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Vertex Presents New Data Across Portfolio of Cystic Fibrosis Medicines Including ALYFTREK® at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
- Data presented on outcomes following treatment with CFTR modulators add to growing body of evidence that reduced level of sweat chloride is associated with
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n- Data presented on outcomes following treatment with CFTR modulators add to growing body of evidence that reduced level of sweat chloride is associated with improved clinical outcomes, particularly in younger people with cystic fibrosis -\n\n\n BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the presentation of multiple abstracts demonstrating the clinical benefits of treatment with CFTR modulators, including the Company’s most recently approved medicine, ALYFTREK® (vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor), at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) held from October 22-25 in Seattle, Washington.\n\n\nSeveral of the abstracts that will be presented at this year’s conference demonstrate that improvement in CFTR function, as measured by reduction in sweat chloride (SwCl), is associated with improved outcomes in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). ALYFTREK has shown greater reductions in sweat chloride compared to TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) in Phase 3 trials, suggesting that ALYFTREK has the potential for even greater improvements in quality of life and other health-related outcomes.\n\n\nData being presented on ALYFTREK and on correlation between lower SwCl and improved clinical outcomes with CFTR modulator treatment:\n\n\n\n“Decreased Pulmonary Exacerbations and Lower IV Antibiotic Usage Following Vanzacaftor/Tezacaftor/Deutivacaftor Treatment in People with CF with F508del-Minimal Function Genotypes” (Poster #868): Post-hoc analyses of two pivotal Phase 3 studies (SKYLINE 102 and SKYLINE 103) will be presented, showing that F580del/minimal function mutation (F/MF) subjects treated with ALYFTREK had lower rates of pulmonary exacerbations (PEx), PEx requiring hospitalization or IV antibiotics, and IV antibiotic use vs. F/MF subjects treated with TRIKAFTA. Friday, October 24,1:15–2:15 p.m. PDT.\n\n\n\n“Maximizing benefits with early CFTR modulator treatment: Lower sweat chloride is associated with improved clinical outcomes in children aged 6 to 11 years” (Poster #119): Data will be presented from a pooled analysis of data from participants in Phase 3 studies and open-label extension studies of CFTR modulators, including ALYFTREK. An analysis of three age cohorts (≥18 years, 12-17 years, and 6-11 years) with F/MF or F508del/F508del (F/F) mutat...