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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Triple Combo of Proteostasis’ CFTR Modulators May Benefit CF Patients, Phase 1 Trial Shows ‘CFer’ or ‘Person with CF’? I’m a CFer and Proud of It Asthma Medicine Xolair Successfully Treats Lung Allergy Due to Fungal Infection in 3 CF Patients, Case Report Shows Triple Combo of Proteostasis’ CFTR Modulators May Benefit CF Patients, Phase 1 Trial Shows Mar 27, 2019 07:00 am | Alice Melão Treatment with Proteostasis Therapeutics’ triple combo therapy regimen may significantly improve the lung function of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), results from a Phase 1 clinical trial suggest. The therapy includes the company’s three investigational modulators of the CFTR gene: PTI-428, which is an amplifier; PTI-801, which is a corrector; and PTI-808, which is a potentiator. This combination is designed to overcome the […] The post Triple Combo of Proteostasis’ CFTR Modulators May Benefit CF Patients, Phase 1 Trial Shows appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More ‘CFer’ or ‘Person with CF’? I’m a CFer and Proud of It Mar 26, 2019 09:00 am | Brad Dell Note: I do not write on behalf of the entire CF community. No one does. This is about my preference. The most amusing, yet irritating, thing a person without chronic conditions can do to me is correct the language I use to talk about myself. “Oh, shouldn’t you say ‘person with deafness’ instead of ‘Deaf‘?” […] The post ‘CFer’ or ‘Person with CF’? I’m a CFer and Proud of It appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Asthma Medicine Xolair Successfully Treats Lung Allergy Due to Fungal Infection in 3 CF Patients, Case Report Shows Mar 26, 2019 07:00 am | Ana Pena Xolair (omalizumab), a medicine used for allergic asthma and chronic hives, is effective for treating lung allergic reactions caused by fungi in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a case report suggests. The study reports three cases of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in CF patients who were successfully treated with Xolair after conventional therapy with corticosteroids and […] The post Asthma Medicine Xolair Successfully Treats Lung Allergy Due to Fungal Infection in 3 CF Patients, Case Report Shows appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News How We Capitalize on ‘Five Feet Apart’ Targeting Bacteria Cell Wall Elements Can Fight Chronic P. aeruginosa Infection, Study Suggests New Strategy May Boost Antibiotics’ Efficacy in CF Patients, Study Suggests Having Cystic Fibrosis Doesn’t Mean Giving Up My Hobbies The Isolation of Self-employment Is Worse with CF