Inhaled PRS-220 May Be Better Than Into-the-vein Pamrevlumab for IPF

In preclinical studies, PRS-220, Pieris Pharmaceuticals’ experimental inhaled therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), showed stronger lung tissue penetration and anti-scarring effects than pamrevlumab — an into-the-vein, mechanistically similar IPF therapy currently being tested in a Phase 3 clinical trial. These promising findings, which support Pieris’…

Inhaled PRS-220 Aims to Treat Both IPF and ‘Long COVID’ PF

Pieris Pharmaceuticals plans to start clinical development of PRS-220 in 2022 for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) — and also will advance the investigative, inhaled therapy for “long COVID” PF, or post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis, the company said. The clinical development of PRS-220 for long COVID pulmonary fibrosis will be…