago Medicine will soon begin prescribing a first-of-its-kind drug for treating advanced metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) — formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Resmetirom (to be sold under the brand name Rezdiffra), received FDA approval on March 14, 2024....
Cincinnati, Ohio – The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center is the first site in the Midwest enrolling patients in a new Phase 2 clinical trial testing a vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 66,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2024....