Article
Sweat chloride as a biomarker of CFTR activity: proof of concept and ivacaftor clinical trial data.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Mar 2014
Accurso Frank J, Van Goor Fredrick, Zha Jiuhong, Stone Anne J, Dong Qunming, Ordonez Claudia L, Rowe Steven M, Clancy John Paul, Konstan Michael W, Hoch Heather E, Heltshe Sonya L, Ramsey Bonnie W, Campbell Preston W, Ashlock Melissa A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We examined data from a Phase 2 trial {NCT00457821} of ivacaftor, a CFTR potentiator, in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with aG551D mutation to evaluate standardized approaches to sweat chloride measurement and to explore the use of sweat chloride and nasal potential difference (NPD) t...
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