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The adaptation of bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients may make them more susceptible to antibiotics and easier to kill, according to new research. The study with that finding, “Evolutionary trade-offs associated with loss of PmrB function in host-adapted Pseudomonas aeruginosa,”…

Treating cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with the antibiotic azithromycin in addition to vitamin E supplements did not change their oxidative stress status in a pilot study, researchers report. These results were published in the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology, in the article “Metabolomic Analysis by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance…

Adding azithromycin to the standard antibiotic treatment for early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is associated with fewer pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis (CF), results from a Phase 3 trial show. Trial findings were published in the study, “Azithromycin for Early Pseudomonas Infection in Cystic Fibrosis: The Optimize Randomized…

The Mike McMorris Cystic Fibrosis Research and Care Center, part of the Children’s Hospital Colorado, is one of the 82 clinical sites involved in the Phase 3 clinical trial that is assessing the efficacy of VX-659 in a triple combination with Symdeko (tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor). The…

Adding GLPG2737, Galapagos’ investigational CFTR corrector, to Vertex’s Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) enhances the effectiveness of the treatment in cystic fibrosis patients with two copies of the F508del mutation, topline results from a Phase 2 trial show. Conducted at multiple sites in Germany, the Phase 2 PELICAN clinical…

Taking a marine-origin omega-3 compound, docosahexaenoic acid monoglyceride (MAG-DHA), can improve the absorption of fats and reduce inflammation in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The study with that finding, “The Efficacy of MAG-DHA for Correcting AA/DHA Imbalance of Cystic Fibrosis Patients,” was published in the journal…

Dietary supplementation with a type of omega-3 essential fatty acid during pregnancy and in offspring for 60 days after birth improved the growth defects and reduced lung damage in a mouse model of cystic fibrosis (CF), a study reports. The study, “Long-term dietary (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids show…

AIT Therapeutics will present new research on the use of inhaled nitric oxide in the treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus lung infections at an upcoming conference, the company recently announced. Data from lab studies and a compassionate use study will be presented at the 3rd Annual World Bronchiectasis Conference July…

A potential therapy delivered through nanoparticles enables production of the normal, healthy form of the key CFTR protein in cystic fibrosis (CF), a new study suggests. The research, “Lipid Nanoparticle-Delivered Chemically Modified mRNA Restores Chloride Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis,” was published in the journal Molecular…

Cystic fibrosis (CF), once an exclusively pediatric disease, is clearly one no longer. Of the 32,000 or so Europeans registered with CF, nearly half are more than 18 years old, and babies born with the illness today can expect to live into their 50s and 60s. This means issues like…