Author Archives: Chris Commish

Trial For Cystic Fibrosis Drug AZLI To Treat Chronic Burkholderia Species Infection Completed

There is some good news for cystic fibrosis patients who suffer with Chronic Burkholderia Species Infection. A Phase 3b clinical trial for Aztreonam, a therapeutic for use in CF patients with Burkholderia infections, was recently sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc. Gilead Sciences is a research based biopharmaceutical company engaged in…

Xenetic Biosciences CF Drug PulmoXen Found To Be Safe, Effective In Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Xenetic Biosciences recently announced that the drug developer’s Phase I clinical trial of its new cystic fibrosis treatment PulmoXen has yielded positive results in the treatment of the disease. The announcement comes as promising news for the 30,000 patients with CF who live in the United States, and who remain…

Promising Cystic Fibrosis Therapy ARIKACE From Insmed To Treat Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Reported as Well-Tolerated In Two-Year, Open-Label Extension Study

While Cystic Fibrosis news is never in short supply, often times, many clinical trials currently underway to test experimental CF therapies are underreported by the media, who instead seek to cover fundraising and human interest stories about the disease. While these types of news articles are indeed important to…

Opko Seeks to Pair Cystic Fibrosis, Respiratory Drugs With Digital Inhaler Device

According to a recent press release, the respiratory drug developer Opko Health has acquired Inspiro Media Ltd., which has developed a “smart,” easy-to-use powder digital inhaler to deliver small molecule drugs such as corticosteroids for respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis. This new platform will give the company several…