2 CF Patients with Lung Infections Due to M. abscessus Show Signs of Cure Using GM-CSF, Savara Reports
Two cystic fibrosis (CF) patients being treated for lung infections related to Mycobacterium abscessus — a multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) — using inhaled granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) now both show signs of cure, Savara Pharmaceuticals announced. M. abscessus accounts for about 35 percent of NTM infections in cystic fibrosis patients in North America, researchers…