New funding will support clinical development of two novel therapies to address complications of cystic fibrosis
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Potential treatment from Calithera Biosciences minimizes growth of germs in the lungs
Nonprofit commits $20 million to fund projects and accelerate genetic therapies for CF
The studies aim to improve early detection of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), the leading cause of lung transplant failures.
The patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) training manual provides discrete steps, tools, and resources that CF Center research teams can take to integrate and maintain patient/caregiver-partners in CF research.
Collaborative effort identifies 40 cases of COVID-19 across eight countries; outcomes for this high-risk population were reported in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
This medicine represents the single greatest therapeutic advancement in the history of CF, offering a treatment for the underlying cause of the disease that could eventually benefit more than 90 percent of people with CF.
New funding awards include up to $2.6M to Eloxx Pharmaceuticals to identify potential therapies for CF nonsense mutations
I initially struggled with how to share about my cystic fibrosis with people I met when I started college. Here’s what I learned.
Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced it has awarded up to $3.3 million to Polyphor AG to develop an inhaled version of murepavadin, an antibiotic that targets multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with cystic fibrosis. About 17% of individuals with CF who had Pseudomonas infections last year had multi-drug resistant strains.