October 14, 2020October 14, 2020
Toronto Scientist Wins Award for Work Into Alternative Way of Treating CF
cystic fibrosis, News
Medicine by Design, which supports work in regenerative medicines, gave a 2020 New Ideas Awards to support a researcher ... Read more
October 13, 2020October 9, 2020
If You’ve Lost Hope, Read This
Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell
I should’ve died years ago, but I’m too damn competitive. A doctor said I’d cross my high school graduation ... Read more
October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
Trial of Oral CB-280 for Chronic Lung Infections in CF Enrolling Across US
cystic fibrosis, News
A Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating Calithera Biosciences’ investigational oral therapy CB-280 is recruiting adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) ... Read more
October 12, 2020October 8, 2020
The ‘5-year Plan’ Is Not for the Chronically Ill
Columns, Path Unknown - a Column by Wendy Caroline
In my last column, I addressed feelings I had about being unable to perform at the same professional caliber ... Read more
October 12, 2020October 8, 2020
Contemplating Our Identity
Columns, Mutations & Conversations - a Column by Tré LaRosa
A pandemic meets a life-changing medication. It sounds like the beginning of a modern love story. Last year, a ... Read more
October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Certain Factors Could Predict Severe Episodes of Coughing Up Blood in CF Patients, Study Says
cystic fibrosis, News
Factors such as diabetes, a specific type of fungal infection, and previous mild to moderate episodes of hemoptysis, or ... Read more
October 9, 2020October 9, 2020
Roche Acquires TMEM16A Portfolio for CF Treatment
cystic fibrosis, News
Roche has acquired Enterprise Therapeutics’s TMEM16A potentiator portfolio, which includes ETD002, a therapeutic candidate being evaluated in Phase 1 ... Read more
October 8, 2020October 9, 2020
Tobacco Smoke Exposure Limits Symdeko Benefit in Pediatric CF Patients
cystic fibrosis, News
Exposure to tobacco smoke limits the medicinal benefit of Symdeko (tezacaftor/ivacaftor combo) in young patients with cystic ... Read more
October 7, 2020October 7, 2020
Lenabasum Fails to Lessen Exacerbations in CF Patients in Phase 2 Trial
cystic fibrosis, News
A Phase 2 clinical trial of oral lenabasum in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) failed to meet its primary goal of ... Read more
October 7, 2020October 7, 2020
Same But Different Asks Public to Vote on ‘Glimmer of Hope’ Calendar Photos
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Same But Different, a nonprofit U.K. group that uses art for social change, is inviting people to choose their ... Read more
October 6, 2020October 6, 2020
Twincer Inhaler May Be Better Alternative to Nebulizers for Colistin Treatment
cystic fibrosis, News
Twincer, a dry powder inhaler (DPI), was shown to be a more attractive approach for the inhalation of colistin — ... Read more
October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
Student-Led Konglomerate Games Wins Entrepreneurship Award for CF Therapy Game
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Konglomerate Games, the student-made company that developed a video game to encourage children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to do ... Read more

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Toronto Scientist Wins Award for Work Into Alternative Way of Treating CF

cystic fibrosis, News

Medicine by Design, which supports work in regenerative medicines, gave a 2020 New Ideas Awards to support a researcher exploring an alternative pathway to the CFTR protein as a ... Read more

October 13, 2020October 9, 2020

If You’ve Lost Hope, Read This

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I should’ve died years ago, but I’m too damn competitive. A doctor said I’d cross my high school graduation stage in a wheelchair, toting supplemental oxygen. “Challenge accepted,” I ... Read more

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

Trial of Oral CB-280 for Chronic Lung Infections in CF Enrolling Across US

cystic fibrosis, News

A Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating Calithera Biosciences’ investigational oral therapy CB-280 is recruiting adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic airway infections at several U.S. sites. The trial’s ... Read more

October 12, 2020October 8, 2020

The ‘5-year Plan’ Is Not for the Chronically Ill

Columns, Path Unknown - a Column by Wendy Caroline

In my last column, I addressed feelings I had about being unable to perform at the same professional caliber as my peers. One of the ways I have mentally ... Read more

October 12, 2020October 8, 2020

Contemplating Our Identity

Columns, Mutations & Conversations - a Column by Tré LaRosa

A pandemic meets a life-changing medication. It sounds like the beginning of a modern love story. Last year, a film came out about two teenagers with CF who fall ... Read more

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Certain Factors Could Predict Severe Episodes of Coughing Up Blood in CF Patients, Study Says

cystic fibrosis, News

Factors such as diabetes, a specific type of fungal infection, and previous mild to moderate episodes of hemoptysis, or coughing up blood, may help predict the risk of massive ... Read more

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Roche Acquires TMEM16A Portfolio for CF Treatment

cystic fibrosis, News

Roche has acquired Enterprise Therapeutics’s TMEM16A potentiator portfolio, which includes ETD002, a therapeutic candidate being evaluated in Phase 1 clinical trials for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). The ... Read more

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020

Tobacco Smoke Exposure Limits Symdeko Benefit in Pediatric CF Patients

cystic fibrosis, News

Exposure to tobacco smoke limits the medicinal benefit of Symdeko (tezacaftor/ivacaftor combo) in young patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a recent study. This finding suggests that smoking ... Read more

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Lenabasum Fails to Lessen Exacerbations in CF Patients in Phase 2 Trial

cystic fibrosis, News

A Phase 2 clinical trial of oral lenabasum in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) failed to meet its primary goal of reducing pulmonary exacerbations, the investigational therapy’s developer, Corbus Pharmaceuticals, announced. “We are very ... Read more

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Same But Different Asks Public to Vote on ‘Glimmer of Hope’ Calendar Photos

News, syndicated

Same But Different, a nonprofit U.K. group that uses art for social change, is inviting people to choose their favorite photographs in a calendar contest to heighten awareness of rare ... Read more

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

Twincer Inhaler May Be Better Alternative to Nebulizers for Colistin Treatment

cystic fibrosis, News

Twincer, a dry powder inhaler (DPI), was shown to be a more attractive approach for the inhalation of colistin — an antibiotic used to treat lung infections in people with ... Read more

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Student-Led Konglomerate Games Wins Entrepreneurship Award for CF Therapy Game

News

Konglomerate Games, the student-made company that developed a video game to encourage children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to do their breathing exercises, won first prize in the 2020 Santander ... Read more