Setanaxib Phase 1 Trial Approved in France for Testing in Healthy Volunteers

Honoring a Patient’s Knowledge of Their Own Disease

As a young adult living with a chronic lung disease, I’ve heard horror stories of general physicians (GP) and specialists failing to listen to their patients. In the rare disease community, this is a common complaint by patients, and many of us wind up supporting one another when frustration boils…

Algernon Gets Nod to Launch Phase 2 IPF Trial of NP-120 in Australia

Algernon Pharmaceuticals received the first ethics approval for its Phase 2 clinical trial in Australia evaluating its repurposed compound NP-120 (ifenprodil) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and associated chronic cough. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital‘s Human Research Ethics Committee has approved two sites — the Cairns…