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JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 388-391Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.03.003
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Cystic fibrosis; CFTR correctors; Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
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Objective: To investigate the short-term adverse events and effectiveness of lumacafior/ivacaftor combination treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and severe lung disease in a real life setting. Methods: A multicentre observational study investigated adverse events, treatment discontinuation, FEV1 and body mass index (BMI) one month and three months after lumacaftor/ivacaftor initiation in adults with CF and FEV1 below 40% predicted. Results: Respiratory adverse events (AEs) were reported by 27 of 53 subjects (51%) and 16 (30%) discontinued treatment. The mean absolute change in FEV1 was +2.06% after one month of treatment (P = 0.086) and +3.19% after 3 months (P = 0.009). BMI was unchanged. Conclusions: Treatment with lumacaftor/ivacaftor in patients with CF and severe lung disease was discontinued more frequently than reported in clinical trials, due to respiratory AEs. Nevertheless, the patients who continued treatment had an increase in lung function comparable to what was observed in pivotal trials. (C) 2017 European Cystic Fibrosis Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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