Author Archives: Forest Ray PhD

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and the Cleveland Clinic are launching the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Consortium (CFLTC) Biorepository and Registry, aimed at supporting research into understanding the factors that influence lung transplant outcomes. “The biorepository and registry for lung transplant recipients represents an exciting leap forward in…

Food & Friends will be delivering medically tailored meals to people living with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the Washington, D.C., area, as part of a new collaboration with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The partnership aims to serve CF patients who cannot shop for and prepare food for themselves.

Researchers corrected mutations underlying cystic fibrosis (CF) in a three-dimensional (3D) cell model of the disorder, using a new form of gene editing. This work serves as a proof-of-principle for the technique — called prime editing, seen as an improvement on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool — and raises the…

The seventh annual Glow Ride for Cystic Fibrosis, hosted by Claire’s Place Foundation, will resume along the coast of Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 21. Last year’s cystic fibrosis (CF) fundraising event was postponed out of consideration for safety measures related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. “Since…

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily paused new screening, enrollment, and dosing in its Phase 1/2 trial of ARO-ENaC, an investigational treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF). The decision came after unexpected signs of local lung inflammation occurred in an ongoing chronic toxicology study taking place in rats. “The safety of…

Treatment with Orkambi (ivacaftor/lumacaftor) led to significant improvements in lung health, particularly related to clearing mucus, among people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a real-world study of its use in France. The investigation provided a first high-resolution CT scan-based assessment of the medication’s effectiveness, and results also indicated…

Physical activity, undertaken regularly over the long term, appears to complement other therapies in managing cystic fibrosis (CF), a study in a group of active and non-active patients found. Its results also showed that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) may serve as a biomarker of inflammation to monitor the…

Regulatory agencies in the European Union and in the U.K agreed to consider expanding the use of Kaftrio (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor), in combination with Kalydeco (ivacaftor), to children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have at least one F508del mutation starting at age 6. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the U.K.’s Medicines…

People living with cystic fibrosis (CF) are invited to participate in CF Awareness Month by submitting entries for the CF Awareness Film Festival, taking place virtually May 24–31. Supported by the Bonnell Foundation and the I See You Awards, the festival aims to highlight issues faced by…

People living with cystic fibrosis (CF) need clear, aggressive, and science-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategies that prioritize their condition, says a coalition of experts. The Global Registry Harmonization Group (GRHG), composed of scientists and patient advocates, including the CF Trust, wrote a letter to the…