Vertex Triple Combination CF Drugs Hit the Mark in Phase III Trials
Boston-based Vertex said its triple-combination treatment VX-445, tezacaftor and ivacaftor resulted in statistically significant improvements in lung function in two late-stage cystic fibrosis trials. The company said that data from a pre-specified interim analysis of the Phase 3 study in people with one F508del mutation and one minimal function mutation showed a mean absolute improvement in percent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second (ppFEV1).
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