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Vertex brings hope

Parents who have kids with the deltaF508 strain of cystic fibrosis will soon be able to breathe a little easier. Results from the clinical trials by Vertex Pharmaceutical’s have stocks climbing. The drug company climbed 55 percent to $58.12 at the close of the New...

Kalydeco: A Homerun For CF

The FDA has approved KalydecoTM (ivacaftor), the first medicine to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, genetic disease. Kalydeco is approved for people with CF ages 6 and older who have at least one copy of the G551D mutation in the cystic...

Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers

The University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital 1540 East Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (734) 936-6267 http://www.mottchildren.org DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan – Specialty Center Detroit 3901 Beaubien Street, Detroit, MI 48201...