Specific Sweat Test Better Detects Kalydeco’s Effects on CFTR Function, Study Suggests
The effects of CFTR modulator therapies such as Kalydeco (ivacaftor) can be more reliably assessed using a test that specifically measures the sweating dependent on CFTR, called C-sweat rate, than using classic sweat tests or lung function measurements, a study reports. This kind of test was sensitive enough to reveal that…