News

Treatment with Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) significantly reduced rates of colonization with the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) at a center in Kentucky. Trikafta also reduced the need for mucus-clearing medicines and antibiotics, according to the study “Impact of Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor on Respiratory Colonization…

ReCode Therapeutics has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety of RCT2100, its investigational genetic medicine for  cystic fibrosis (CF), in healthy volunteers and the first group of participants has been dosed. RCT2100 is being developed for CF patients with class I mutations in the…

Compounds secreted by Lactobacillus, a group of bacteria commonly used in probiotics, are able to impede the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). That’s according to the study, “Cell-free supernatants from Lactobacillus strains exert antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antivirulence…

In children with cystic fibrosis (CF) treated with Orkambi (ivacaftor/lumacaftor), the levels of the medication reached in the blood depend on how much the children weigh and how well their liver is working, a new study discovered. These findings offer insights into how to best adjust doses of the approved…

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) can have abnormal levels or metabolism of three “essential nutrients” — vitamin D, calcium, and phosphate — even when using pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) and taking dietary supplements, a small study suggests. “The findings of this study have many practical implications in…

Intellia Therapeutics and ReCode Therapeutics are joining forces to develop new genomic medicines for people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The companies said initial research will focus on patients who have “limited or no treatment options available.” The ultimate goal is to create a new genomic medicine that…

Certain markers of inflammation found deep in the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) can help predict how bronchiectasis will worsen over time, offering insights for better treatment and care, a study suggests. Among other markers, higher levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8), a signaling…

Between 2011 and 2021, improving lung function and better survival rates were consistently seen among people with cystic fibrosis (CF) in Europe, particularly in wealthier countries and with the introduction of new treatments, according to a study that tracked more than 45,000 CF patients across the continent over the…

The antibiotic arenicin may be effective at killing resistant Mycobacterium abscessus, a type of bacteria that can cause serious infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a study in cells. Given alone or in combination with conventional antibiotics,…

A greater increase in body mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat, from ages 1 through 6 in boys with cystic fibrosis (CF) results in the early production of sex hormones, called adrenarche, according to a small study. Boys with early adrenarche had…