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FDA Approves TRIKAFTA (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) to Treat the Underlying Cause of Cystic Fibrosis in People Ages 12 and Older Who Have at Least One F508del Mutation

October 21, 2019 3:55 PM EDT

- For the first time, approximately 6,000 patients with one minimal function mutation and one F508del mutation have a medicine to treat the underlying cause of their disease

-12,000 people with one or two F508del mutations who are currently eligible for one of Vertexs three other FDA-approved cystic fibrosis medicines are now also eligible for TRIKAFTA-

-Approval is based on two positive global Phase 3 studies in people with cystic fibrosis ages 12 and older with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation and in people with two F508del... More