Vasculitis Foundation

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Upcoming Events

4/28 5th Annual Vino for Vasculitis Junction Salon and Bar Apr 28, 2018

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5/1 Vasculitis Awareness Month May 01, 2018 - May 31, 2018

Organizer: VF staff Email: [email protected]

5/14 Sacramento Chapter Meeting Hofbrau Restaurant May 14, 2018

Hofbrau Restaurant, 2500 Watt Avenue, Sacramento, CA 6:00 p.m. Organizer: Hedy Govenar [email protected]

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Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network

The V-PPRN seeks to transform how clinical research in vasculitis is conducted by directly engaging patients, investigators, care providers, and health systems to develop research methods to electronically collect health records and patient-reported data on a large number of patients with various forms of vasculitis.

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Vasculitis Foundation News

VF Funds $160,000 in New Research
The VF Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has selected three new research studies for funding in 2018. The studies were chosen from a selection of 20 applications more »
Nucala Approved for EGPA/CSS Treatment
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) achieves approval for Nucala (mepolizumab) for the treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) for adults in the US December 13, 2017: GSK announced that the US Food and more »
#GivingTuesday Matching Gift Challenge
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. This year your donation can go even further with our generous matching gift challenge! more »
Introducing our 2017-2018 VCRC-VF Fellow
Kaitlin Quinn, MD, is the recipient of the 2017 VCRC-VF Fellowship. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She completed her Internal Medicine more »
Brandon’s Book Released – Going the Distance
Brandon Hudgins, professional long-distance runner, GPA/Wegener’s patient and leader of VF Team Brandon, has shared his story in his recently released book, “Going the Distance: The Journey of a Vasculitis more »
FDA Approves Genentech’s Actemra® for Giant Cell Arteritis
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today (May 22, 2017) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Actemra® (tocilizumab) subcutaneous injection for the treatment of more »