Patricia InĂ¡cio, PhD, science writer —

Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was awarded a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.

Articles by Patricia InĂ¡cio

Trikafta rapidly improves lung function in real-world study

Trikafta significantly improved the lung function of cystic fibrosis patients after only two weeks of treatment, with the benefits sustained after nearly four months, according to real-world data from a single center in Austria. “Early LCI [lung clearance index] measurements can help to assess the patient’s response to this…

Phage cocktail, AP-PA02, safely lowers P. aeruginosa load in CF trial

AP-PA02, an experimental phage therapy for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections, was well tolerated and reduced the bacterial load in the lungs, according to top-line results from a Phase 1b/2a trial. High doses of AP-PA02 were associated with durable reductions in bacterial load in the SWARM-Pa study. Pharmacokinetics data,…

KB407 Earns Orphan Drug Status in Europe

The European Commission (EC) has granted orphan drug designation to KB407, Krystal Biotech’s potential inhaled gene therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF). Orphan drug status is intended to encourage the development of therapies for rare, life-threatening, or chronically debilitating conditions, through a series of benefits, such as 10 years of market exclusivity…

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