Ground breaking research finds most people with cystic fibrosis can be treated

Ground breaking research has found that the majority of people with cystic fibrosis can be treated successfully.

That figure, according to Philip Watt of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, is set to increase by 75 per cent in adults and 25 per cent in children in this country according to ongoing studies by 2025. “He said that this should be a cause for major celebration and the ‘best day ever’ for all of us traveling down this long road together will be the day when the more than 70,000 persons with cystic fibrosis worldwide do not need to take drug therapy at all and there finally is a permanent cure for cystic fibrosis that works for everyone.”

However, it is estimated that the drug may cost around $311,000 or €279,000 annually by Vertex, a pharmaceutical company which produces other CF drugs.

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