| November 28, 2005 |
New Study Shows N-acetylcysteine (NAC) May Improve Treatment of IPF
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| November 28, 2005 |
Actelion Ltd.: Bosentan (Tracleer) Studies In IPF Show No Effect On Primary Exercise Improvement Endpoint
Secondary endpoints related to death or disease worsening provide strong rationale for Phase III mortality/morbidity study in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| November 16, 2005 |
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Fundraising Campaign Raises More Than $290,000 for IPF
B.I.G. (Breathing Is Glorious!) Ball and B.I.G. Butterfly Ball 2005 fall gala events provide foundation for new education research efforts to fight rare lung disease |
| November 14, 2005 |
CPF Provides Update on the Use of Portable Oxygen Concentrators on Airlines
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| October 27, 2005 |
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler Awarded $7.8 Million NIH Grant to Study Lung Scarring
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| October 19, 2005 |
Oxygen Travelers Need Your Help Now! Show your Support for DOT Ruling Allowing Oxygen Concentrators Onboard Commercial Airlines!
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| October 17, 2005 |
InterMune to Expand IPF Study by 200 Patients, Says Clinical Trial Still on Schedule
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| October 04, 2005 |
Coalition For Pulmonary Fibrosis Concludes Its Most Successful National IPF Awareness Week
Resolution Recognizing IPF Passes U.S. House of Representatives 401-0 |
| September 21, 2005 |
Campaign ACT Update: IPF Resolutions (H.R. 178 & S. Res. 236) Gains Momentum in Congress
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| September 20, 2005 |
CPF Partners with Emory Center for the Study of Interstitial Lung Disease to Host Living with IPF Seminar November 12, 2005
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| September 19, 2005 |
CPF 2005 Holiday Insert Cards Now Available!
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| September 03, 2005 |
CPF Co-Hosts “Living with IPF” Educational Seminar at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver - Video Copies of Event Now Available!
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| September 01, 2005 |
CPF 'Action Alert' Member Newsletter, Fall, 2005
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| August 22, 2005 |
Show Your Support for National IPF Awareness Week by Wearing the CPF's New
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| August 15, 2005 |
First-Time National Poll on IPF Reveals Disorder’s Prevalence Far Greater Than Its Public Awareness
Poll Also Finds Most Americans Support Eliminating Medicare Waiting Period For Those With Life-Threatening Diseases |
| August 10, 2005 |
Recently Published Metaanalysis Shows Interferon Gamma 1-b to be Associated with Improved Survival in IPF
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| August 09, 2005 |
New National Poll Funded by CPF Finds Vast Majority of Americans Support Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Public support for stem cell research up 10 percent since 2001 executive order limiting its federal funding |
| August 04, 2005 |
CPF Provides $5,000 Grant to the Dorothy P. & Richard P. Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Disease in Support of “Fore IPF” Charity Fundraiser Sept 12, 2005
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| July 01, 2005 |
University of Minnesota Lung Center IPF Education Day Presentations Now Available
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| June 23, 2005 |
ACT: Help CPF Urge Congress to support New Legislation to Improve Awareness of IPF
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| June 21, 2005 |
CPF Introduces New Fundraising Tool Kit for Members
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| June 08, 2005 |
CPF 'Action Alert' Member Newsletter, Summer 2005
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| June 01, 2005 |
CoTherix Initiates Phase II Trial for Ventavis(R) in IPF Patients with Associated Pulmonary Hypertension
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| May 24, 2005 |
Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. Reports on Clinical Trial of Interferon Therapy in IPF
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| May 23, 2005 |
InterMune Posts Positive Trial Data: Company Says Actimmune Appears to Fight Pulmonary Fibrosis
Data Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society Support
InterMune's Current Phase III Trial Design Evaluating Actimmune(R) in IPF Patients |
| May 16, 2005 |
Cambridge Antibody Technology and Genzyme to Initiate Phase I Clinical Trial of GC-1008 in IPF
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| May 10, 2005 |
CPF Partners with National Jewish Medical & Research Center to Host "Living With IPF" Educational Seminar July 23
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| May 09, 2005 |
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Partners with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the University of Chicago to Raise Funds to Find a Cure for IPF
B.I.G. (Breathing Is Glorious!) Ball and B.I.G. Butterfly Ball 2005 fall gala events will provide hope for thousands of IPF patients around the country |
| May 09, 2005 |
Ron Rakos to Participate in IronMan Triathlon to Raise Funds for the CPF
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| May 08, 2005 |
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Updates Patient Education Materials Describing New Lung Allocation Policy
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| May 02, 2005 |
Promising Results from Phase II Study of Pirfenidone Seen in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Publication in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Indicates Favorable Treatment Effect Observed in IPF Patients Treated With Pirfenidone |
| April 13, 2005 |
Temple University to Host IPF Patient Seminar in Conjunction with CME Program April 19, 2005
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| March 29, 2005 |
InterMune Anticipates Initiating Phase III Clinical Trial of Pirfenidone for IPF During First Half of 2006
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| March 07, 2005 |
CPF Supports Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (House Resolution 810)
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| March 01, 2005 |
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to Host “Living With IPF” Educational Seminar
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| February 25, 2005 |
CPF 'Action Alert' Member Newsletter, Spring 2005
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| February 16, 2005 |
Fibrogen Completes $100 Million Equity Financing: Plans Phase II Study of FG- 3019 in IPF for Mid-2005
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| February 07, 2005 |
CPF Provides $5,000 Grant to University of Minnesota in Support of IPF Patient Education Program April 30, 2005
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| February 05, 2005 |
CPF Doubles Membership in 2004- The Year in Review
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| February 03, 2005 |
CPF Awards $60,000 Research Gift to University of Michigan Health System for Pulmonary Fibrosis Research
Restricted Gift to Fund Research into Novel Approaches for Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| January 28, 2005 |
UCLA Study Finds Mesenchymal Stem Cells Contribute to Pulmonary Fibrosis
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| January 10, 2005 |
Largest Completed IPF Study Points to Survival as Key Endpoint in Future Actimmune Studies
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