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Galapagos Launches Phase 1 Clinical Trial for CF Drug

Galapagos NV, a developmental stage biotechnology company working on small-molecule and antibody programs in cystic fibrosis, inflammation, antibiotics and metabolic diseases, announced it has launched the first Phase I study of GLPG1837, a potentiator formulated as a CFTR-targeted therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF) cases caused by class III/IV mutations. In order…

Cystic Fibrosis Patients May Experience Anti-Viral Drug Resistance After Lung Transplantation

Lung transplantation patients who are treated with immune-suppressing drugs after surgery to prevent rejection of the lung are susceptible to contracting life-threatening viruses such as cytomegalovirus (CMV). In order to protect against this, lung transplant patients are normally treated with an anti-viral drug called ganciclovir, which decreases mortality caused…