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MacTel Project 2021 Update
LOWY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - LMRI This past year has surely been an interesting and challenging one. We hope that you and your family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers were able to weather the events safely. Despite the many challenges prese...
The Latest MacTel Research: What does it mean for patients?
Scientists at the Lowy Medical Research Institute and their collaborators recently published an article describing a role for serine and toxic lipids in macular telangiectasia type 2. The article, “Serine and Lipid Metabolism in Macular Disease and...
Phase 3 Trial Currently Enrolling MacTel Patients
In a collaboration with Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, the Lowy Medical Research Institute is currently enrolling a Phase 3 clinical trial testing ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. This is a multi-center...
CNTF Phase 3 Trial Enrollment Complete
September 21, 2020 In a collaboration with Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, the Lowy Medical Research Institute is conducting a Phase 3 clinical trial testing ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. This is a...
Results of NT-501 Phase 2 Study Published
January 16, 2019, Cumberland, RI and La Jolla, CA. The results of the NT-501 Phase 2 study sponsored by Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Neurotech) in collaboration with the Lowy Medical Research Institute (LMRI), have been published in the journal o...