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Considerations for the Conduct of Clinical Trials with Antiinflammatory Agents in Cystic Fibrosis. A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Workshop Report.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Sept 2015
Torphy Theodore J, Allen Janet, Cantin André M, Konstan Michael W, Accurso Frank J, Joseloff Elizabeth, Ratjen Felix A, Chmiel James F
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Inflammation leads to lung destruction and loss of pulmonary function in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Drugs that modulate the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) have recently been approved. Although the impact of CFTR modulators on sweat chloride and lung function are exciting, they have not yet demonstrated an effect on inflammation. Therefore, CF antiinflammatory drug development...
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