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Myositis patients, register to join us for real-time video support, the first Wednesday of each month at 7 PM...
Introduction to the PRESIDIO Clinical Trial of KZR-616 for the Treatment of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

Dr. Mary Katherine (MK) Farmer, MD, Rheumatologist and Senior Medical Director at Kezar Life Sciences, joined us live online...
Experience of pain and fatigue in adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM)

Watch the video, "Experience of pain and fatigue in adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM)" with Helene Alexanderson, Ph.D. with...
Myositis Support and Understanding (MSU) partners with the University of Pittsburgh for a new NIH-sponsored study entitled, “Myositis Patient...
Skin findings seen with myositis autoantibodies and treatment of skin in dermatomyositis

Dr. Victoria Werth joined us live online for a video education session titled, "Skin findings seen with myositis autoantibodies...
A session that covered safety and effects of exercise in recent onset and established adult and juvenile IIM. Dr....
DETERMINE - a Phase 3 trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lenabasum for the treatment of adults...
Corbus launches DETERMINE, a Phase 3 trial of lenabasum for the treatment of dermatomyositis

New locations announced July 9, 2019. DETERMINE is a double-blind, placebo-controlled 1-year study designed to test the efficacy and...
Myositis and Cancer: Risk highest for carriers of anti-TIF1 antibody

The research found that DM patients with the anti-transcriptional intermediary factor 1 (anti-TIF1) antibody were more than three times...
During Myositis Awareness Month, May 2018, we placed a large focus on patient education by hosting some of the...
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and Their Major Subgroups

Clinical trials and studies require patient groups in clearly defined categories, but the multiple diagnostic and classification criteria used...
Dermatomyositis Patients with a Certain Type of Autoantibodies at Higher Risk of Skin Eruptions with Use of Hydroxychloroquine

In this study, the researchers set out to determine if there was a distinction between the type of autoantibodies...
Lenabasum for dermatomyositis receives orphan designation in the European Union

Today, Corbus Pharmaceuticals announced that the European Commission has approved orphan designation for lenabasum in the treatment of dermatomyositis...
Corbus Pharmaceuticals announced today that they will proceed with a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and...
"New Developments on the Role of Itch in Dermatomyositis", based on new research published in the British Journal of...
Corbus Pharmaceuticals will host Jerry Williams, the Founder and President of MSU, Heather Spadaccini, Jerry’s friend and part-time caregiver,...
Dr. Victoria Werth, MD, presents, "Overview and new developments in Dermatomyositis." This was a live Myositis Support and Understanding...
What I find myself thinking about now, for the first time, in any detail, is who I was at...
A wife, sister, soldier, student, and a daughter. Life was great. 22 years old and nothing seemed impossible. The...