Fibrosis News

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides Walk will be at 9:30 a.m. March 3 at the walking trail adjacent to University of Southern Mississippi's Payne Center.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of North Florida announces three new team members have joined the organization.

In a blinded clinical trial, neither the patient nor the clinician should know who is receiving placebo and who the active drug.

It is a landmark moment: 22 years after the cystic fibrosis gene was discovered, some patients are about to receive a drug called Kalydeco to treat the defect that causes their lungs to clog up with sticky mucus.

"It's a huge milestone," Richard Fitzpatrick, chief operating officer of the Flatley Discovery Lab, said of Vertex Pharmaceuticals' new drug, Kalydeco.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today reported consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2011.

The Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Center of UB and Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo played a critical role in the development of the new breakthrough drug called Kalydeco, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on Tuesday for the treatment of a less-common mutation of cystic fibrosis.

It's the breakthrough thousands of people have been waiting decades for. The FDA has approved Kalydeco, the first drug to treat the cause of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that kills about half of patients before their 35th birthday.

Both occurred well before their PDUFA dates, the date the FDA sets as a goal for making a decision about a product, which is a good sign for the entire drug-development industry.

There's new hope for Americans who suffer from a rare form of Cystic Fibrosis. The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Kalydeco.

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Independence Gallery owner Billie Colson arranges donated paintings of roses Tuesday afternoon in preparation for the 65 Roses for Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser at the store's downtown Loveland location at 440 N. Lincoln Ave.

U.S. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home-price index.

Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. is a development stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the identification and development of drug candidates to treat diseases of excessive scarring .

CF is a serious genetic disorder affecting the lungs and other organs that ultimately leads to an early death.

The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday, offering a life-changing treatment for a handful of patients with the deadly illness and broader hope for thousands more patients with the inherited disease.

The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday, offering a life-changing treatment for a handful of patients with the deadly illness and broader hope for thousands more patients with the inherited disease.

The Brantley family is seen in this photo. Pictured, back row from left, are Matthew, 21, and Kelli, 19; front row from left, are Stephanie; Kristen, 14; and Todd.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases worldwide.

Tony nominee Adam Pascal , Heidi Blickenstaff , Julia Murney , join Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame legend Darlene Love and Broadway's Mary Testa , Julie Halston , Andrew Rannells , and Seth Rudetsky for the Second Annual Broadway Belts! for PFF Benefit on February 27, 2012 at 7:00pm at Birdland Jazz Club .