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A1c, a test that measures the average levels of sugar in the bloodstream, was able to predict the future risk of adult and pediatric cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD), a study shows. Elevated CFRD risk was associated with an A1c value of 5.5% or above in children and 6% and…

Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have normal pancreas function — called pancreatic sufficiency (PS) — are at higher risk of being overweight and obese than those with pancreatic insufficiency (PI), according to a single-center study in Greece. According to its researchers, findings support a reevaluation of “the recommendation…

Nearly half of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) due to a G542X mutation saw their lung function improve with ELX-02 combined with Kalydeco (ivacaftor), according to final data from a Phase 2 clinical trial. Top-line data released last September suggested ELX-02, an experimental medicine by Eloxx…

Top-line results are expected next month for the SPAN clinical trial, a Phase 2 study testing First Wave BioPharma‘s new formulation of adrulipase to treat exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The trial’s target enrollment has been reached, with 13 total participants signed on,…

Long-term treatment with Trikafta leads to sustained improvements in lung function, easing of respiratory symptoms, and better nutritional status for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation. That’s according to new data presented by the therapy’s developer Vertex Pharmaceuticals…

Rates of screening for diabetes among people with cystic fibrosis (CF) are not where they should be, a new study reports. “Studies to improve our approach to [CF-related diabetes] screening are urgently needed,” the researchers wrote in “A provider survey of cystic fibrosis related diabetes screening and…

Researchers have identified a new class of CFTR correctors to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) that enhance the potency of currently available CFTR modulator therapies, a study shows. Data reveal that these compounds demonstrated high potency in airway cells derived from CF patients. The study, “Novel tricyclic…

A single dose of 4D Molecular Therapeutics’ 4D-710, an inhaled gene therapy candidate for adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), improved or stabilized lung function in three patients in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. Nine to 12 months of follow-up data showed it led to meaningful gains in quality…

The personality traits of people with  cystic fibrosis (CF) might influence their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), according to a recent study. Scientists found that patients could be clustered into two distinct personality groups and that self-reported quality of life differed significantly between them. The findings, published in “…

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) who frequently use healthcare resources accounted for almost one-half of total healthcare costs, according to a new Canadian study. Becoming a frequent high-cost CF healthcare user was linked to severe lung impairment, lung transplant, and liver cirrhosis (a chronic liver disease) with high blood…