Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2020
Vertex announces European Commission approval for Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as first and only CFTR modulator to treat eligible infants with cystic fibrosis as early as four months of age
5 November 2020 - Approval provides opportunity to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis earlier than ever before in Europe.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals today announced that the European Commission has granted approval of the label extension for Kalydeco (ivacaftor) granules to include the treatment of infants with cystic fibrosis ages 4 months and older and weighing at least 5 kg who have the R117H mutation or one of the following gating (class III) mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene: G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N, S1255P, S549N or S549R.
