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Vertex Pharma’s three-drug combinations improve breathing in some cystic fibrosis patients [CNBC]
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that its three-drug cocktails improved a measure of lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis by 9.6 percentage points or more, surpassing Wall Street's expectations and setting the company up to advance a medicine to treat thousands more patients with the disease. The Boston-based biotech company is testing multiple combination regimens to find the best cocktail for a majority of patients with cystic fibrosis. Vertex has brought to market medicines for genetic forms of the disease affecting about 30,000 of the 75,000 people with CF worldwide; the majority of patients, though, still have no approved treatment options that target the disease's underlying cause. Cystic fibrosis is a rare, genetic disease that causes mucus to build up in the lungs and other organs, leading to infections, damage and respiratory failure. It's driven by mutations in a gene known as CFTR, and because different mutations manifest in slightly different wa
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- Vertex Receives European CHMP Positive Opinion for KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) to Treat Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Aged 12 to <24 months With Certain Mutations in the CFTR Gene[Business Wire]
- Vertex Data Presented at North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) Demonstrate Rapid Progress Toward Expanding and Enhancing Options for Treating the Underlying Cause of Cystic Fibrosis[Business Wire]
- Vertex to Announce Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results on October 24[Business Wire]
- Long-Term Outlook For Vertex Pharmaceuticals: October 13, 2018 [Seeking Alpha][Seeking Alpha]
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating. They now have a $213.00 price target on the stock.[MarketBeat]
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