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Drug desensitization to lumacaftor/ivacaftor: A fast lane to drug tolerance.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Sept 2023
Westhoff J, Barth S, Naehrlich L
Abstract excerpt
We present the case of a girl (now 11 years and 9 months old) with cystic fibrosis (F508del homozygote), who developed pruritic rash and urticaria six days after the first dose of the CFTR modulators lumacaftor/ivacaftor. The treatment was paused and had to be interrupted due to an immediate recurrence of the urticarial rash after rechallenge. We developed a drug desensitization protocol, aligned to protocols...
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