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Swiss Pharmaceutical company Polyphor has successfully completed its Phase I clinical trial in healthy volunteers for the investigational inhaled POL6014. POL6014 is a selective and reversible inhibitor of human neutrophil elastase (hNE), a key target for the treatment of respiratory diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF). Cystic fibrosis is a genetic…

The Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF), a partnership of medical and business leaders dedicated to increasing awareness, education, and quality of life for people living with cystic fibrosis (CF), recently announced the premiere of the documentary “Up for Air” on June 20 in a private screening in New York City. The documentary follows…

Healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis (CF) are more likely to contract methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than CF patients not in healthcare scenarios, according to the study “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study,” published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine. MRSA infection is caused…

A new study from the University of Iowa might show that an old drug can be used in a new way: to treat cystic fibrosis airway disease. The research report, “Repurposing tromethamine as inhaled therapy to treat CF airway disease,“ appeared in the scientific journal…

Ireland’s National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) stirred the pot this week with its decision that the cost of the new cystic fibrosis (CF) drug Orkambi is not justified by its acknowledged benefits, and should not be paid for by the Irish Health Service Executive. The regulatory agency, whose mission is…

The bacterium Burkholderia multivorans grows, evolves and adapts to life inside the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis, according to the results of a study recently published in the journal mSystems. The study, “Long-Term Evolution of Burkholderia multivorans during a Chronic Cystic Fibrosis Infection Reveals Shifting Forces of Selection,”…

Researchers partially restored the function of the CFTR protein in lung cells isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients by blocking a particular protein involved in its translation. The findings were published in the journal PLOS Biology, in the study “Ribosomal Stalk Protein Silencing Partially Corrects the ΔF508-CFTR Functional…

The Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF) and Johnson & Johnson recently announced the launch of the Johnson & Johnson TRU Heroes Cystic Fibrosis Nursing Program, a first-of-its-kind educational empowerment program for the nursing community focused on cystic fibrosis (CF). The Johnson & Johnson TRU Heroes program was designed to…

Walgreens is launching CF Champions: Navigating the Journey, Together, a program to support patients, caregivers and all who have been touched by cystic fibrosis (CF). The initiative runs throughout May, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s National CF Awareness Month, and possibly through the end of this year. Walgreens partnered with four CF…

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced the recipients of its global STRIVE Awards (Strategies to Realize Innovation, Vision and Empowerment) program, which supports nonprofit associations assisting the cystic fibrosis (CF) community. The STRIVE Program recognizes the vital role patient advocacy groups play in giving voice to individuals affected by these rare…