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Magnetic resonance imaging detects improvements of pulmonary and paranasal sinus abnormalities in response to elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor therapy in adults with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Nov 2022
Wucherpfennig Lena, Triphan Simon M F, Wege Sabine, Kauczor Hans-Ulrich, Heussel Claus P, Schmitt Niclas, Wuennemann Felix, Mayer Victoria L, Sommerburg Olaf, Mall Marcus A, Eichinger Monika, Wielpütz Mark O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Therapy with Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (ETI) was recently approved for adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with at least one F508del mutation. However, its effects on structural and functional lung abnormalities and chronic rhinosinusitis have not been studied by imaging. METHODS: 19 adults with CF (mean age 31±9y, range 19-55y) underwent standardized chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and...
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