Patricia Inácio, PhD, science writer —

Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was awarded a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.

Articles by Patricia Inácio

MT-7117 Poised for Phase 3 Trial in Two Types of Porphyria

A Phase 3 clinical trial of Mitsubishi Tanabe’s investigational therapy MT-7117 (dersimelagon) for people with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) or X-linked protoporphyria (XLP) has been launched. The study (NCT04402489) will take place at 12 clinical sites in the U.S. and will test the therapy in adults and adolescents.