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.
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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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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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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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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