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Toggle Summary Positive Results from Pivotal Trials of CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel) Highlighted in Oral Presentations at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition
- Longer-term follow-up data demonstrate consistent and durable response to treatment - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2023-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced two oral presentations at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition from
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Toggle Summary Positive Phase 3 Study Results for TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) in People Ages 12 and Older With Cystic Fibrosis Who Have One Copy of the F508del Mutation and One Gating or Residual Function Mutation
-Phase 3 study met primary endpoint and all secondary endpoints- -Study is a U.S. post-marketing commitment and will be submitted to FDA- -Data also will be submitted to the European Medicines Agency to support indication expansion of the EU label following triple combination approval- BOSTON
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Toggle Summary Positive Phase 3 Study of ORKAMBI® in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 6-11 Who Have Two Copies of the F508del Mutation Supports a Submission to the European Medicines Agency in the First Half of 2017
- Study met primary endpoint with a statistically significant improvement in absolute change in lung clearance index (LCI 2.5 ) compared to placebo through 24 weeks of treatment - - ORKAMBI was well tolerated with safety data that were similar to data from previous Phase 3 open-label safety study -
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Toggle Summary Positive Phase 3 Study for Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor Combination in Children Aged 6-11 Years with Cystic Fibrosis Supports European Medicines Agency Submission
-Study met primary endpoint with a statistically significant improvement in absolute change in lung clearance index (LCI 2.5 ) through 8 weeks of tezacaftor/ivacaftor treatment- -Tezacaftor in combination with ivacaftor was generally well tolerated and safety data were consistent with previous
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Toggle Summary Positive Phase 2 Interim Data from First Study of Telaprevir in People Co-Infected with Hepatitis C and HIV Presented at CROI Conference
Early results from ongoing study showed that the hepatitis C virus was undetectable by week 4 in 70% of people treated with telaprevir-based combination therapy
HCV
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Toggle Summary Positive Interim Data From a Phase 2 Study of INCIVEK™ (telaprevir) Combination Therapy in People Co-Infected with Hepatitis C and HIV Presented at The Liver Meeting®
- Data showed 74% of people had undetectable hepatitis C virus 24 weeks after starting INCIVEK combination treatment - - Vertex to initiate Phase 3 study to evaluate 24- and 48-week treatment durations in people who are co-infected - SAN FRANCISCO --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals
HCV
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Toggle Summary Phase III, 48-Week NEAT Study Results Comparing LEXIVA(TM) to Nelfinavir Published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (JAIDS)
Phase III, 48-Week NEAT Study Results Comparing LEXIVA(TM) to Nelfinavir Published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (JAIDS) Cambridge, MA and Research Triangle Park, NC, January 20, 2004 -- The final 48-week results from the NEAT trial, an open-label, multi-center study
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Toggle Summary Phase 3 Study of VX-770 Showed Profound and Sustained Improvements in Lung Function (FEV1) and Other Measures of Disease Among People With a Specific Type of Cystic Fibrosis
  - Relative mean improvement in lung function of approximately 17% from baseline compared to placebo achieved by people treated with VX-770; mean absolute improvement from baseline of approximately 10.5% compared to placebo; both measures through 24 and 48 weeks - - Significant improvements in all
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Toggle Summary Phase 3 Study of VX-770 in Children Ages 6 to 11 With a Specific Type of Cystic Fibrosis Showed Profound Improvements in Lung Function (FEV1) and Other Measures of Disease Through 24 Weeks
-Mean relative improvement in lung function of 17.4% and mean absolute improvement of 12.5% from baseline compared to placebo in children treated with VX-770- - No discontinuations due to adverse events through 24 weeks - -Vertex on track to submit regulatory applications for the approval of VX-770
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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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