Davinder Parsad, MD, serves as a professor for the Department of Dermatology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, India.

On June 25, 2026, a new World Vitiligo Day took place, allowing new opportunities for those in the dermatology field to advocate for and empower patients living with 

 Vitiligo, an acquired autoimmune depigmenting condition known to impact approximately 0.36% of the population around the world, is 1 of the most visible skin conditions and can strongly affect patients’ well-being and quality of life.

This awareness day is designed to potentially impact legal frameworks as well as draw in pharmaceutical investment. In India, Davinder Parsad, MD, a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, successfully unified 3 national dermatological societies to endorse World Vitiligo Day.

 editorial team following World Vitiligo Day, highlighting the importance of the awareness day, upcoming therapies in the vitiligo treatment space, and continuing misconceptions the public has about the disorder:

World Vitiligo Day and Vitiligo Awareness Month have both concluded recently. From your perspective, what would you say is the impact of these awareness days and months on actual clinical practice? Have you noticed any changes in patient engagement?

Yeah, as you rightly pointed out, when we organized World Vitiligo Day, when it started, the focus was on a single day. This year, we thought, why not have a long-term, ongoing process rather than just a single day of organization like World Health Day. And yes, probably with the education given through this platform to the patient, it has helped to an extent. But I think we have to go a long way to involve patients in every aspect of the treatment, and to improve their quality of life. It should be an ongoing process, which has to be focused on daily basis rather than just one day per year.

 Despite the growing awareness you mentioned, what would you say are the biggest misconceptions about vitiligo among patients, or even among healthcare providers?

I would say it varies from region to region. Here in our part of the world, India, we have many stigmas, many myths concerning this disease. We are educating our patients on that as well, and some…consider it a cosmetic disease. So they say the treatment is optional, but that is not a correct message. Because we have to treat this disease early, and in some cases, maybe aggressively to control the disease activity, that message has just not been fully implemented.

We are in an era now where repigmentation is an actual attainable treatment goal for many patients. How would you say the availability of targeted therapies has changed conversations with patients?

Yes, over the last few years, with the first FDA approval for repigmentation therapy, that is ruxolitinib ointment. It has sort of opened a hope for vitiligo patients. The targeted treatment can be used in the near future in the management of vitiligo. We have also, in our daily practice, started with broad-spectrum immunosuppressives like oral mini-pulse and other broad-spectrum immunosuppressive agents. But now, with this pathomechanism of the JAK-STAT pathway, which is emerging as one of the best models to tackle vitiligo, we are very hopeful that we are moving towards a targeted treatment with the JAK inhibitors and other such therapies, which can target that pathway.

Which clinical data or potential regulatory milestones are you looking at most closely in the vitiligo space?

As of now, we have just one topical approved as a repigmentation therapy in vitiligo, but I understand the phase 3 results of new JAK inhibitors like upadcitinib, ritlecitinib, and povorcitinib are encouraging. Probably, that will be in the pipeline for approval in the management of vitiligo, and for controlling the disease activity, we need a systemic approach with these targeted molecules.

Beyond efficacy, what would you say are any unanswered questions that remain for clinicians?

 This is a very important point because of the durability of repigmentation with the currently available JAKs. We probably need a long-term treatment because, especially in non-segmental vitiligo, it's a dynamic process. To achieve total stability of the treatment is still is a is a dream as of now for the management of vitiligo. We have to give maintenance therapy in the form of topical agents like topical calcineurin inhibitors, or a long-term therapy with a safe molecule which we can continue for a long period of time. Then probably intermittent therapy, which can be given for a longer duration.

What are you most looking forward to for next year’s World Vitiligo Day?

We are still, I think, lagging behind in stabilization and repigmentation. So we have good molecules now, JAK inhibitors and other molecules in the pipelines, but we need to focus on the repigmentation strategies. Some newer molecules can make the melanocyte proliferate faster, then migrate to give rise to better repigmentation. So, as of now, phototherapy is the gold standard, because the majority of this treatment they are dependent on a combination with phototherapy. Probably we need to look into that term of repigmentation strategies, and we have to focus on the next 4 to 5 years.

Regarding the World Vitiligo Day, we just want to keep focus on awareness and educating about vitiligo subjects and the population at large. This is a treatable condition, so one needs to start an early treatment because vitiligo is a disease which is differs from other autoimmune diseases in a sense. Here we are relying on the reservoir, so if we don't have a reservoir of melanocytes, which tend to get depleted with the long-term duration of vitiligo, it's very difficult to repigment. Just to save this reservoir, we need to start the treatment early, and that is the message we want to disseminate, as early treatment is one of the best approaches for successful treatment.

Disclosures: Parsad reported no relevant financial disclosures.

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World Vitiligo Day is positioned as an ongoing platform for patient education, stigma reduction, and policy and investment engagement, with particular momentum in India through coordinated dermatology-society advocacy. Vitiligo remains highly visible and quality-of-life limiting, and misconceptions—especially framing it as merely cosmetic—delay appropriate care. Targeted therapy has shifted expectations, with topical ruxolitinib establishing repigmentation as attainable and multiple systemic JAK inhibitors showing encouraging phase 3 signals. Key unmet needs include durable repigmentation, long-term maintenance strategies, and earlier intervention to preserve melanocyte reservoirs.

In this Q&A interview, Davinder Parsad, MD, highlights vitiligo misconceptions and upcoming news in the vitiligo treatment pipeline.

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Q&A: Where is Vitiligo Headed in 2026? With Davinder Parsad, MD

Hilary Baldwin, MD, medical director of the Acne Treatment & Research Center at Atlantic Health and associate professor of dermatology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. 

 affects millions of adults, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood conditions in dermatology.

 Many patients believe their symptoms are caused by alcohol use or are simply untreatable, misconceptions that can delay diagnosis and rosacea treatment for years.

Diagnosis is often complicated further by overlapping rosacea subtypes and presentations that mimic or coexist with acne, making an accurate read of the skin essential before starting therapy.

 Hilary Baldwin, MD, medical director of the Acne Treatment & Research Center at Atlantic Health, addressed the persistent stigma around rosacea, the current rosacea treatment pipeline and her approach to patients presenting with more than one rosacea subtype simultaneously. This interview follows Baldwin’s “Acne and Rosacea Update 2026” presentation at Maui Derm NP+PA Summer 2026 in Colorado Springs.

The Stigma Behind Rosacea: Separating Fact From Misconception

 Are there persistent misconceptions around rosacea?

 The outside world looks at somebody with an enlarged red nose, especially if it has telangiectasias on it, and [immediately assume] that the person is consuming too much alcohol. It's called a “whiskey nose”—a “rum blossom” in the past—and this is simply not true. That is an assumption that everybody makes when they see patients with rhinophymatous noses, or red noses.

One of the other misconceptions of the patient is that there's no treatment. I have patients come in all the time for other issues with a red face or [with] papules [on their] face as an adult, and [when] I [point it] out, [they say], “Oh, I didn't know that could be treated,” or “I've always looked like this,” or “my sister looks like this and so does my mother.”

That doesn't necessarily mean you don't want treatment. It's incumbent upon us to mention the findings of rosacea in patients who come in for other reasons and don't specifically ask about their rosacea because they simply don't know that there are excellent treatments out there.

A Quiet Pipeline: Where Rosacea Treatment Development Stands Today

What's currently in the pipeline for rosacea?

 I don't think there is anything. I am unaware of anything in the pipeline.

How do you help clinicians decide which treatment to reach for in a patient presenting with multiple rosacea subtypes at once?

 Most of our rosacea patients do not fit neatly into a category of erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous, or ocular. They have a little bit of everything, or more than 1 component.

Unfortunately, the treatments that we have treat only 1 aspect of rosacea, so when patients have combination rosacea, they're going to need at least 2 medications, sometimes 2 medications [and] a procedure.

What I like to do is hand them a mirror [and] have them look at themselves while I point out the salient features of their disease. Your eyes are a little bit red when you wake up in the morning, or your eyes [are] dry. You have gunk in the corner of your eye that you need to clean out. Notice this little redness on your cheeks. You've got a couple pimples over here; you've got some…broken blood vessels, or telangiectasias on [your] nose.

I point out all the features, and then I say, ‘Okay, so this is what you've got. What do you care about?’ This is a crucial question. You would be amazed at what doesn't bother people and what does.

I've had people come in with a bright red face, stop sign red, not even realizing that they have a red face. Sometimes that doesn't bother them, and you can't assume what would bother you on your face…bothers them. Additionally, there might be 1 thing that can be treated with pharmacologic treatment with a co-pay, and another 1 that's going to require a procedure and out-of-pocket expense. So, I [ask] them first: Which of all these things that I just showed you do you care about the most? 

It's very important to get the patient buy-in and make sure that they understand all the little aspects of this because it's a chronic disease. It's going to require chronic treatment, so they really need to be a part of the decision-making process.

Rosacea or Acne? Key Clinical Clues for Adult Patients

 Acne and rosacea can overlap or can be confused in adult patients. What clinical features help you separate the 2 when a patient presents with the mixed picture?

 Acne and rosacea have a lot of features in common. One of our first jobs is to determine which disease they have.

Let's start with age. An acne patient is more likely to be younger, and a rosacea patient more likely to be older. Of course, many women go on to have adult acne, so that's not always the most important feature. The most important to me is the presence or absence of comedones.

If you see comedones, it is acne. Period. It is not rosacea. If there's no comedones, it could be either one. Hyperpigmentation and scarring really does not occur in rosacea; a papule comes and goes and generally leaves no mark behind, except maybe a little erythema.

Of course, [the patient] could have rosacea now [but] had acne as a child, so they have some scarring from that. But if the lesions that they get are creating scars, it is acne.

Background erythema [is] a hallmark of rosacea. In acne, there is no such thing. The pimples are red, but the normal skin surrounding the pimple is usually not red. Acne can be on the chest and back as well, and rosacea is generally not.

Rosacea is usually the center of the face. Acne can be the center of the face as well, but when it is, it's mostly comedones, and that would not be seen in rosacea.

The size of the pimples matter. When you see big, juicy red papules…that's mostly acne. Rosacea papules, although quite red, tend to be smaller than acne papules.

If a clinician can only change one habit in their acne or rosacea management this year, what would it be?

 Consistent use of the medications that we recommend.

I think the patients don't realize when we come up with a relatively complicated regimen, perhaps 2 topicals, or a topical and a pill, that there's a reason for each of the ingredients that we have recommended to them. [Patients] tend to stop something, and…[say], “That wasn't working.” How do you know? You were using 2 things, and you stopped 1.

Compliance is important, but ultimately, I think the fault comes back to us. If the patient doesn't recognize the importance of multiple steps in their regimen, [it] is because we [failed] to educate them adequately [on] why we're forcing them to use more than 1 thing. It's not a plot to make them miserable. There's a rational reason for the combination therapies. Patient education is paramount, and [it is] often not done quite as well as we could.

Watch the interview with Baldwin as she uses a single hypothetical patient to illustrate how 

Editor’s note: Reported disclosures for Baldwin include Galderma Laboratories, L.P, Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC, SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC., LNHC, Inc, GENZYME CORPORATION, Journey Medical Corporation, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

Rosacea Prevalence. National Rosacea Society. Accessed July 10, 2026. 

https://www.rosacea.org/press/prevalence-map

Baldwin H. Acne and Rosacea Update 2026. Session presented at the Maui Derm NP+PA Summer 2026 meeting in Colorado Springs.

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Welcome to The HCPFive, your go-to roundup for the latest healthcare news and breakthroughs, curated specifically for busy healthcare professionals.

Each week, we highlight 5 key developments or headlines from healthcare that you need to know — whether it's a cutting-edge treatment, regulatory updates, or innovations shaping the future of medicine. This week's top stories include the US Food and Drug Administration acceptance of a New Drug Application (NDA) for deucrictibant for on-demand treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks and supplemental NDAs (sNDA) for mitapivat in 

 and roflumilast cream 0.05% (Zoryve) for infants aged 3 months to younger than 24 months living with 

, as well as the accelerated approval of atacicept (Trutakna) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary 

 at risk for disease progression. Compass Pathways additionally reported 6-month data from the phase 3 COMP006 trial showing the benefit of 2 fixed doses of COMP360 in 

With The HCPFive, you'll get the essential takeaways to stay informed and ahead of the curve. Here's your quick dive into the top stories for the week of July 5, 2026 — let's jump in!

FDA Accepts NDA for Oral Deucrictibant for HAE Attacks

On July 6, 2026, the FDA accepted Pharvaris' NDA for deucrictibant immediate-release (IR) capsules, an oral bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist intended for on-demand treatment of HAE attacks, with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of April 23, 2027. If approved, deucrictibant IR would become the first oral agent in its drug class for acute HAE attack treatment.

FDA Grants Priority Review to Agios’ Mitapivat sNDA for Sickle Cell Disease

On July 7, 2026, the FDA accepted Agios Pharmaceuticals’ supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for mitapivat in sickle cell disease and granted the application Priority Review, along with assigning a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of November 1, 2026.

If approved, mitapivat would become the first oral pyruvate kinase (PK) activator for patients with sickle cell disease, providing a potential new treatment approach for a population with significant unmet medical needs.

FDA Approves Atacicept (Trutakna) for IgA Nephropathy

On July 7, 2026, the FDA granted accelerated approval to atacicept (Trutakna) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary IgAN at risk for disease progression, offering patients an autoinjector for at-home self-administration of a once-weekly subcutaneous injection.

The decision was supported by data from a prespecified interim analysis of the ORIGIN 3 trial, where participants treated with atacicept achieved a 46% reduction from baseline in proteinuria, with a statistically significant and clinically meaningful 42% reduction compared to placebo (

COMP360 Psilocybin Sustains Depression Benefit Through 26 Weeks

On July 7, 2026, Compass Pathways reported 6-month data from the phase 3 COMP006 trial trial showing 2 fixed doses of COMP360, an investigational synthetic psilocybin formulation, produced a reduction in depressive symptoms that was maintained through 26 weeks in more than a third of participants with treatment-resistant depression.

FDA Accepts sNDA for Roflumilast Cream 0.05% in Infants Down to 3 Months with Eczema

On July 8, 2026, the FDA accepted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) from Arcutis Biotherapeutics for the expansion of the indication for topical roflumilast cream 0.05% (Zoryve) to include infants aged 3 months to younger than 24 months living with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. The Agency has assigned the medication a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of February 23, 2027. 

If approved, the expanded indication for roflumilast cream 0.05% would make it the first once-daily, nonsteroidal, targeted topical option specifically indicated for atopic dermatitis in this younger age bracket. Currently, the drug is approved for children in the 2 - 5 year range with mild to moderate disease.

Multiple FDA actions this week signal momentum across rare disease, hematology, nephrology, dermatology, and neuropsychiatry. Pharvaris’ oral bradykinin B2 antagonist deucrictibant for on-demand hereditary angioedema attacks received NDA acceptance with an April 2027 PDUFA date. Agios’ mitapivat sNDA in sickle cell disease secured Priority Review and a November 2026 PDUFA. Accelerated approval was granted to atacicept for primary IgA nephropathy proteinuria reduction. Six‑month phase 3 data supported durable COMP360 benefit in treatment‑resistant depression, and roflumilast cream’s infant atopic dermatitis sNDA was accepted.

This week’s headlines include the FDA acceptance of mitapivat and roflumilast applications, the approval of atacicept for IgA nephropathy, and more.

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In newly-released findings from LEO Pharma, positive topline from the phase 2 TRAPEDS-1 study have demonstrated favorable pharmacokinetic and safety results for treatment with tralokinumab of children aged 6 - 11 years with 

Phase 2 TRAPEDS-1 met its primary objective, demonstrating expected pharmacokinetics and a favorable safety profile for tralokinumab in children aged 6–11 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Tralokinumab was generally well tolerated during treatment lasting up to 172 weeks, with most adverse events reported as mild to moderate and non-serious.

The positive findings support continued pediatric development of tralokinumab, with the phase 3 TRAPEDS-2 trial currently evaluating the biologic in children and infants.

The analysis, an investigational study, supports the continued development of the interleukin (IL)-13-targeting biologic agent among younger pediatric populations, with a separate phase 3 analysis already underway.

Michael Cork, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology and co‑director of Sheffield Dermatology Research at the University of Sheffield, was a lead investigator of the TRAPEDS-1 trial.

How Important Are These New Phase 2 Data for Pediatric Patients with Eczema?

“When treating children with chronic inflammatory diseases, clinicians rely on data that provide consistency and reduce uncertainty,” Cork said in a statement.

 “The findings observed over years of treatment provide important information to support long-term management in pediatric patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.”

Among the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases in the childhood years, atopic dermatitis is known to impact millions of children around the world.

 Symptoms will often take place early in a patient’s life and in more severe cases, can include persistent levels of xerosis, pruritus, skin fissuring, oozing lesions, pigmentary shifts, and recurrent infections. Outside of atopic dermatitis’s physical manifestations, the condition often disrupts childrens’ lives, including sleep, daily activities, and education. Caregivers also face notable burdens.

How Does Tralokinumab Work for Pediatric Patients with Atopic Dermatitis?

Enrollment in the multi-center TRAPEDS-1 trial involved 28 children between the ages of 6 - 11 years, with 11 clinical sites in 5 countries being implemented. Individuals involved were randomly assigned to be given 1 of 2 dosing regimens of tralokinumab therapy within the initial 16-week treatment period. Cork and colleagues looked into the biologic's pharmacokinetic profile and safety prior to transitioning all subjects into an open-label extension. This allowed long-term use of the medication followed by a 16-week post-treatment period of safety observation.

LEO Pharma officials described the study as having attained its main objective, with the treatment demonstrating pharmacokinetic characteristics aligning with expectations. Impacts on patients were described as comparable to those previously reported in older patient populations.

 The children evaluated remained on tralokinumab for as long as 172 weeks and throughout the study’s extension phases, providing investigators with a chance to assess long-term safety.

How Safe is Tralokinumab In Children with Eczema?

Across all of the study periods, tralokinumab maintained a safety profile deemed by Cork et al to be consistent with prior clinical data. They found most treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported to be mild or moderate, and the majority were shown to be non-serious TEAEs. There were no unexpected safety data reported by the investigators.

“These results are encouraging, particularly given the long duration of exposure in a pediatric population with significant disease burden,” Cork said in his statement.

While detailed efficacy and pharmacokinetic analyses have not yet been published, the company described its full study results as slated to be presented at a future scientific meeting.

 They are also submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

LEO Pharma is continuing to look into pediatric use of tralokinumab for atopic dermatitis during the ongoing phase 3 TRAPEDS-2 trial. Positive data from this analysis could further expand options for therapies in younger patients living with chronic atopic dermatitis.

LEO Pharma Announces Key Results of Phase 2 TRAPEDS-1 Trial Evaluating Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Tralokinumab in Children With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis. LEO Pharma A/S. July 9, 2026. Accessed July 10, 2026. 

https://www.biospace.com/press-releases/leo-pharma-announces-key-results-of-phase-2-trapeds-1-trial-evaluating-pharmacokinetics-and-safety-of-tralokinumab-in-children-with-moderate-to-severe-atopic-dermatitis

Campbell P. Tralokinumab Improves Atopic Dermatitis Across Subgroups in TRACE study. HCPLive. June 18, 2026. Accessed July 10, 2026. 

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Puerta Durango K, Chiesa Fuxench ZC. Global Burden of Atopic Dermatitis: Examining Disease Prevalence Across Pediatric and Adult Populations World-Wide. Dermatol Clin. 2024 Oct;42(4):519-525. 

Positive topline phase 2 TRAPEDS-1 results support continued development of tralokinumab (IL-13 blockade) in children aged 6–11 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, showing pharmacokinetics consistent with expectations and a safety profile aligned with prior experience in older populations. In 28 participants across 11 sites in five countries, two randomized dosing regimens were used for 16 weeks before open-label extension. Long exposure (up to 172 weeks) yielded mostly mild-to-moderate, largely non-serious TEAEs without unexpected signals; full datasets are pending presentation and publication.

New phase 2 findings on tralokinumab, from TRAPEDS-1, show favorable results in children 6 - 11 years with atopic dermatitis.

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Piotr Witkowski, MD, PhD, is a professor of surgery in the Transplantation Institute at the University of Chicago.

All 12 Tegoprubart Recipients Off External Insulin Following Islet Implant in Pilot Study

All 12 patients treated with tegoprubart following islet cell transplant for 

 in Eledon’s investigator-initiated trial have successfully discontinued external insulin, according to new data.

Presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana, by Piotr Witkowski, MD, PhD, associate professor of surgery in the Transplantation Institute and director of the Pancreatic and Islet Transplant Program at the University of Chicago, these data reflect a potentially groundbreaking shift in islet transplantation strategy.

“These data are very reassuring, and I attribute this to the mechanism of action and the fact that this is provided intravenously on a regular basis,” Witkowski told 

 in an exclusive interview. “Our patients did not skip any doses, and they tolerated treatment very well, and because they tolerate it so well, they don’t hesitate to continue. They really appreciate the outcome because they have the clear benefit of not taking insulin again.”

Tegoprubart is a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively inhibits CD40 ligand (CD40L). This ligand is a co-stimulatory molecule involved in the activation of T cells. Tegoprubart is simultaneously being investigated for xenotransplantation, liver and kidney allograft transplantation, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

This investigator-initiated pilot study investigated a total of 12 adult patients, all of whom had long-standing T1D. These patients had a median T1D duration of around 33 years and a mean HbA1c of roughly 8% prior to transplantation. Their median body mass index (BMI) was 25.1 kg/m2 with a range of 19.4-29.9 kg/m2. Median daily baseline insulin was 47.5 U, with a range of 35-90 U.

Prior to transplantation, patients began induction therapy with daily thymoglobulin 1.5 mg/kg and solumedrol 1 mg/kg. The day before transplantation, patients received tegoprubart 20 mg/kg as a 1-hour infusion, with repeat doses occurring on days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28. These repeat doses were then lengthened to 3-week intervals. Patients also received etanercept 50 mg on day 0, with 25 mg administered on days 3, 7, and 10. Mycophenolic acid 720 mg was administered twice daily following induction.

Witkowski and colleagues noted rapid improvement in glycemic control after transplantation, with stable islet graft function observed across the cohort. All 12 patients were successfully removed from insulin therapy with no rejection episodes and no de novo donor-specific HLA antibodies. Additionally, among the included patients, roughly 3-5 times more transplanted islets survived and took hold versus those treated with tacrolimus, a common immunosuppressant. The team also recorded no kidney or nerve damage and no high blood pressure, all common side effects of tacrolimus.

“Seeing these exciting results, Eledon has committed to continue clinical trials and to organize and begin the next steps of clinical testing of tegoprubart,” Witkowski said. “The problem is that all of this transplantation, and the procedure itself, hasn’t been made available to patients. So, in parallel to the trials, we are working on adjusting the regulations, allowing cadaveric islet transplantation, to be reimbursable in the US.”

Editors’ Note: Witkowski reports no relevant disclosures.

Witkowski P. Anti-CD40L to Induce Graft Survival and Function in Islet Allotransplantation. Presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions 2026, New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2026.

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Williams L. Tegoprubart islet transplantation achieves insulin independence in type 1 diabetes. 

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Herrick B. All 12 Clinical Trial Participants Off External Insulin: New Data on Tegoprubart Continues to Impress. Breakthrough T1D. June 7, 2026. Accessed July 10, 2026. 

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Leveraging Growth Hormone Registries to Inform Long-Term Treatment Decisions


An expert compares insights from historical and contemporary growth hormone registries with randomized trial data, highlighting their complementary roles in evaluating long-acting GH analogs.


Real-World Registries vs Clinical Trials in Long-Acting Growth Hormone Therapy

Stevan Gonzalez, MD, MS, is the Director of Liver Transplantation at Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. 

Earlier diagnosis is imperative for chronic liver disease; Stevan Gonzalez, MD, MS, explains how PCPs and community-based screening programs can help. 

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MASH / MASLD

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Chronic Liver Disease: How PCPs Can Improve Early Detection 

An expert reviews key considerations for IGF-1 monitoring, timing of blood draws, and dose individualization when transitioning patients from daily growth hormone to long-acting analogs.

IGF-1 Monitoring and Dose Optimization With Long-Acting Growth Hormone Analogs

Jenny Murase, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and Associate Clinical Professor at UCSF who practices at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Mountain View, California. She is also a globally recognized expert specializing in women’s health in dermatology.

During her SDPA Conference interview, Murase gave several more tips for skin management during pregnancy.

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How to Safely Treat Acne, Psoriasis, and Eczema During Pregnancy

Adam Tanious, MD, MBA, is an associate professor within the Division of Vascular Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Richard Shi, MD, and Adam Tanious, MD, MBA, discuss the suboptimal number of patients at risk of long-term complications due to nonadherence.

Cardiology

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