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Ethical Dilemma: Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor or Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis and End-Stage Lung Disease?
Chest - 1 Mar 2022
Breuer Oded, Shoseyov David, Koretz Shifra, Alyan Nadia, Reiter Joel, Cohen-Cymberknoh Malena, Wexler Isaiah, Kerem Eitan
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR). Novel, highly effective, modulator therapies correcting and potentiating CFTR function are changing the course of this disease. We present an ethical dilemma involving an 11-year-old child with CF and end-stage lung disease. Shortly after starting treatment with elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor, the...
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