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Worse Lung Function Prevalent in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

People with sarcoidosis who live in neighborhoods lacking economic and social resources have lower lung function and faster lung function decline, a study in the U.S. and Canada revealed. Non-white patients were overrepresented in the group with greater disadvantage, suggesting how race and differences in socioeconomic status can lead…

First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 Trial of Namilumab

The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial testing the experimental therapy namilumab in people with pulmonary sarcoidosis, the therapy’s developer Kinevant Sciences announced. “We are excited to advance namilumab as a promising new treatment for pulmonary sarcoidosis since it has a mechanism of…

$50K Awarded for Research on Cardiac Sarcoidosis Biomarkers

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) has awarded pulmonologist Nabeel Hamzeh, MD, at the University of Iowa, a $50,000 grant to develop blood biomarkers of cardiac sarcoidosis. His project, titled “Cardiac-Specific Cell Free DNA Biomarkers for Cardiac Sarcoidosis,” will focus on the biomarker potential of heart cell-specific circulating cell-free…

Infliximab Better for Steroid Tapering in Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Infliximab — marketed as Remicade and biosimilars — had steroid-sparing effects superior to methotrexate in the treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis, a small study found. The success rate of a tapering course of corticosteroids was significantly better when infliximab was added to the regimen than when the steroid was used…

Xentria Raises $25M to Boost Development of XTMAB-16

Xentria has raised $25 million in funding to further the development of XTMAB-16, its experimental antibody therapy for sarcoidosis. The funding will allow for the launch of a global clinical trial of XTMAB-16 in sarcoidosis patients, planned to start early next year. “I am excited about this…