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Sprycel/Quercetin Combo Therapy Improves Physical Function in IPF Patients, Phase 1 Trial Shows

A Phase 1 trial shows that combining Sprycel (dasatinib) with the plant-based flavonoid quercetin improved the physical function of people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, patients’ pulmonary function remained unchanged. The study, “Senolytics in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Results from a first-in-human, open-label, pilot study” was published…

Top 10 Pulmonary Fibrosis Stories of 2018

Throughout 2018, Pulmonary Fibrosis News provided you daily coverage of key discoveries, potential treatments, and clinical trials related to pulmonary fibrosis (PF). As we look forward to bringing more news to patients, family members, and caregivers dealing with PF in 2019, here are the Top 10 most-read articles of 2018,…

Rising Healthcare Costs Strain EU Budgets Even as New Therapies Flourish

Cash-strapped governments across the 28-member European Union are struggling to control runaway healthcare expenditures — at exactly the same time as the promise of new but expensive therapies to treat rare diseases has never been greater. That’s the paradox faced by pharmaceutical companies as well as patient advocacy groups in…

FDA Approves the Launch of Clinical Trials to Assess IPF Candidate BBT-877

Bridge Biotherapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for BBT-877. The company now has permission to start human clinical trials with this potential therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The IND application was submitted in November 2018.