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Drug Development Pipeline
Lumacaftor + ivacaftor (Orkambi®)
Status
To PatientsTherapeutic Approach
Restore CFTR Protein
Lumacaftor and ivacaftor (Orkambi®) is a combination therapy combining lumacaftor, which is designed to fix the defective CFTR protein so that it can move to the proper place on the cell surface, with ivacaftor, which helps improve the function of the protein as a chloride channel on the cell surface.
Status
The FDA has approved the use of Orkambi® in people with CF as young as 1 year old who have two copies of the F508del CFTR mutation.
Sponsor
Vertex Pharmaceuticals developed this drug with funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The drug development was conducted within the Therapeutics Development Network.
Recent Lumacaftor + ivacaftor (Orkambi®) Studies
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Completed with Results
Vertex 809/770 in People with Cystic Fibrosis and F508del-CFTR mutation (Vertex VX-809-102)
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