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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies FDA Expands Use of Orkambi® to Children Ages 6 to 11 With CF

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of lumacaftor/ivacaftor (Orkambi®) today for children with cystic fibrosis ages 6 to 11, who have two copies of the F508del mutation.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies CF Therapy Orkambi Approved in Europe

The European Commission has approved the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi® for people with two copies of the F508del mutation ages 12 and older in the European Union.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies Letter to the Community on Orkambi Approval

Today we received the exciting news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Orkambi for people with cystic fibrosis ages 12 and older who have two copies of the F508del gene mutation, the most common CF mutation.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies FDA Approves Ivacaftor for People with R117H Mutation of Cystic Fibrosis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it has approved the use of ivacaftor (Kalydeco™) to treat people with cystic fibrosis ages 6 and older who have the R117H mutation.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Announces $15 Million Research Project for Development of Novel CF Treatment

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc., the nonprofit affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, announced today a $15 million research agreement with biopharmaceutical company Shire plc to support the development of a new cystic fibrosis treatment targeting the underlying cause of the disease.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Extends Drug Development Collaboration with Proteostasis Therapeutics

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), an affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, announced it will extend funding for continued collaboration with Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., for the development of new therapies to treat the most common CF mutation, Delta F508.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies FDA Approves Expanded Use of Kalydeco™ for Eight Additional Mutations that Cause CF

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it has approved Kalydeco™ to treat people ages 6 and older who have one of eight additional cystic fibrosis mutations.

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About the CF Foundation | Genetic Therapies | CFTR Modulators Discover Magazine: CF Foundation’s Novel Strategy Leads to Life-Changing Therapy

“For the first time in over a decade, a striking silence fills the Cheevers' barn-style home,” begins a story in the September issue of the science magazine Discover.

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About the CF Foundation | CFTR Modulators | Genetic Therapies CF Therapy Kalydeco Receives Approval in the European Union

The European Commission has approved the use of the CF therapy Kalydeco™ for people with the G551D mutation ages 6 and older in the European Union.

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