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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2006 Financial Results
–– Company on Track to Achieve Clinical, Research and Corporate Objectives ––
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Apr 30, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. "In 2007, a major goal for Vertex is to build the product profile of the investigational hepatitis C protease
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Business and Clinical Progress
<i>-HCV: Rolling submission of New Drug Application for telaprevir expected to begin in summer of 2010; first Phase 3 SVR data expected in second quarter 2010 from ADVANCE trial-</i> <br /> <i>-CF: STRIVE, ENVISION and DISCOVER trials dosing patients as part of Phase 3 registration program for VX-770; data expected in first half of 2011-</i> <br /> <i>-Pipeline: Multiple ongoing or planned proof-of-concept clinical trials with compounds for rheumatoid arthritis and epilepsy and with novel combination regimens for HCV and CF-</i> <br /> <i>-Financial: Vertex ends first quarter with cash position of approximately $1.1 billion-</i> <br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Financial Results and Full Year 2005 Guidance
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Financial Results and Full Year 2005 Guidance Cambridge, MA, February 9, 2005 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2004.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Full Year 2003 Financial Results and Reviews Strategy for 2004
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Full Year 2003 Financial Results and Reviews Strategy for 2004 Cambridge, MA, February 11, 2004 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2003.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Results from First-in-Human Study for VX-950, an Investigational Oral Protease Inhibitor for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-Encouraging Results Support Initiation of Phase Ib Clinical Study-
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Progress in Development of Investigational HCV Drug Telaprevir and Provides Business Update
- Formal European scientific advice obtained for telaprevir development program - - Meeting scheduled with FDA for January 2008 on Phase 3 trial design and recent data - - Next-generation HCV protease inhibitor and two investigational compounds for cystic fibrosis in clinical development -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2004 Financial Results and Provides Clinical Update
--Company on Track to Achieve 2004 Milestones--
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results Cambridge, MA, July 27, 2005 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2005. “Vertex’s progress in the second quarter of 2005 was
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results
- VX-950 Global Phase 2b Clinical Development Plan On Track -<br> - Collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceutica, a Johnson &amp; Johnson Company, Adds Important Strengths<br> and Development Capabilities for VX-950 -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Provides Development Pipeline Update
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jul 24, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, and the Company provided a pipeline update. "Vertex achieved its major development pipeline milestones in the first
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Clinical Progress and Business Development Activity
<i>- Telaprevir Phase 3 registration program in hepatitis C on track; NDA submission anticipated in second half of 2010 -</i><br /><i>- Vertex advancing two drug candidates aimed at the underlying disease mechanism of the orphan disorder cystic fibrosis -</i><br /><i>- Vertex ends second quarter with $754 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; Vertex will add to this position with $105 million of cash through an amended agreement with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation -</i><br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Business and Clinical Progress
<i>-Hepatitis C: Rolling submission of New Drug Application underway; data from second pivotal Phase 3 trial - REALIZE - expected in the third quarter of 2010-</i> <br /> <i>-Cystic Fibrosis: Phase 3 registration program for VX-770 fully enrolled; data expected in first half of 2011-</i> <br /> <i>-Financial: Vertex ends second quarter with cash position of approximately $980 million-</i> <br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports that Oral Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor, VX-950, Dramatically Reduces Viral Levels in Phase Ib Clinical Study
-- Five Patients on 14-day Clinical Study Achieve Plasma Levels Below Limit of Quantitation --
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports that VX-950, an Investigational Oral Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor, Displays Potent Antiviral Activity in Early Clinical Study
- Presentation of Study Results Planned at DDW -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2001 Financial Results
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2001 Financial Results Cambridge, MA, October 24, 2001 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) reported consolidated financial results today for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2004 Financial Results and Provides Clinical Update
Company continues to achieve its financial and pipeline goals
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results
- VX-950 Phase Ib Combination Study Initiated -<BR> - Target Enrollment in VX-702 Phase II Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Achieved -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results
- Company Reiterates Anticipated Timeline of Clinical Milestones -
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Provides Development Pipeline Update
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Provides Development Pipeline Update Important telaprevir data to be presented at AASLD – Additional compounds for HCV and Cystic Fibrosis scheduled to enter development – Cambridge, MA, October 29, 2007 — Vertex
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Business and Clinical Progress
<i>-Phase 3 registration programs in hepatitis C and cystic fibrosis on track-</i><br /><i>-Vertex to present telaprevir SVR data from Study C208 at AASLD meeting this week-</i><br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Highlights Progress in Hepatitis C and Cystic Fibrosis Development Programs
<i>-Hepatitis C:</i> <i>New Drug Application submission for telaprevir on track for fourth quarter 2010-</i> <br /> <i>-Cystic Fibrosis:</i> <i>Phase 3 registration program ongoing for VX-770-</i> <br /> <i>-Pipeline:</i> <i>Ongoing proof-of-concept clinical trials in hepatitis C, cystic fibrosis, epilepsy and rheumatoid arthritis-</i> <br /> <i>-Financial:</i> <i>Company ends third quarter with a cash position of $1.2 billion-</i> <br />
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews 2008 Business Priorities and Reports 2007 Financial Results
-- Focused on first-to-market opportunity with HCV protease<br> inhibitor telaprevir --<br><br> -- Additional drug candidates directed at HCV, cystic fibrosis and<br> immune-mediated diseases--
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews Clinical Advancements and Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
--Telaprevir data in HCV patients who failed current therapies to<br> be presented at EASL--<br><br> --Pharmacokinetic analyses in HCV patients show potential for<br> twice-daily dosing of telaprevir--<br><br> --VX-770 for cystic fibrosis to advance based on positive results<br> reported in March 2008--
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews First Quarter Business Progress and Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
<i>- Telaprevir registration program on track; VCH-222 enters multi-dose, 3-day viral kinetic study -</i><i>- VX-770 will start registration program in CF patients with G551D mutation -</i><i>-Vertex ends first quarter with $869 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities-</i>
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Sells HIV Product Royalty Stream for $160 Million
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it has sold its rights to future royalties in Lexiva(R) and Agenerase(R) under its 1993 license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) in the field of HIV protease inhibitors
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Strengthens HCV Drug Development Portfolio, Adds Novel Polymerase Inhibitors to Shape New Combinations with Telaprevir
<i>- Vertex to acquire privately-held ViroChem Pharma in cash and stock transaction -</i><i>- Two HCV polymerase inhibitors, VCH-222 and VCH-759, have demonstrated significant antiviral activity in early clinical trials -</i><i>- First STAT-C combination trial with telaprevir planned for 2H 2009 start -</i>
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Begin Phase 3 Development of Telaprevir, Investigational Hepatitis C Protease Inhibitor
-- Primary Phase 3 trial will focus on studying 24-week telaprevir-based regimens -- Vertex plans concurrent second study to support registration -- Final data from both trials anticipated in mid- 2010
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Focus 2006 Clinical Development on Therapies for Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Inflammation and Cystic Fibrosis
Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Focus 2006 Clinical Development on Therapies for Hepatitis C Virus Infection, Inflammation and Cystic Fibrosis Cambridge, MA, October 4, 2005 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that it will concentrate its development investment in 2006 on
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Merrill Lynch Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Conference
-Company to Provide Financial Guidance for 2004-
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Present Data at EASL Suggesting Telaprevir's Potential for Use in a Broad Range of HCV Patients and Highlighting the Company's Expanded STAT-C Portfolio
<i>-PROVE 3 results to be presented at late breaker session on Saturday, April 25, 2009-</i><i>-Interim data from two Phase 2 studies of telaprevir indicate activity across multiple genotypes in treatment-naïve HCV patients-</i><i>-Early data from newly-acquired polymerase inhibitors suggest rapid, powerful antiviral activity with favorable safety and tolerability profile-</i>
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Receive $155 Million in Cash Related to Future Telaprevir Milestone Payments
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will receive $155 million in cash from two financial transactions. In the first transaction, Vertex will receive approximately $120 million in cash for the issuance of notes
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Start Phase 3 'REALIZE' Trial with Telaprevir in Treatment-Failure HCV Patients
First HCV protease inhibitor in pivotal trial for this difficult<br> to treat patient population<br><br> Trial to enroll all major treatment-failure patient groups,<br> including null responders, partial responders and relapsers<br><br> Two telaprevir registration programs to address significant unmet<br> need in treatment-naive and treatment-failure patients
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Webcast its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Webcast its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Cambridge, MA, May 5, 2005 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) will webcast its 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, May 11, 2005. Joshua Boger, Ph.D., Vertex's Chairman and Chief Executive
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals Updates Business Progress and Announces 2005 Product Development Goals at 23rd Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Updates Business Progress and Announces 2005 Product Development Goals at 23rd Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference Cambridge, MA, January 10, 2005 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today will review its 2004 achievements and will describe its 2005
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Toggle Summary Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Shareholders Approve Proxy Proposals at Annual Shareholders Meeting
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Shareholders Approve Proxy Proposals at Annual Shareholders Meeting Cambridge, MA, May 6, 2004 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today results of the voting at its 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents Data Demonstrating Significant Benefits of Long-Term Treatment With CFTR Modulators at the European Cystic Fibrosis Conference
-Interim results of largest real-world study of TRIKAFTA ® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) showed sustained improvement in lung function, reduction in pulmonary exacerbations frequency and lower rates of lung transplant and death for people with cystic fibrosis- - Twelve
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents Long-Term Data Demonstrating that ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) and KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) Show the Potential to Modify the Progression of CF
- 12 abstracts presented at 30 th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference highlight data from Vertex's CF program - ORLANDO, Fla. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the presentation of long-term data demonstrating that ORKAMBI ®
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents New Data from VX-880 Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial at the American Diabetes Association 82nd Scientific Sessions
–   Patient 1 showed blood glucose time-in-range change from 40.1% on 34.0 units per day of exogenous insulin at baseline to 99.9% and insulin independence at Day 270 – –   Patient 2 showed blood glucose time-in-range change from 35.9% on 25.9 units per day of exogenous insulin at baseline to 51.9%
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents New Phase 3 Data that Showed People with Hepatitis C Treated with Twice-Daily Telaprevir Achieved Viral Cure (SVR12) Rates Similar to Those Treated Three Times Daily
- New Phase 2 data showed approximately 3 of 4 people co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV achieved HCV viral cure (SVR24) with telaprevir combination treatment - BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that new data from a Phase 3
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents Positive VX-880 Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study in Type 1 Diabetes at the American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Sessions
–   All six patients treated with VX-880 engrafted islet cells, produced endogenous insulin (C-peptide) and had improved glycemic control while reducing or eliminating insulin use – –   The two patients with at least one year of follow-up met the criteria for the primary endpoint of elimination of
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Toggle Summary Vertex Presents Positive, Updated VX-880 Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study in Type 1 Diabetes at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes 59th Annual Meeting
- All patients treated with VX-880 in Parts A and B have follow-up data beyond Day 90 and have demonstrated islet cell engraftment and glucose-responsive insulin production - - All patients showed improvement across all measures of glucose control, including decreases in HbA1c, increases in blood
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Toggle Summary Vertex Promotes Dr. Peter Mueller to Global R&D Chief and Chief Science Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) today announced that Dr. Peter Mueller, Vertex's Executive Vice President, Drug Innovation and Realization and Chief Scientific Officer, will expand his leadership responsibilities to cover all of
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Toggle Summary Vertex Provides Pipeline and Business Updates in Advance of Upcoming Investor Meetings
BOSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2024-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced multiple program updates ahead of upcoming investor meetings in January, including the company’s scheduled webcast from the 42 nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January
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Toggle Summary Vertex Provides Update on Business and Financial Performance and Research and Development Programs
-Full-year 2016 product revenues of approximately $703 million for KALYDECO and $979 million for ORKAMBI; total 2016 CF product revenues of $1.68 billion compared to $983 million in 2015- -Company provides 2017 financial guidance for KALYDECO product revenues of $690 to $710 million and ORKAMBI
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Toggle Summary Vertex Provides Update on its Clinical Programs Targeting Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Phase 2 study of VX-814 in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency discontinued based upon safety and pharmacokinetic data - - Phase 2 study of VX-864 continues to enroll and dose patients; data expected in H1 2021 - - AATD research program continues to progress - BOSTON --(BUSINESS
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Toggle Summary Vertex Provides Update on Ongoing All-Oral Studies of VX-135 in Hepatitis C
-U.S. Study: FDA places partial clinical hold on ongoing Phase 2 U.S. study of VX-135, preventing evaluation of 200 mg dose following observation of elevated liver enzymes in patients receiving 400 mg of VX-135 in combination with ribavirin in Phase 2 study in Europe ; evaluation of 100 mg dose
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Toggle Summary Vertex Provides Update on Ongoing Phase 3 Program for VX-661 in Combination with Ivacaftor for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
-Results from Part A of Phase 3 study in people with a mutation that results in minimal cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein function do not support continuation of the study- -Enrollment complete in Phase 3 study in people with two copies of the F508del mutation-
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Toggle Summary Vertex Provides Update to Ongoing Phase 2 Study Evaluating Combinations of Telaprevir and VX-222 for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-Two-drug treatment arm of telaprevir and VX-222 alone discontinued- -Study continues with three arms, including all-oral combination of Vertex's lead protease and polymerase inhibitors with ribavirin- -Both of the four-drug treatment arms are fully enrolled; the majority of patients in these arms
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Toggle Summary Vertex Receives a Positive PBAC Recommendation for Reimbursement of ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to Treat Australians Ages Six and Over with Cystic Fibrosis and Two Copies of the F508del Mutation
- PBAC recommendation moves approximately 1,300 patients in Australia closer to access to lumacaftor/ivacaftor and Vertex is now working with the Australian Government to finalize a reimbursement agreement as soon as possible - LONDON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug.
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