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CFF Award Backs Research of Potential Therapy for MRSA

Destiny Pharma has received an award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) to evaluate its investigational compound, XF-73, as a potential treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The study will be carried out by researchers affiliated with the CFF,…

Ontario Expands Trikafta Coverage to Patients as Young as 6 Years

The government of Ontario has expanded coverage of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ triple-combination treatment Trikafta for children, 6 and older, with cystic fibrosis (CF) and at least one copy of the most common CF-causing mutation, called F508del. The announcement comes a few months after Health Canada expanded Trikafta’s previous label,…

MS Therapy Boosts Tobramycin’s Effectiveness Against P. aeruginosa

Glatiramer acetate, an approved multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy, improved the effectiveness of the antibiotic tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria that commonly infects the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study demonstrated. The findings support glatiramer acetate as a promising antibiotic add-on therapy candidate,…

Kaftrio May Ease CF Symptoms of Acid Reflux, Sinonasal Infection

Kaftrio, a triple combination of elexacaftor, tezacaftor, and ivacaftor sold as Trikafta in the U.S., may ease acid reflux and symptoms of nasal and sinus cavity infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with advanced lung disease, a U.K.-based study found. The study, “Elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor improve gastro-oesophageal reflux and…