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Effects of Lumacaftor-Ivacaftor on Lung Clearance Index, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Airway Microbiome in Phe508del Homozygous Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Jun 2021
Graeber Simon Y, Boutin Sébastien, Wielpütz Mark O, Joachim Cornelia, Frey Dario L, Wege Sabine, Sommerburg Olaf, Kauczor Hans-Ulrich, Stahl Mirjam, Dalpke Alexander H, Mall Marcus A
Abstract excerpt
Rationale: Previous studies showed that lumacaftor-ivacaftor therapy results in partial rescue of CFTR (cystic fibrosis [CF] transmembrane conductance regulator) activity and a moderate improvement of spirometry in Phe508del homozygous patients with CF. However, the effects of lumacaftor-ivacaftor on lung clearance index (LCI), lung morphology and perfusion detected by chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and...
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