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In the United States, sotatercept is indicated for the treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1). [6] [10]In the European Union, sotatercept, in combination with other pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies, is indicated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults with WHO Functional Class (FC) II to III, to improve exercise capacity.
The Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension sGC-Stimulator Trial (CHEST) was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial aimed to analyse the efficacy and safety of riociguat in CTEPH patients. [20] After a 16-week riociguat treatment the patient's exercise capacity were evaluated by measuring the change in the six-minute walk test (6-MWT). [21]
Selexipag, sold under the brand name Uptravi, is a medication developed by Actelion for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). [3] [4] Selexipag and its active metabolite, ACT-333679 (or MRE-269, the free carboxylic acid), are agonists of the prostacyclin receptor, which leads to vasodilation in the pulmonary circulation. [5]
Oct. 31—(StatePoint) Each year, 500 to 1,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Because this progressive, chronic disorder is rare, it is often ...
Arena (ARNA) inks a deal to out-license global rights to its phase III candidate, ralinepag, to United Therapeutics. Shares of the company rally 22% following this news.
Iloprost, sold under the brand name Ventavis among others, is a medication used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), scleroderma, Raynaud's phenomenon, frostbite, and other conditions in which the blood vessels are constricted and blood cannot flow to the tissues. [4] Iloprost is a prostacyclin mimetic. [1]
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Macitentan, sold under the brand name Opsumit, is an endothelin receptor antagonist developed by Actelion and approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). [5] Macitentan is a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, meaning that it acts as an antagonist of two endothelin (ET) receptor subtypes, ET A and ET B . [ 5 ]