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Insmed to Present Latest Data on PAH and Other Potential Pulmonary Treatments at ATS 2016

Insmed, Inc., recently announced that three abstracts related to Arikayce, its drug candidate to treat nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease, and one related to its treprostinil prodrug, will be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2016 International Conference taking place in San Francisco on May 13–18. The presentations will cover clinical trial findings…

AVEO Files New Patent Applications for AV-353, a Notch 3 Inhibitor Showing Promise as PAH Therapy

AVEO Oncology announced that it has filed provisional patent applications covering “composition of matter” claims for its Notch 3-specific inhibitory antibody, AV-353. The latest filings are the company’s second concerning its Notch 3 antibody program and AV-353. The Notch signaling pathway is involved in multiple cell fate decisions throughout human life,…

Pulmonary Vasodilator Monotherapy in PAH Improves Exercise Capacity, Study Reports

Monotherapy given to patients with congenital heart defects associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH-CHD, improved their exercise capacity more than a combined therapy, researchers report. The study, “Effect of dual pulmonary vasodilator therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease: a retrospective analysis,” was published in the journal Open…

‘PH Care for All’ Campaign Targets Poor and Minorities in U.S. Whose Pulmonary Hypertension Often Goes Untreated

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) announced the launch of “PH Care for All,” an initiative to address disparities in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) among minorities and low-income patients in the United States, and led by 26 highly regarded PH specialists. “With fourteen treatments — which is as many or more…

Step Up for PHAwareness on World Pulmonary Hypertension Day May 5

On May 5, more than 80 organizations around the world will participate in activities designed to raise awareness of this often-misdiagnosed disease and to celebrate the lives of people living with what is called pulmonary hypertension (PH), or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) — a condition of high blood pressure in…