Federal University of São Paulo recently initiated a phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the use of probiotics in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) to determine the efficacy and safety of treating gastrointestinal symptoms of SSc. As an autoimmune disease, SSc may benefit from probiotics due to their ability to…
The Chief Executive Officer of emerging growth drug development company Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. has been invited to present at the Virtual Investor Conferences, a live and interactive online event that will take place on Thursday, December 4 at 11:30 a.m. EST. Yuval Cohen, Ph.D., CEO of Corbus,…
At times, a major roadblock to conducting clinical trials is enrolling enough patients to fill a study for appropriate data analyses. This may not be the case for studies involving patients with juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS), according to a study from Hackensack University Medical Center. The study, led by…
Researchers at the Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease at University College London have found new evidence that could help in understanding how lung blood vessel disease (pulmonary vasculopathy) in systemic sclerosis develops. The study could form the basis for future treatments that block the condition from occurring. The work…
Recently, autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) has become more popular in treating patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Canadian SSc patients have actually been seeking out experimental AHSCT treatments in the United States to aid their…
Closely examining the capillaries of the fingers, perhaps one of the most non-invasive procedures possible, may be provide insight into pulmonary function in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). A research group from Spain, led by Drs. Ivan Castellvi and Jordi Casademont, identified worse forced vital capacity (FVC) and diffusing capacity…
New research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Boston highlights that patients with systemic sclerosis with end-stage lung disease cannot be denied lung transplantation on the premises that other extra-pulmonary factors will determine their long-term survival. Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis (SSc), is an autoimmune disease…
Those in the Scleroderma community are taking note of recent news that Bayer HealthCare will be initiating a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase II clinical study to investigate efficacy and safety of riociguat in patients suffering from diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc), according to an announcement by the company. The study is…
Inventiva Pharma’s lead product, IVA337, recently received a positive review by The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) to treat Systemic Sclerosis. The news is a step in the right direction for patients in Europe suffering from the disease, and is also yet another positive sign of…
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) will be hosting a free, live webinar entitled “Emerging Therapies in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Their Relevance for Scleroderma Patients,” to be conducted by the university’s Director of Biological Research for the Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Dr. Paul Wolters. It will be broadcasted on the Scleroderma…
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