A clinical trial testing AzurRx BioPharma‘s investigational therapy MS1819, in combination with the current standard care for the…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) has awarded up to $3.3 million to Polyphor AG to advance the testing…
AzurRx BioPharma is requesting a new patient arm be added to its ongoing Phase 2b trial investigating MS1819 capsules as a…
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A Phase 2 clinical trial of oral lenabasum in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) failed to meet its primary goal of…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals‘ Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as a treatment…