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  1. CF Foundation Awards Leading Research Organization Funding to Screen for Potential B. Cepacia Therapy

    January 14, 2020

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation awarded nearly $700,000 to Calibr, the drug discovery and development arm of Scripps Research, to screen for a compound that could be used to treat Burkholderia cepacia complex infections.

  2. Circuit Court Rules on ACA in Texas v. United States

    December 19, 2019

    On Dec. 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of the United States issued a decision in Texas v. United States, ruling the individual mandate unconstitutional but sending the case back down to the district court for further review about the fate of the entire Affordable Care Act.

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  3. Foundation Announces 2020 Volunteer Leadership Conference Co-Chairs

    December 13, 2019

    Ray Poole and Julie Riedy to lead efforts in Washington, D.C., for volunteer conference, Until CF Stands for Cure Found.

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  4. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Is Exploring New CFTR Modulators

    October 24, 2019

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that it has licensed a compound to the biopharmaceutical company AbbVie to develop into a potential CFTR modulator treatment.

  5. CF Foundation Celebrates FDA Approval of Triple Combination

    October 21, 2019

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the triple-combination modulator elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Trikafta™) for people with cystic fibrosis ages 12 and older who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation.

  6. Enterprise Therapeutics Awarded Up to $7M to Develop Mucus-Clearance Drug for People With CF

    October 15, 2019

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded up to $7 million to Enterprise Therapeutics to develop a compound that targets a non-CFTR chloride channel in lung cells. If successful, the drug could help mucus become more hydrated and easier to clear from the lungs of all people with CF, regardless of their CFTR mutations.

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  7. ICER Posts Draft Scoping Document for Assessment of Triple Combination Therapy

    October 15, 2019

    The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) recently posted a draft scoping document to outline their planned assessment of the clinical effectiveness and value of the triple combination (also known as elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor). The document is open for public comment through October 21.

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  8. Foundation Funds Early Stage Clinical Trial of a Potential Nonsense Mutation Treatment

    September 23, 2019

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation awarded up to $1.61 million to Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc. to conduct a U.S.-based Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational drug that could potentially treat people with cystic fibrosis who have a nonsense mutation.

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  9. ICER Announces Assessment of Triple-Combination Therapy

    September 13, 2019

    The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) is developing an assessment of the clinical effectiveness and value of the triple combination (also known as elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor). The first opportunity to comment runs through Sept. 25.

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  10. The CF Foundation Awards Arcturus Therapeutics Up to $15M for RNA Therapy

    August 5, 2019

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has increased its award to Arcturus Therapeutics to up to $15 million to develop a mutation-agnostic therapy for people with cystic fibrosis.

  11. Merrill/Bank of America Raises More Than $32,000 Through Matching Gifts

    July 26, 2019

    To support a pair of colleagues’ adoption of a baby boy, Christian, Merrill/Bank of America has raised more than $32,000 through their matching gifts program.

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  12. CF Foundation Announces 2019 Impact Grant Recipients

    July 23, 2019

    Recipients include five innovative programs from around the country that empower the CF community.
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