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The levels of fecal calprotectin protein increase during pulmonary exacerbations — times when respiratory symptoms suddenly worsen — then drop within two weeks of systemic antibiotic treatment given children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study from Iran reported. “Fecal calprotectin level could be considered as a…

Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) improved lung function and reduced inflammation throughout the body over six months in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a new study reports. Treatment with the triple-combination therapy also reduced detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, two harmful bacteria that can cause…

Researchers have discovered that monocytes, a type of white blood cell, drive persistent and sustained inflammation that leads to lung damage in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study reported. The researchers showed that, in a CF mouse model, reducing monocyte activity lowered the number of tissue-damaging immune cells…

SpliSense has launched a Phase 1/2 clinical trial to test SPL84, its inhaled treatment candidate for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients carrying a common disease-causing splicing mutation. As of now, no specific treatment is available for people with CF who carry this particular mutation. Called 3849+10 kb C-to-T, it…

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has invested another $4.85 million — termed an equity investment — in Aridis Pharmaceuticals to advance the clinical development of AR-501, an inhaled treatment for chronic lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The total funding from the CF Foundation for the clinical…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is launching a clinical trial to test VX-522, its inhaled messenger RNA (mRNA) therapy for lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who are not eligible for treatment with an existing CFTR modulator. The study is expected to open soon, and it will assess VX-522’s safety and…

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are treated with Orkambi and Symkevi (Symdeko) in real-world settings tend to experience less decline of lung function, though results may be more modest and variable than what was reported in clinical trials for these therapies, a new study reports. “The…

The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating Sionna Therapeutics‘ SION-638, an investigational oral treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF). The trial aims to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics — the movement into, through, and out of the body — of SION-638 in healthy volunteers.

First Wave Biopharma has selected the initial sites for the Phase 2 clinical trial of a new adrulipase formulation to treat exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). “We believe that our reformulation of adrulipase offers the potential to provide a dramatically improved treatment option…

The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Research awarded £1.5 million (about $1.8 million) for research on an at-home monitoring system for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The study will start in early 2023 and enroll patients across the U.K., who will use small wearable devices to collect health…