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Selexipag for Raynaud’s Phenomenon Tested in Clinical Trial

Selexipag (ACT-293987), under development by Actelion, may be able to help individuals affected by “Raynaud’s Phenomenon Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis” in an international phase 2 clinical trial that is currently recruiting participants. The trial, initiated in October 2014, is slated to end in April 2015…

Abatacept Studied to Treat Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

A recruiting phase 2 clinical trial sponsored by Dinesh Khanna, MD, MS at the University of Michigan, in collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is testing the hypothesis “that subcutaneous abatacept is safe and shows evidence of efficacy…

Scleroderma-Related Raynaud’s Phenomenon Treated with Alprostadil

Important to the development of any treatment for scleroderma is a clinical study investigating the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of a potential drug candidate. NexMed (USA), Inc., a subsidiary of Apricus Biosciences, Inc., is sponsoring a currently enrolling clinical trial investigating these two aspects of alprostadil in systemic sclerosis (SSc)…

Carbon Dioxide Lasers Studied for SSc Therapy

“Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Versus UVA 1 in Treatment of Localized Scleroderma,” a clinical trial currently recruiting patients, is looking to add another possible remedy to the list for systemic sclerosis (SSc). In the trial, fractional carbon dioxide laser treatment will be compared against UVA1…