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Toggle Summary Phase 3 Study of KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor) in Children Ages 6 to 11 with a Specific Type of Cystic Fibrosis Showed Significant Improvements in Lung Function and Other Measures of Disease Sustained Through 48 Weeks
- Additional presentations at the North American CF Conference include data from PERSIST that showed sustained safety and efficacy of KALYDECO through 60 weeks of treatment among adolescents and adults treated in the Phase 3 STRIVE study - ANAHEIM, Calif.
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Toggle Summary Phase 3 Studies of the Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor Combination Treatment in People with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 12 and Older Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
- Data showed significant improvements in lung function (ppFEV 1 ) with a favorable safety profile across multiple patient groups - - Tezacaftor/ivacaftor currently under review by the FDA and EMA; FDA Priority Review action date of February 28, 2018 - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex
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Toggle Summary Phase 3 STRIVE Study of VX-770 Showed Durable Improvements in Lung Function (FEV1) and Other Measures of Disease Among People With a Specific Type of Cystic Fibrosis
- Complete data presented at ECFS showed improvements in lung function and reductions in sweat chloride observed at week two of treatment were sustained through 48 weeks - <br><br> - Vertex also announces that 48-week data from the ENVISION study of VX-770 among children ages 6 to 11 years are consistent with previously announced 24-week results -
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Toggle Summary Phase 3 Results from Two Studies of TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) Triple Combination Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis Concurrently Published in The New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet
- Both studies met primary and all key secondary endpoints demonstrating significant improvements in lung function and other measures of the disease - - Results of both studies to be presented today at the 33rd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference as part of six presentations from
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Toggle Summary Phase 3 ILLUMINATE Study Supports 24-Week Telaprevir-Based Therapy Within a Response-Guided Regimen for People with Hepatitis C Who Had Not Received Prior Treatment
<i>-Viral cure rates of 92% and 88% with 24 and 48-week regimens, respectively, in people who met certain response criteria-</i> <br /> <i>-Safety and tolerability results were similar to those seen in the Phase 3 ADVANCE study</i>- <br />
HCV
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Toggle Summary Phase 2a Study of Selective Oral JAK3 Inhibitor VX-509 Showed Significant Improvements in Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
-12-week data support initiation of Phase 2b study to evaluate longer treatment duration for VX-509- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that treatment with the investigational selective oral JAK3 inhibitor VX-509 in a Phase 2a
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Toggle Summary Phase 2 Data for Selective Oral JAK3 Inhibitor VX-509 Show Significant Improvements in Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
-Data to be presented at American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting next week- -Phase 2b study evaluating longer treatment duration for VX-509 planned for early 2012- CHICAGO --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the final results from a Phase
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Toggle Summary Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of First Interim Safety and Antiviral Analysis of the PROVE 1 Clinical Trial of Investigational HCV Protease Inhibitor Telaprevir (VX-950)
Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of First Interim Safety and Antiviral Analysis of the PROVE 1 Clinical Trial of Investigational HCV Protease Inhibitor Telaprevir (VX-950) Cambridge, MA, December 13, 2006 –– Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results from a planned
HCV
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Toggle Summary Oral Selective JAK3 Inhibitor VX-509 Showed Statistically Significant Improvements in Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis After 12 Weeks of Treatment in Phase 2b Study
-All doses of VX-509 showed statistically significant ACR20 and ACR50 responses compared to placebo and statistically significant improvement from baseline in DAS28 compared to placebo- -Three highest doses of VX-509: ACR20 of 58% to 68% versus 18% for placebo; statistically significant ACR70
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Toggle Summary Novartis Selects Drug Candidate for Clinical Development from Protein Kinase Research Collaboration with Vertex
--Novel compound, VX-322, targets key mechanisms implicated in leukemia and other cancers--
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