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$132.5M raised to advance ENV-101’s clinical development for IPF

Endeavor BioMedicines has raised $132.5 million toward the clinical development of its pipeline programs, including ENV-101, an investigational oral treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Results from a recent Phase 2a trial (NCT04968574) showed ENV-101 was generally well tolerated, reduced tissue scarring, or fibrosis, and improved lung…

Enrollment complete for Phase 2b trial testing LYT-100 in IPF patients

Enrollment has been completed for a Phase 2b trial that’s testing LYT-100 (deupirfenidone), PureTech Health’s experimental therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The trial, called ELEVATE IPF (NCT05321420), is assessing the safety, efficacy, and dosing regimen of LYT-100 in 240 adults with IPF, compared with a placebo.

Controlled-release morphine may reduce cough frequency in IPF

Low doses of controlled-release morphine, a natural opioid derived from the opium poppy, may reduce the frequency of daytime cough in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to data from a Phase 2 clinical trial. In the trial, called PACIFY COUGH (NCT04429516), patients who were experiencing persistent…

Pliant Therapeutics accelerates development of bexotegrast for IPF

Pliant Therapeutics’ Phase 2b BEACON-IPF trial testing bexotegrast, an investigational oral treatment, in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is now a pivotal, adaptive Phase 2b/3 trial. Accepted by European Union and global health authorities, the implementation of the adaptive design is expected to markedly shorten the therapy’s…

Acute flares before lung transplant put ILD patients at higher risk

Acute exacerbations, or sudden bouts of symptom worsening, increase the mortality risk after lung transplantation in people with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a study reports. While a lung transplant is considered an effective treatment for ILDs, these findings “suggest that caution is required during decision-making,…

Nippon awarded exclusive rights in Japan to IPF treatment C21

Sweden-based Vicore Pharma has granted exclusive rights to pharmaceutical company Nippon Shinyaku to develop and commercialize its treatment candidate C21 (VP01) in Japan, with an initial focus on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Nippon will be operationally and financially responsible for the development of C21 in Japan, where…

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