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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Dosing Starts in Trial of Oral Treatment, CB-280, for Chronic Lung Infections I Need to Give Up on Giving Up How I Failed to Cheat Death Number of Adults With CF Likely to Grow by 28% Over Decade, UK Study Says Dosing Starts in Trial of Oral Treatment, CB-280, for Chronic Lung Infections Jul 15, 2020 07:00 am | Patricia Inacio, PhD Patient dosing has begun in a Phase 1b trial evaluating Calithera Bioscience’s oral therapy CB-280 for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with chronic airway infections, the company announced. The study (NCT04279769), currently enrolling eligible adults at its two U.S. sites, will test four escalating doses of CB-280 — 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, and 400 mg — against a […] The post Dosing Starts in Trial of Oral Treatment, CB-280, for Chronic Lung Infections appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More I Need to Give Up on Giving Up Jul 14, 2020 03:00 pm | Bailey Vincent Sometimes I want to give up. This is awful to say and even sillier to admit. But it’s something I’ve been repeating more and more lately. Someone recently asked me for “tips on staying mentally tough,” and I wanted to reply, “I’m not.” Not right now, anyway. I constantly feel as if I can’t perform […] The post I Need to Give Up on Giving Up appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More How I Failed to Cheat Death Jul 14, 2020 09:00 am | Brad Dell When feeling hurt or sad, I find my escape in rereading the books of my youth. They divert my mind from my woes and remind me that at least I’m not facing Voldemort or a clandestine agency bent on pulverizing civilizations. While scanning for a read in my e-book library, I came across “How Have […] The post How I Failed to Cheat Death appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Number of Adults With CF Likely to Grow by 28% Over Decade, UK Study Says Jul 14, 2020 07:00 am | Marisa Wexler MS The number of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) living in the U.K. is expected to increase by at least 28% in 10 years, and 36% of these adults will be older than 40, a study projects. Findings highlight the need to make plans now to care for this changing population. The study, “The changing demography […] The post Number of Adults With CF Likely to Grow by 28% Over Decade, UK Study Says appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News National Survey Seeks to Assess Full Social, Economic Burdens of Rare Diseases in US NIH Grant Supports Computer Modeling of Bacteria’s Behavior in Mucus I Don’t Always Wear the Badge of Bravery Renovion’s ARINA-1 Shows Promise in Clearing Mucus, Cell Study Finds Rage Biotech Opens With Goal of Treating CF and Similar Lung Diseases