What’s new on the Pulmonary Hypertension Knowledge Sharing Platform – October 2026

October was a busy month for the pulmonary hypertension community. The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension added five new PEP Talks and, together with the European Pulmonary Fibrosis Federation (EU-PFF), held a webinar on pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease. On the treatment front Gossamer Bio has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for seralutinib […]

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Extension Studies in Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder (TPIP) Show Promise in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), American Journal of Managed Care, October 20, 2026

At the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, October 18-21. 2026, Insmed presented new data on treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder. This is an investigational inhaled prostacyclin-pathway drug that is released slowly in the lungs, so a single daily dose works for 24 hours. Current inhaled treprostinil needs four sessions a day. In

Extension Studies in Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder (TPIP) Show Promise in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), American Journal of Managed Care, October 20, 2026 Read Post »

Five new PEP Talks now online in the dedicated section of this website

Have you watched our latest PEP Talks? In the five most recent videos: 🔹 Aygün Mengelli Tomur (Turkey) reflects on life after lung transplantation, gratitude to her donor, and the importance of organ donation. 🔹 Jolie Lizana (USA) draws on her experience as a person living with pulmonary arterial hypertension, her healthcare background, and her

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Update on investigational formulation of inhaled rapamycin (mTOR inhibitor) for multiple pulmonary diseases, including pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplant, October 9, 2026

Quince Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, disease modifying therapies for serious underserved diseases, has announced that it has changed its name to IRulya Therapeutics Inc. IRulya will be focused on advancing LAM-001, an investigational formulation of inhaled rapamycin (mTOR inhibitor) for multiple pulmonary diseases. LAM-001 is a

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the era of obesity: navigating phenotypes of pulmonary hypertension, Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, October 22, 2026

An article published recently on the Expert Review of Medicine reviews the epidemiology of obesity and its impact on pulmonary arterial hypertension. The typical patient has changed over the years from a young, lean, woman to an older person with other conditions such as obesity, diabetes or heart disease. Obesity is now one of the

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the era of obesity: navigating phenotypes of pulmonary hypertension, Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, October 22, 2026 Read Post »

First Report of Real World Utilization of an Activin Signaling Inhibitor in Patients With Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in the Middle East, Pulmonary Circulation, October 22, 2026

Researchers from a tertiary pulmonary hypertension expert center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, conducted a retrospective single-center cohort study (PH RISE-ME) evaluating the real-world effectiveness and safety of sotatercept in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension already on optimised background therapy. The findings reveal that adding sotatercept In this cohort was associated with improved right-heart

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Platelet–Albumin–Bilirubin Index (PALBI) for Predicting Hospitalization and Mortality in Pulmonary Hypertension, Circulation Journal, October 23, 2026

A retrospective study by researchers in Turkey looked at a simple index based on three routine blood measurements: platelets, albumin and bilirubin. The “PALBI” index reflects how pulmonary hypertension affects both the heart and the liver. Researchers applied it to 3,432 people, including 1,520 patients with pulmonary hypertension identified by echocardiography. The final cohort comprised

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United Therapeutics (UTHR) Opens Xeno Organ Production Sites In Houston And Stewartville, Simply Wall Street, October 24, 2026

With its new facilities in Houston and Stewartville, United Therapeutics is turning its organ programme from an idea into a concrete part of the business. Rather than relying only on its lung medicines to grow, the company is now investing in physical sites to build a second line of business: producing organs for transplant alongside

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Impaired BMPR2 signalling across pulmonary hypertension subgroups: a multicentre study, European Respiratory Journal Open Research, September 28, 2026

A multicentre German study, run at specialist centres in Heidelberg, Hannover and Giessen/Marburg, looked at the key gene in pulmonary hypertension, BMPR2. Changes in this gene cause most inherited cases of pulmonary arterial hypertension, and the biological pathway it controls is also the target of sotatercept. The researchers took blood samples from 234 people in

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Researchers at Brown University, USA, find that molecular profiles may help create more effective individualized treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension, The Brown Daily Herald, October 15, 2026

In a retrospective study, researchers at Brown University looked back at data from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Their cells had been collected from the lung blood vessels during routine catheter procedures. After they collected the cells, the researchers sequenced the cells’ RNA content. Next, they used a bioinformatics pipeline to determine which specific molecular

Researchers at Brown University, USA, find that molecular profiles may help create more effective individualized treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension, The Brown Daily Herald, October 15, 2026 Read Post »

Sotatercept in Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Experience from the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network, CHEST Journal, October 5, 2026

Despite robust evidence in adult patients, up to now there was limited data on the use of sotatercept in pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients. The findings of a multi-center, retrospective study of children and young adults ≤ 21 years of age with paediatric pulmonary hypertension, treated by programs in the Pediatric Pulmonary hypertension Network (PPHNet) and

Sotatercept in Paediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Experience from the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network, CHEST Journal, October 5, 2026 Read Post »

Contemporary Economic, Hospitalization, and Mortality Burden Among Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients: A Real-World US Claims Data Analysis, Pulmonary Circulation, October 6, 2026

A study using United States insurance claims data looked at the real-world burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension in 2,712 treated adults between 2017 and 2024 (average age 62, 69% women). Over an average follow-up of just over two years: The authors conclude that, despite recent advances in treatment, the disease still carries a heavy clinical

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Gossamer submits New Drug Application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for seralutinib in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Gossamer Bio has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for seralutinib in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). A New Drug Application is the formal application requesting that the Food and Drug Administration review a medicine to determine whether it may be approved for use in patients. To be

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Every Breath Counts: The Evolving Role of Inhaled Therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension linked to interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), European Medical Journal, October 20, 2026

This article contains an abstract and full transcript of a symposium which took place on 6th September 2026, as part of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, sponsored by INSMED. The Chairperson was Professor Jean-Luc Vachiery and the speakers were Professors Irene Lang (Medical University, Vienna, Austria) Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani (Giessen

Every Breath Counts: The Evolving Role of Inhaled Therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension linked to interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), European Medical Journal, October 20, 2026 Read Post »

Estimating mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) in the machine learning era, European Respiratory Journal, October 9, 2026

Accurate assessment of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) is key to the diagnosis, haemodynamic classification and follow-up of pulmonary hypertension. The article, authored by French researcher at Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, requires permissions in order to access the full text, so we are only able to use the shareable abstract which reads “Large real-world datasets analysed

Estimating mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) in the machine learning era, European Respiratory Journal, October 9, 2026 Read Post »

Global data on pulmonary arterial hypertension in people aged 60 and over reveals diverging trajectories in rich and poor nations, Pulmonary Hypertension News, October 12, 2026

On October 12, 2026, Pulmonary Hypertension News published an article by Marisa Horak MS summarising the findings of a study by researchers at Ningxia Medical University in China, published in Pulmonary Circulation. The study looked at global data on pulmonary arterial hypertension in people aged 60 and over between 1990 and 2021. Worldwide, the researchers

Global data on pulmonary arterial hypertension in people aged 60 and over reveals diverging trajectories in rich and poor nations, Pulmonary Hypertension News, October 12, 2026 Read Post »

Treatment Strategies for Achieving and Maintaining Low-Risk Status in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review, Cureus, October 18, 2026

Reaching and keeping low-risk status is now the main treatment goal in pulmonary arterial hypertension, but the evidence on which treatments help patients get there is spread across many studies using different risk tools. A systematic review was conducted by researchers in the UK following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)

Treatment Strategies for Achieving and Maintaining Low-Risk Status in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review, Cureus, October 18, 2026 Read Post »

Alaunos Therapeutics has bought Velaris Therapeutics, which is developing four biological drugs for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related heart and lung diseases, October 13, 2026

The pipeline VLR199 (the lead candidate): works in the same way as sotatercept (Winrevair), by trapping proteins of the activin family that drive the abnormal growth of cells in the lung vessels. The aim is to improve on aspects of sotatercept that may not be “fully optimised”. First clinical results showing whether it works are

Alaunos Therapeutics has bought Velaris Therapeutics, which is developing four biological drugs for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related heart and lung diseases, October 13, 2026 Read Post »

Join the European Pulmonary Fibrosis Federation (EU-PFF) and the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension for a webinar on pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) on October 21, 2026, at 18:00.

On 21 October at 18:00 CET, join the European Pulmonary Fibrosis Federation (EU-PFF) and the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension for a webinar titled “Together for PH-ILD: Strengthening Awareness, Care, and Patient Support”. The webinar will bring together clinicians and patient advocates to discuss how cross-collaboration can improve awareness, care and support for people living with

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Evolving profile and outcomes of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) undergoing lung transplantation in France, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant, September 3, 2026

A study published in Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant Open by a large French team looked at all 241 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension who had a lung or heart-lung transplant in France between 2008 and 2023. Using data from the national registries for the disease and for transplants, the authors compared two periods:

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