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January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

CF Foundation Awards $700K to Support Work into Treatments for B. cepacia Infections

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The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation awarded a nearly $700,000 contract to Calibr, the drug discovery and development arm of Scripps Research, to support projects aiming to identify compounds that could ... Read more

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020

Enterprise’s ETX001 Targeting Chloride Channel Shows Promise for CF in Preclinical Studies

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Enterprise Therapeutics‘ experimental compound called ETX001 was able to increase airway fluid secretion and mucus clearance in preclinical models of cystic fibrosis (CF), a study reports. ETX001 is a ... Read more

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020

CF Advocate Andy Lipman Offers Hope to Others With Warrior Project

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) advocate, author, Olympic torchbearer, and motivational speaker Andy Lipman didn’t get involved in the CF community — even though he himself had the disease — until a ... Read more

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

Two Pivotal Phase 3 Trials of Proteostasis’ CF Triple Combo Therapy to Open in 2020

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Proteostasis Therapeutics announced plans to open two Phase 3 clinical trials of its triple combination therapy candidate for cystic fibrosis this year, after a meeting with the chief healthcare regulatory office ... Read more

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

Organ Care System Used at Florida Hospital Expected to Make More Lungs Suitable for Transplant

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Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced that is the first in Florida to use an organ care system that allows donor lungs, hearts, and livers to stay viable and working ... Read more

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Approaches Like Yoga, Along with Meds, Key to Managing CF Pain, Experts Say

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Tiffany Rich is something of a celebrity in the world of cystic fibrosis (CF). Diagnosed at birth, she graduated college while awaiting a double lung transplant. The co-founder of ... Read more

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

Trikafta Will Be ‘Life-Transforming,’ Especially for Younger CF Patients, Researchers Say

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Trikafta is expected to be a “game-changing” therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF), especially for younger patients, say researchers at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), who were ... Read more

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

CF Carriers at Increased Risk for Disease-related Conditions, Study Reports

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Cystic fibrosis carriers — individuals who have certain genetic mutations in one of the copies of the CFTR gene — have a significantly increased risk compared with healthy people ... Read more

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

New CEO Michael Boyle Outlines ‘Cure, Care, Community’ Priorities for CFF

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Michael Boyle, MD, has laid out a five-year strategic plan for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), following his Jan. 1 appointment as president and CEO of the Maryland-based charity. ... Read more

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

New CF Treatment Trikafta Now Available Through AllianceRx Walgreens Prime

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Trikafta, a recently approved treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF), is now available through the U.S. home delivery and specialty pharmacy AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, as part of its limited distribution ... Read more