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Why inflammation persists in cystic fibrosis—even after CFTR correction

Chronic lung inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) often persists even after treatment with newly-approved gene therapies or small molecule CFTR modulators—an unresolved clinical paradox. A new study ...
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Sionna Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Data on Novel CFTR Modulators at the 48th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference

Sionna Therapeutics, Inc. has announced the presentation of promising preclinical data at the 48th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Milan, showing that its nucleotide-binding domain 1 (NBD1) ...
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Cystic fibrosis triple therapy outcomes improve regardless of prior modulators

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Triple therapy improved lung function, BMI and other factors. Patients naïve to cystic fibrosis transmembrane ...
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CFTR modulator use during pregnancy preserves maternal lung function

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “[These findings] help clinicians be more supportive of a female with CF becoming pregnant,” Raksha Jain, MD, ...

Nanobody repairs misfolded CFTR inside cells, boosting function in cystic fibrosis

A tiny antibody component could fundamentally transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis: For the first time, researchers ...
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Discovering CFTR modulators

Dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) — an anion channel found on epithelial cells of various tissues — causes cystic fibrosis and plays an important role in ...
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Vertex Announces European Commission Approval of ALYFTREK®, a New Once-Daily CFTR Modulator for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

- ALYFTREK ® (deutivacaftor/tezacaftor/vanzacaftor) approved in the EU for people with CF 6 years and older with at least one non-class I mutation in the CFTR gene ...
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4DMT Presents Positive Interim Data from Phase 1/2 AEROW Clinical Trial of Aerosolized 4D-710 for Modulator-Ineligible/-Intolerant Cystic Fibrosis at 47th European Cystic ...

Clinically meaningful improvements in ppFEV 1 at 12 months observed in 2 of 3 participants with mild to moderate baseline lung function impairment (ppFEV 1 50-80%) and >6 months follow up ...
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Invests $5 Million in Sionna Therapeutics to Develop New CFTR Modulator Therapy

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation today announced its investment of $5 million in Sionna Therapeutics, a company founded in 2019. The company is focused exclusively on ...
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Vertex Announces US FDA Approval of ALYFTREK™, a Once-Daily Next-in-Class CFTR Modulator for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

- ALYFTREK™ is approved for patients 6 years and older with at least one responsive mutation, including 31 additional mutations not responsive to other CFTR modulator therapies - - In head-to-head ...
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Next-in-Class Once-Daily Pill Approved for Cystic Fibrosis

The FDA approved a once-daily oral combination of vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor (Alyftrek) for cystic fibrosis (CF) in adults and children 6 years and up ...