The findings of a new preclinical study in pulmonary sarcoidosis are lending support to the therapeutic potential of efzofitimod, a treatment candidate from Atyr Pharma now being tested in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The researchers found that a protein called HARS-WHEP — whose activity is mimicked by…
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Nearly 1 in 10 people with pulmonary sarcoidosis also have heart involvement, or cardiac sarcoidosis, at the time of their initial diagnosis with the rare inflammatory disease occurring in the lungs, according to a study in Japan. Further, another 3.8% of patients subsequently develop cardiac sarcoidosis, the data…
Becoming educated and informed about sarcoidosis is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your sarcoidosis journey.
There is no cure for sarcoidosis yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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