Researchers Develop New Strategy for Delivering Small Volumes of Drug Agents into the Lungs

September Marks Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) recently launched an awareness campaign highlighting that September is Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. In order to lead the celebration, the PFF has planned several activities throughout the month that aim to not only support disease education for patients, family members and professionals, but also raise funds to support scientific…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Partners With Veracyte on US-Based Patient Survey on Interstitial Lung Diseases

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) is partnering with Veracyte, Inc. to conduct a patient survey across the United States in an attempt to better understand their diagnostic experiences with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The Interstitial Lung Disease Patient Journey (INTENSITY) survey will examine the steps and amount of time…

Sanofi Opens Recruitment for IPF Clinical Trial

A currently recruiting Phase 2 clinical trial from Sanofi, “Efficacy and Safety of SAR156597 in the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (ESTAIR),” will be investigating how a novel antibody treatment may help patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The novel therapeutic,…

Pharmaxis and Synairgen to Co-Develop LOXL2 Inhibitor for IPF

Australia-based pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis Ltd. recently agreed to collaborate with UK-based biotechnology company Synairgen plc in developing a selective inhibitor of lysyl oxidase type 2 enzyme (LOXL2) to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), as this enzyme drives scar tissue formation. If LOXL2 is inhibited, survival rates of patients with IPF may…

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