Episode 39 | Dr. William Damsky may be on the verge of a sarcoidosis breakthrough.

Dr. William Damsky, MD, Ph.D.,  is a leading researcher at Yale University.  He is pioneering a study using the off label drug, Xeljanz (say:ZEL-janz) to fight sarcoidosis of the skin, with so far - great success.  Damsky and his team have been able to make disfiguring cases of dermatological sarcoidosis disappear in a handful of cases.  They are now moving ahead with a more robust clinical trial to see just how promising this treatment may be -- perhaps for sarcoidosis in other parts of the body as well.

In this Episode of the Sarc Fighter podcast, Dr. Damsky explains in easy to understand terms how this drug works within the body to block the autoimmune response behind sarcoidosis. 

William Damsky MD, PhD Bio  https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/william_damsky/?tab=bio

Xeljanz https://www.xeljanz.com/

Background on the study at Yale School of Medicine https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-experts-treat-severe-disfiguring-sarcoidosis-with-novel-therapy/

Bonus Episode on COVID-19 and Sarcoidosis https://beatsarc.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-sarcoidosis-and-covid-19-presented-by-the-foundation-for-sarcoidosis-research/

Bonus Episode  Sarcoidosis and Prednisone https://beatsarc.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-sarcoidosis-town-hall-dealing-with-prednisone-presented-by-the-foundation-for-sarcoidosis-research/

Cycling with Sarcoidosis http://carlinthecyclist.com/category/cycling-with-sarcoidosis/

Watch the Prednisone Town Hall on YouTube https://youtu.be/dNwbcBIyQhE

More on aTyr Pharma: https://www.atyrpharma.com/

Do you like the official song for the Sarc Fighter podcast?  It's also an FSR fundraiser!

If you would like to donate in honor of Mark Steier and the song, Zombie, Here is a link to his KISS account.  (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis)  100-percent of the money goes to the Foundation.  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/MarkSteier

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/

Donate to my KISS (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis) fund for FSR  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/JohnCarlinVsSarcoidosis?fbclid=IwAR1g2ap1i1NCp6bQOYEFwOELdNEeclFmmLLcQQOQX_Awub1oe9bcEjK9P1E

My story on Television https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/news-anchor-sarcoidosis/

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