Renate Huebner was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 65 in August 2012. With 10 children and 38 grandchildren, Renate’s large family didn’t quite understand the disease at first. Now, after her death a year ago, the family is focused on the project Give Air and continuing the matriarch’s…
Pulmonary fibrosis is a rare but life-threatening disease, for which there is currently no cure. One of the main claims of advocates is that it does not receive the funding or attention needed, unlike other diseases such as lung cancer. Therefore, many people join the work of organizations…
Spherix Global Insights, GmbH, a business intelligence and market research company based on Switzerland, recently reported a study revealing that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains a challenge in terms of treatment, especially since the majority of patients are diagnosed at already advanced disease stages. The Spherix study is entitled “…
Boehringer Ingelheim recently announced the enrollment of the first patient in its Phase 3 clinical trial, called SENSCIS (Safety and Efficacy of Nintedanib in Systemic Sclerosis), evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company’s product nintedanib (OFEV) in patients with systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease. Systemic sclerosis is a…
Throughout 2015, Pulmonary Fibrosis News reported on studies in the field of pulmonary fibrosis care, treatment and disease management, as well as on events related to the condition. As the year comes to an end, here are the 10 articles most widely read by Pulmonary Fibrosis News readers, patients, caregivers and their…
DS Biopharma, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and focused on therapies for inflammatory and fibrotic skin and pulmonary disorders, recently announced that a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating safety and dosing levels for its drug candidate DS102 (15-HEPE) has been successfully completed. DS102 is an oral bioactive lipid drug developed as…
The University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center is among the 19 medical centers recently invited after careful review to become part of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) Care Center Network. The network now comprises 40 centers across 26 U.S. states with established expertise in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis…
The University of Virginia Health System (UVA) recently joined the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF)’s Care Center Network, making it one of 19 new facilities chosen after careful peer review for inclusion in this signature PFF program. The PFF Care Center Network now comprises 40 medical centers with expertise in the…
Researchers at the University of Miami (UM), led by Assistant Professor Ashutosh Agarwal, are developing functional organs able to mimic real human organs. These laboratory-developed structures, based on chips, could revolutionize approaches to disease treatment by allowing researchers to peer into organs and their related diseases. The research team used an innovative approach…
Afferent Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company dedicated to therapies for neurogenic disorders, recently announced the beginning of a Phase 2 clinical trial to assess its candidate product AF-219 for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Neurogenic disorders are conditions associated with the central nervous…
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