Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients given aerosolized 4D-710 had elevated CFTR protein levels that went over normal levels. Over 12 months, ...
A tiny antibody component could fundamentally transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis: For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing a so-called nanobody that penetrates directly ...
A nanobody that stabilizes mutant CFTR from inside the cell, especially when combined with existing drugs, restores near-normal function in cystic fibrosis cells.
Sionna Therapeutics today announced the official launch of the company and the closing of a $111 million Series B financing. The round was led by OrbiMed with participation from funds advised by T.
Adding either of two new drugs — VX-659 or VX-445 — to the standard tezacaftor-ivacaftor combination improves both lung function and sweat chloride concentrations in most patients with cystic fibrosis ...
The drug is a small molecule with a novel mechanism of action, say David Bedwell, Ph.D., and Steven Rowe, M.D., MSPH, co-senior authors. Bedwell is professor and chair of the University of Alabama at ...
An experimental drug suggests that a 'path is clearly achievable' to treat currently untreatable cases of cystic fibrosis disease caused by nonsense mutations. This includes about 11 percent of cystic ...