Marisa Wexler, MS, senior science writer —

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a local coverage determination confirming that Relizorb — an enzyme cartridge to help in digestion for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients receiving their nutrition through enteral feeding — will be covered by Medicare.

EnBiotix has purchased murepavadin, an investigational inhaled antibiotic to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), from Polyphor. The two companies also entered into an agreement to merge, wherein Polyphor will acquire all EnBiotix stock in exchange for Polyphor stock newly issued upon closing. The merger…

The federal agency that administers Medicare programs in the U.S. has just made it easier for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) to get the nutritional supplement Encala, designed to help CF patients better absorb fat in their digestion. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, called CMS, has…

An assessment called the lung clearance index could be used to help identify people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are at high risk for worsening lung function, a study has found. The study reported on factors associated with a worsening lung clearance index (LCI) over time in CF patients,…

The triple-combination therapy Trikafta significantly improved lung function and life quality in a global Phase 3 trial that enrolled people with cystic fibrosis (CF) caused by one F508del mutation, and one gating mutation or one residual function mutation, in the CFTR gene. Data from the…

Health Canada has extended the use of Kalydeco (ivacaftor) to treat babies, starting at 4 months old, who have cystic fibrosis (CF) caused by certain mutations. The specific gating mutations covered are: G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N, S1255P, S549N, and S549R. Kalydeco, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, was previously approved in…

The Calgary and Southern Alberta Chapter of Cystic Fibrosis Canada has announced that this year’s 65 Roses Ladies Golf Classic, a women-only golf tournament to raise funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis (CF), will take place Sept. 13 at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary. The event offers…

Voting is open for the 2021 Thriving Undergraduate and Thriving Graduate Scholarship, a program run by AbbVie that awards scholarships totaling $25,000 to one undergraduate and one graduate student with cystic fibrosis (CF). AbbVie selected 40 undergraduate and graduate students living with CF earlier this year, with each…

The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a compound name to better identify MS1819, an investigational therapy for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), with scientists globally. MS1819 may soon be called “adrulipase alfa.” The WHO is expected to make a final decision on the candidate’s International Nonproprietary…

Combining investigational therapy MS1819 with standard pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) can improve fat absorption in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), top-line results from a Phase 2 clinical trial show. “A safe and effective therapy that allows CF patients to gain control over…