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

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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Get Involved Foundation Announces 2020 Volunteer Leadership Conference Co-Chairs

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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Research | CFTR Modulators Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Is Exploring New CFTR Modulators

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.

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Research | CFTR Modulators | Drug Pipeline CF Foundation Celebrates FDA Approval of Triple Combination

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.

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

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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Drug Pipeline ICER Posts Draft Scoping Document for Assessment of Triple Combination Therapy

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

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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Research | Drug Pipeline FDA Approves Symdeko® for Children Ages 6 to 11

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Symdeko®) for children with cystic fibrosis ages 6 to 11 with specific mutations.

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Research ICER Announces Assessment of Triple-Combination Therapy

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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About the CF Foundation | Research The CF Foundation Awards Arcturus Therapeutics Up to $15M for RNA Therapy

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.

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