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Orkambi, Symdeko and Kalydeco All of Benefit, But Too Costly to Be of Good Value to Patients, Midwest CEPAC Says

Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) all provide considerable benefits, but their pricing is not transparent and does not align with the medications clinical value, a review of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER)’s report by the Midwest Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (Midwest CEPAC)…

#ECFS2018 – Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Boosts Antibiotic’s Ability to Kill Resistant P. aeruginosa Strains, Study Finds

Combining the approved multiple sclerosis treatment glatiramer acetate with the antibiotic tobramycin improved its ability to kill antibiotic-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, new data show. These results were shared in the presentation “The repurposed multiple sclerosis drug, glatiramer acetate, is an antibiotic resistance breaker in Pseudomonas aeruginosa…

#ECFS2018 – AB-PA01, with Antibiotics, Shows Promise in Treating Drug-resistant Lung Infections in CF

AmpliPhi Biosciences’ investigative therapy AB-PA01, in combination with antibiotics, shows significant potential to treat multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis (CF), according to the case report of a CF patient with recurrent pneumonia and pulmonary exacerbations. These positive early results further support the development of the treatment against…

#ECFS2018 – Orkambi Taken for 1 Year Returned Glucose Levels to Normal in Group of CF Patients in Study

One year of treatment with Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) returned blood glucose (sugar) levels to normal in almost half of a small group of diabetic or glucose-intolerant cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, a study reports. These results were summarized in the presentation “Observational study of glucose tolerance abnormalities in patients with cystic…

#ECFS2018 – Potential CFTR Corrector PTI-801, Plus Orkambi, Seen to Treat CF Patients in Phase 1 Trial

Treatment for 14 days with Proteostasis Therapeutics’ PTI-801 in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients also being treated with Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) led to statistically significant improvements in sweat chloride, body mass index, and rescued blood glucose levels in a subgroup of patients with diabetes, Phase 1 trial data show. PTI-801 is being…

#ECFS2018 – Kalydeco’s Benefits Include Lower Risk of Death and Pulmonary Flares, Real-world Data Shows

Real-world results from the largest analyses of Vertex Pharmaceutical’s cystic fibrosis’ treatment Kalydeco (ivacaftor) done in CF patients to date confirm the therapy’s ability to significantly lower the risks of mortality, transplants, hospitalization, and pulmonary exacerbations compared to untreated patients. These results were presented today at the 41st European Cystic…