Researchers at Cairo University in Egypt recently published in The Egyptian Rheumatologist journal their findings on auditory dysfunction observed in systemic sclerosis patients. The study is entitled “Otolith function assessment in patients with systemic sclerosis.” Systemic sclerosis, also known as…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore investigated the association between autoantibodies, the risk of developing cancer and the possible link between cancer and scleroderma. The study is entitled “Examination of autoantibody status and clinical features that associate with cancer…
Evidence is unclear about why some patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) respond to treatment while others do not. However, a research team from Dartmouth was able to identify various biological pathways that are involved in different subsets of systemic sclerosis. Results from the research were published in two articles: the…
Findings from a recent study in mice suggest that neonatal colonization of gut microbiota influences generalized autoimmunity in adult life, which may have implications for conditions such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Specifically, researchers from Ghent University Hospital in Belgium found that when there is an increase in the levels of…
Investigators at the University Hospital, Grenoble are currently recruiting participants for a new clinical trial on Raynaud’s Disease. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01743612). The clinical trial titled “Laser SPEckle Contrast Imaging Interest in Detection of Cutaneous Microvascular Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis,” led by Jean-Luc CRACOWSKI, MD, PhDCIC,” was…
iBio, Inc. recently announced the release of a U.S. patent for a new thermostable immunomodulator protein portfolio called iBioModulator™. The company’s iBioModulator™ thermostable immunomodulator protein patents, entitled “Yersinia pests Antigens, Vaccine Compositions and Related Methods,” (Serial No. 8,945,580), includes statements about plague antigens, vaccine compositions, and a technique that produces…
Emerging drug developer Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. will be presenting its lead product candidate at the 17th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference taking place between February 9 and 10 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The investigational therapy, called Resunab, is meant to be…
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disease characterized by vasculopathy and fibrosis. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of the most severe organ complications and a leading cause of death in SSc. Estimations are that patients with SSc that have associated PAH have a 3-year survival of…
The “STAR” pivotal trial that will test Cytori Cell Therapy as a potential treatment for impaired hand function in scleroderma patients has been granted final approval for its application for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE). The decision, which was made by a division of the U.S.
San Diego-based regenerative medicine company Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. has just announced it will be hosting an information session on scleroderma, and a presentation of its key STAR clinical trial. Lead investigator on the STAR trial, Dr. Dinesh Khanna, will be conducting the discussion on January 14,…
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