Transformative Research Award Will Support Further Pemphigus Research Nicola J. Mason, BVetMed, PhD, associate professor of Medicine and Pathobiology at the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to bertilimumab for the treatment of bullous pemphigoid. The...
The Sy Syms Foundation has awarded a $75,000 grant to the International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation (IPPF) in support of the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to bertilimumab for the treatment of bullous pemphigoid.
Pemphigus and pemphigoid (P/P) patients may agree that in the early months of their condition it is a very painful and...
On Thursday, June 7th, the FDA approved Rituxan for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe pemphigus vulgaris (PV). Rituxan...
Syntimmune recently announced positive preliminary results from its phase 1b proof-of-concept trial of SYNT001 in pemphigus vulgaris and foliaceus patients. It’s...
It can be difficult to accept the news of a lifelong chronic disease. It may be easier to understand the diagnosis...
Even if you don’t have a medical condition, it’s always wise to have your medical information accessible ICE (In Case of...
Genentech recently announced an important FDA decision that could potentially impact future treatment options for pemphigus. Here at the IPPF, it’s...
The IPPF had the pleasure of interviewing Lindsey Horan, AADR’s Assistant Director of Government Affairs about their 2018 Advocacy Day and...
Now that you know what you have been diagnosed with, it is important that all of the doctors who treat you...
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You don’t have to be a Navy SEAL, firefighter, or an NFL football player to be resilient. Resilience is a common...
Having a rare autoimmune disease is scary. Once you receive a diagnosis by a dermatologist experienced in treating pemphigus, it’s advisable...
In a disease such as Pemphigoid, where the cause and pathogenesis is unclear and treatments are often trial-and-error, any “leg up”...
For the past four years, I have joined IPPF patients and others in the rare disease community across the country in...
In January 2013 my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Thankfully, after surgery he was cancer free. But in May 2015...
It wasn’t easy getting to this meeting. After a four-hour train ride, I decided to walk to my hotel, nearly two...
It started with a vision to make more people aware of pemphigus and pemphigoid (P/P). Those following the IPPF Awareness Campaign...