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The specialty pharmaceutical company, Aytu BioPharma, announced this week that it anticipates the PREVEnt trial will begin in late 2022 or early 2023. This study will be investigating the ability of enzastaurin to reduce the severe complications of VEDS. There are currently no FDA-approved therapies for VEDS.  Aytu BioPharma CEO Josh Disbrow writes the following:  “Aytu BioPharma remains committed to the conduct of the PREVEnt Clinical Trial testing AR101 (enzastaurin) in VEDS. Through our global Contract…

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Registration is Open for The Marfan Foundation’s E3 Conference, held in Association with Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, in Newport Beach, CA, July 7-10, 2022 The Marfan Foundation, in association with Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, will hold its E3 Conference: Educating, Empowering, and Enriching Our Community, in Newport Beach, CA, July 7-10, bringing together more than 600 individuals and families…

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The Marfan Foundation, which has a long history of bringing together the international research community, announced the new date for its second international patient symposium on genetic aortic and vascular conditions. The one-day symposium is now scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Le Méridien Etoile in Paris, France. The focus of the meeting is What’s New in Genetic…

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Aytu BioPharma, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics, announced on March 2, 2022 that the European Commission granted orphan designation to AR101 (enzastaurin), a PKCβ inhibitor, for the treatment of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a group of rare inherited connective tissue disorders that includes the severe subtype vascular EDS (VEDS). This designation is based on…

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The VEDS Movement is thrilled to announce the receipt of a major donation from the Daskal Family Foundation, led by Dr. Ierachmiel Daskal, to further its work to impact awareness of Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS) in hospital emergency departments. We are grateful to Dr. Daskal for his dedication to improving awareness of VEDS among medical providers and saving lives…

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Pivotal clinical trial will begin in first half of 2022 Aytu BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: AYTU), a pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel therapeutics and consumer healthcare products, announced on December 13, 2021, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the IND application for AR101/enzastaurin, enabling the company to proceed with initiating a pivotal clinical trial for…

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Ya están abiertas las inscripciones para la Cumbre de la Fundación Marfan: Información educativa sobre Marfan, Loeys-Dietz, VEDS y condiciones relacionadas para pacientes y familias. Esta conferencia será virtual, completamente en español y se llevará a cabo el 22 de enero de 2022, de 08:30 – 17:00 hora del este E.U. Se realizará de manera virtual para que pueda…

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The Foundation’s Professional Advisory Board, which is comprised of the country’s foremost experts on Marfan, Loeys-Dietz, and VEDS, just shared new recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines for children with these conditions. The statement follows the FDA’s recent emergency authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children, ages 5-12. The Professional Advisory Board continues to recommend that all eligible persons get…

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The Marfan Foundation, which has funded 158 research grants and initiatives since 1989, is proud to announce it has updated its research grant program to have a more significant impact on scientific advances to improve the lives of people with Marfan, Loeys-Dietz, VEDS, and other genetic aortic and vascular conditions. The new grants are designed to encourage and support…

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The VEDS Collaborative, the community of stakeholders committed to patient-centered research in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS), will be powered by The VEDS Movement beginning August 1, 2021. The VEDS Collaborative was initiated in 2017 by Dr. Sherene Shalhub at the University of Washington, in collaboration with Dr. Peter Byers, and John and Dave DeMasi, to bring together researchers, individuals,…

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