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Physician-Scientist @ UPenn | National Bestselling Author, Chasing My Cure | Co-Founder @ Every Cure & CDCN

A patient-led organization has just made an incredible breakthrough by repurposing a drug for a rare and deadly bleeding condition! Recently, a large clinical trial revealed that pomalidomide, originally developed for multiple myeloma, has proven effective in treating a life-threatening bleeding disorder called HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia). This drug not only reduced bleeding events but also improved patients’ quality of life. Cure HHT brought together physicians, researchers, and patients to push this repurposing opportunity forward, showing the true power of patient-led organizations. At Every Cure, we aim to work closely with patient organizations to identify the most promising opportunities from our platform and ensure the necessary trials are conducted to benefit as many patients as possible. Because no one understands a rare disease better than those living with it. #raredisease #drugdevelopment #drugrepurposing #clinicaltrial

How can orphan disease communities in need best start working with Every Cure to discover options for repurposing?

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Stephanie Tomlinson

Co-Chair for UDN-PEER | Patient Advocate | Podcast Host | Joy Creator

6mo

Congrats David! This is inspiring for the rare disease community.

Will Ramadan

Worldwide touring DJ known as KnowleDJ

6mo

Fantastic!

Christopher A. Rice

Assistant Professor, Comparative Pathobiology (CPB), Purdue University.

6mo

Acanthamoeba Keratitis Eye Foundation I’ve already got the preliminary data for drug repurposing against Acanthamoeba and other pathogenic amoebae. David, would love to discuss the repurposing platform you’ve built for our model organisms which cause these rare and neglected but life debilitating and threatening diseases. Some are as lethal as 98% currently due to lack of awareness and no standardized treatment options 😢.

Shannon O'Neill, Ph.D., J.D.

Experienced Corporate Counsel with IP-focus

6mo

Well done!

Ashley Ambrose

Health Equity | Clinton Global Initiative

6mo

Wow. This is incredible. Congrats, David!

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