Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2024
Vertex announces European Commission approval for Kalydeco to treat infants with cystic fibrosis ages 1 month and older
26 April 2024 - Kalydeco is the first and only medicine approved in the EU in this age group to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for specific mutations in the CFTR gene.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals today announced that the European Commission has granted approval for the label expansion of Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of infants down to 1 month of age with cystic fibrosis who have one of the following mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene: R117H, G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N, S1255P, S549N or S549R.
