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Patients with Connective Tissue Disease Seen to Respond Well to Combination Therapy

A recent study showed that patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTD-PAH) responded well to a combination therapy with ambrisentan and tadalafil, with a lower incidence of clinical failure when compared to therapy with either drug alone. The response, however, was not as impressive when compared to initial use of the…

Vivus Acquires Rights from Selten Pharma to Develop, Market Two PAH Therapies

Vivus has acquired the global exclusive rights from Selten Pharma to develop and commercialize tacrolimus and ascomycin, two investigational treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and other vascular diseases. Vivus, a biopharmaceutical company based on Campbell, California, acquired Selten’s licence to a series of patents owned by the Board of…

Discovery of Oxidative Stress Mechanism Could Lead to PAH Treatments

Researchers have identified a disease mechanism that could be targeted to develop treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In a rat model of PAH, a compound that reduces oxidative stress lowered pulmonary pressure and prevented remodeling of lung blood vessels. Oxidative stress is a major contributor to the events leading…

First PAH Patient Being Treated with Ubenimex in Extension of Phase 2 Study

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals recently announced that a first patient has completed the 24-week dosing in the Phase 2 LIBERTY study assessing ubenimex as a therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). That patient is now continuing with treatment in an open-label extension trial. “There has been tremendous enthusiasm in the entire community — patients, families,…