Marisa Wexler, MS,  senior science writer—

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved nerandomilast, an oral medication developed by Boehringer Ingelheim, to treat adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) — when the lung disease has no known cause. The therapy will be marketed under the brand name Jascayd. According to a…

Treatment with the experimental therapy nerandomilast appears to reduce the risk of death in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), according to a new analysis of clinical trial data presented by the therapy’s developer, Boehringer Ingelheim. “The new pooled data zoom in on…

LTI-03, an experimental treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that’s currently in clinical testing, was shown to reduce inflammation and scarring in experiments done on lung tissue collected from IPF patients, according to a study. The study showed that LTI-03’s effects on inflammation and scarring were similar to those…

The inhalation therapy Tyvaso (treprostinil) significantly improved a measure of lung function for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The top-line result means that the Phase 3 TETON 2 clinical trial (NCT05255991) has met its main goal. Tyvaso’s developer, United…

September is Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month, and organizations around the world are gearing up to educate others and bring attention to pulmonary fibrosis (PF) — and also interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), which are disorders marked by scarring in the lungs. “We urgently need broader awareness because with it…

Treatment with GRI Bio‘s investigational oral therapy GRI-0621 appears to reduce markers of fibrosis, or scarring, in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to an interim analysis of biomarker data from an ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial. “These 6-week interim biomarker data, while early and based on…

An experimental oral therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been tolerated well in an ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial, according to interim data announced by its developer GRI Bio. After reviewing interim data from 24 patients treated with GRI-0621 for six weeks, an independent data monitoring…

Starting this week and over the coming months, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) will be hosting the PFF Walk 2025 — an annual fundraiser to support its mission of funding research, increasing advocacy, and giving support to people affected by pulmonary fibrosis (PF). The goal of PFF Walk…

Basal stem cells taken from the upper part of a patient’s respiratory tract can be expanded in the lab and then transplanted back into their lungs to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to a recent study. “Our clinical observations herein show that [basal cells] infusion is able to…

Enrollment is now complete in a Phase 2b clinical trial, dubbed CORAL, that’s testing nalbuphine extended-release (ER) tablets — planned to be marketed as Haduvio — in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who experience chronic cough. That achievement was announced by Trevi Therapeutics, the U.S. company…