Lung Clearance Index Improved in Children Ages 6-11 on Ivacaftor/Lumacaftor
Ivacaftor/Lumacaftor Improves Lung Clearance Index Score In Children A new phase 3 study, led by The Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto, Canada, has been completed on the CF treatment ivacaftor/lumacaftor in children ages 6-11 with two F508-del CFTR mutations. In a group of 206 children from …
Outcomes and Tolerances in Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor
Last month, the results of a study were published that looked at the progress and side effects of the cystic fibrosis treatment lumacaftor/ivacaftor in 116 people with CF during a year after starting the medication. 46 (39.7%) people reported side effects related to lumacaftor/ivacaftor, and of the side effects, 82.2% …
Orkambi Study On Children Age 6-12 With DDF508: Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
Results are in from a 24-week study of Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor – a medication used in cystic fibrosis treatment) in 58 children with cystic fibrosis age 6-12 with two copies of the F508-delta mutation. Researchers were looking to examine the safety and efficacy of the CFTR potentiator on this age group and …
Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor longer trial on Heterozygous F508del Cystic Fibrosis Patients
At the end of November, the results of a clinical trial of Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor, also known as Orkambi, in CF patients with one F508Del mutation were published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. A past trial for Orkambi in this type of CF patient (heterozygous F508del) lasted 28 days …