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Drug Pipeline FDA Approves Kalydeco for Infants as Young as 4 Months

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Kalydeco® (ivacaftor) for infants with cystic fibrosis as young as four months who have certain mutations.

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Drug Pipeline | Clinical Trials Vertex Announces Positive Study Results for Trikafta in Children Ages 6-11

Today, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced positive Phase 3 clinical trial data for Trikafta® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) in children 6-11 years old with cystic fibrosis.

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Drug Pipeline Vertex Asks FDA to Expand CFTR Modulators to Additional Mutations

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has submitted three supplemental New Drug Applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand eligibility for Trikafta® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor), Symdeko® (tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) and Kalydeco® (ivacaftor) to additional rare CFTR mutations.

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Drug Pipeline Positive Phase 3 Results of Trikafta Provide Further Evidence of Efficacy

Today, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced positive Phase 3 study results for Trikafta® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) for people with cystic fibrosis ages 12 years and older who have one copy of the F508del mutation and one gating or residual function mutation.

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Drug Pipeline | About the CF Foundation CF Foundation Awards Leading Research Organization Funding to Screen for Potential B. Cepacia Therapy

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. 

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About the CF Foundation | Research | Drug Pipeline CF Foundation Announces Unprecedented Acceleration and Expansion of CF Research, Care and Patient Programs

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation today announced an unprecedented acceleration and expansion of its research, care and patient programs for the CF community. This action is possible as a result of the sale of the Foundation's royalty rights to CF treatments developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Foundation received $3.3 billion from the sale to Royalty Pharma.

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About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Drug Pipeline CF Foundation Featured at Congressional Hearing on Patients’ Involvement in Drug Development

CF Foundation President and CEO Robert J. Beall, Ph.D. testified today before the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee at a hearing entitled, “21st Century Cures: Incorporating the Patient Perspective.”

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