Lindsey Shapiro, PhD,  science writer—

Enrollment is now complete in ZEPHYRUS-1, a Phase 3 trial of pamrevlumab, an investigational treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the therapy’s developer, FibroGen, announced. The randomized, placebo-controlled trial (NCT03955146) now includes 356 IPF patients across 144 sites worldwide. It aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy…

Bridge Biotherapeutics has entered an exclusive in-licensing agreement with Shaperon to develop BBT-209, an investigational therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). “We hope that BBT-209 will become a breakthrough therapy for patients with IPF, who are currently lacking treatment options,” Seung-Yong Seong, MD, PhD and Myung-Sea Lee, MD,…