Summaries of scientific publications
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MUCOID PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA AND REGIONAL INFLAMMATION IN THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS LUNG
Authors: Sankalp Malhotra a,b, Don Hayes, Jr b,c,d, Daniel J. Wozniak a,b,e Affiliations: a Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA b The Ohio […]
SPEEDING UP ACCESS TO NEW DRUGS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY
Authors: On behalf of the European CF Society (ECFS) Strategic Planning Task Force on ‘Speeding up access to new drugs for CF’: Margarida Amaral6, Kris de Boeck7, Jane C Davies1, […]
THERANOSTICS BY TESTING CFTR MODULATORS IN PATIENT-DERIVED MATERIALS: THE CURRENT STATUS AND A PROPOSAL FOR SUBJECTS WITH RARE CFTR MUTATIONS
Authors: Margarida Amaral1, Kris De Boeck2 On behalf of the ECFS Strategic Planning Task Force on ‘Speeding up access to new drugs for CF’: Margarida Amaral1, Kris De Boeck2, Jane […]
LIKELIHOOD-BASED ANALYSIS OF OUTCOME-DEPENDENT SAMPLING DESIGNS WITH LONGITUDINAL DATA
Authors: Zelnick LR, Schildcrout JS, Heagerty PJ What was your research question? Identifying new biomarkers is important to the CF research community, and it is natural to use already […]
INHALED ANTIBIOTIC USE IS ASSOCIATED WITH SCEDOSPORIUM/LOMENTOSPORA SPECIES ISOLATION IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Hong G, Lechtzin N, Hadjiliadis D, Kawut S What was your research question? We wanted to better understand what factors may be contributing to the rise of fungal […]
A SEMIPARAMETRIC APPROACH TO ESTIMATE RAPID LUNG FUNCTION DECLINE IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: RD Szczesniak, GL McPhail, LL Duan, M Macaluso, RS Amin, JP Clancy What was your research question? We wanted to understand how calculating the timing and degree of […]
RATE OF UPTAKE OF IVACAFTOR USE AFTER U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL AMONG PATIENTS ENROLLED IN THE U.S. CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION PATIENT REGISTRY
Authors: Sawicki GS, Dasenbrook E, Fink AK, Schechter MS What was your research question? We wanted to examine the rate of uptake and patterns of documented ivacaftor use among […]
DO CURRENT CLINICAL TRIALS IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS MATCH THE PRIORITIES OF PATIENTS AND CLINICIANS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Izabella S Kalaitzis, Nicola J Rowbotham, Sherie J Smith, Alan R Smyth Affiliations: Evidence Based Child Health Group, University of Nottingham, UK What was your research question? Do […]
NON-FASTING BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
Authors: F.M. Hollander-Kraaijeveld1, Y. Lindeman2, N.M. de Roos2, M. Burghard3, E.A. van de Graaf4, H.G.M. Heijerman4 Affiliations: 1Division of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, Department of Dietetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, […]
SUPERSONIC SHEAR-WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY AND APRI FOR THE DETECTION AND STAGING OF LIVER DISEASE IN PAEDIATRIC CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Diego A. Calvopina1,2*, Charlton Noble3*, Anna Weis1,2, Gunter F. Hartel4, Louise E. Ramm1, Fariha Balouch3, Manuel A. Fernandez-Rojo2,5, Miranda A. Coleman1, Peter J. Lewindon2,3 and Grant A. Ramm1,2Ŧ Affiliations: […]
BLOOD BIOMARKERS TO PREDICT SHORT-TERM PULMONARY EXACERBATION RISK IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CF: A PILOT STUDY
Authors: Amrit Singh1,2,3, Mary He3, Virginia Chen2,3, Zsuzsanna Hollander2,3, Scott J. Tebbutt2,3,4, Raymond T. Ng2,3, Bruce M. McManus1,2,3, Don D. Sin2,3,4, Felix Ratjen5, Bradley S. Quon2,3,4. Affiliations: 1Department of Pathology […]
GLPG1837, A CFTR POTENTIATOR, IN p.Gly551Asp (G551D)-CF PATIENTS: AN OPEN-LABEL, SINGLE-ARM, PHASE 2a STUDY (SAPHIRA1)
Authors: Jane C Daviesa, Olivier Van de Steenb, Silke van Koningsbruggen-Rietschelc, Pavel Drevinekd, Nico Derichse, Edward F McKonef, Desirée Kantersb, Lisa Allamasseyb, Florence Namourg, Herman de Kockb, Katja Conrathb Affiliations: […]
ABNORMAL PRO-GLY-PRO PATHWAY AND AIRWAY NEUTROPHILIA IN PEDIATRIC CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Andrew R. Turnbull1,2, Chloe J. Pyle3, Dhiren F. Patel3, Patricia L. Jackson4,5, Tom N. Hilliard1,2, Nicolas Regamey6, Hui-Leng Tan2, Sarah Brown2,3, Rebecca Thursfield7, Christopher Short1, Megan McFie3, Eric W.F.W. […]
PRECISION MEDICINE IN ACTION: THE IMPACT OF IVACAFTOR ON CYSTIC FIBROSIS-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS
Authors: Feng LB, Grosse SD, Green RF, Fink AK, Sawicki GS What was your research question? We wanted to assess the impact of the drug ivacaftor (brand name Kalydeco) […]
CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN U.S. INFANTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS FROM 2001 TO 2012
Authors: Hoch H, Sontag MK, Scarbro S, Juarez-Colunga E, McLean C, Kempe A, Sagel SD What was your research question? How have clinical outcomes for children with cystic fibrosis […]
VARIATION IN LUNG FUNCTION AND NUTRITIONAL DECLINE IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS BY GENOTYPE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CANADIAN CYSTIC FIBROSIS REGISTRY
Authors: Garvin J. Leung1, Ting J. Cho2, Thomas Kovesi1,2,3, Jemila S. Hamid1,2, Dhenuka Radhakrishnan*1,2,3 Affiliations: 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada 2 Children’s Hospital […]
DISEASE PROGRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS TREATED WITH IVACAFTOR: DATA FROM NATIONAL US AND UK REGISTRIES
Authors: Nataliya Volkovaa, Kristin Moya, Jennifer Evansb, Daniel Campbella, Simon Tiana, Christopher Simarda, Mark Higginsc, Michael W. Konstand, Gregory S. Sawickie, Alexander Elbertf, Susan C. Charmang, Bruce C. Marshallf, Diana […]
ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ELUFORSEN IS SAFE AND IMPROVES RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN F508DEL CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Pavel Drevineka, Tacjana Presslerb, Marco Cipollic,d, Kris De Boecke, Carsten Schwarzf, Florilene Bouissetg,h, Marie Boffg, Noreen Henigi,j, Nicolas Paquette-Lamontagnei,k, Sonya Montgomeryi,l, Jaakko Perquini, Nigel Tomkinsoni, Wilhelmina den Hollanderi, and […]
DISSOCATION OF SYSTEMIC AND MUCOSAL AUTOIMMUNITY IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Theprungsirikul, Ja, Skopelja-Gardner, Sa, Meagher, R. Ea, Clancy, J. Pb, Zemanick, E.Tc, Ashare, Aa,e, Rigby, W. F. Ca, d Affiliations: aDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine […]
SURVIVAL COMPARISON OF PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES: A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY
Authors: Stephenson AL, Sykes J, Stanojevic S, Quon BS, Marshall BC, Petren K, Ostrenga J, Fink AK, Elbert A, Goss CH. What was your research question? In 2011, the […]
CHARACTERIZATION OF MISSING DATA IN CLINICAL REGISTRY STUDIES
Authors: Mendelsohn AB, Dreyer NA, Mattox PW, Su Z, Swenson A, Li R, Turner JR, Velentgas P. What was your research question? The primary objective of this study was […]
SEASON IS ASSOCIATED WITH PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA ACQUISITION IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Psoter KJ, DeRoos AJ, Wakefield J, Mayer J, Rosenfeld M. What was your research question? The objectives of this study were to: (i) evaluate the seasonal acquisition of […]
OUTCOMES OF INFANTS WITH INDETERMINATE DIAGNOSIS DETECTED BY CYSTIC FIBROSIS NEWBORN SCREENING
Authors: Ren CL, Fink AK, Petren K, Borowitz DS, McColley SA, Sanders DB, Rosenfeld M, Marshall BC. What was your research question? The goal of this study was to […]
DISPARITIES IN MORTALITY OF HISPANIC CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES: A NATIONAL AND REGIONAL COHORT STUDY
Authors: Rho J, Ahn C, Gao A, Sawicki G, Keller A, Jain R. What was your research question? Is there a difference in survival rates in Hispanic people with […]
EARLY LIFE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY FUNCTION AT AGE 6 YEARS
Authors: Sanders DB, Fink A, Mayer-Hamblett N, Schechter M, Sawicki GS, Rosenfeld M, Flume PA, Morgan WJ. What was your research question? Is there a link between the severity […]
THE USE OF ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING IN PEDIATRIC CYSTIC FIBROSIS PULMONARY EXACERBATIONS
Authors: Jonathan D. Cogen1, Kathryn B. Whitlock2, Ronald L. Gibson1, Lucas R. Hoffman1, Donald R. VanDevanter3 Affiliations: 1Division of Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, […]
PILOT STUDY TO TEST INHALED NITRIC OXIDE IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS LUNG INFECTION
Authors: Lea Bentura,b, Michal Gura,b, Moshe Ashkenazic,g, Galit Livnat-Levanond, Mark Mizrahie, Asher Tale, Abdi Ghaffarie, Yuval Geffenf, Micha Aviramg, Ori Efratic,h Affiliations: a Pediatric Pulmonary Institute and CF Center, Ruth […]
SWATH LABEL-FREE PROTEOMICS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH
Authors: Clarissa Braccia1,4, Valeria Tomati2, Emanuela Caci2, Nicoletta Pedemonte2 and Andrea Armirotti3 Affiliations: 1D3Pharmachemistry, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy; 2U.O.C. Genetica Medica, IRCCS Istituto […]
ALIGNING PATIENTS’ NEEDS TOWARDS A COMPREHENSIVE CF RESEARCH PROGRAM
Authors: Jacquelien J. Noordhoek a, Vincent A.M. Gulmans a, Harry G.M. Heijerman b, Cornelis K. van der Ent b Affiliations: a Dutch Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (NCFS) b University Medical Center […]
METHYLOMIC CORRELATES OF AUTOPHAGY ACTIVITY IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Kyle Caution1,8, Alexander Pan2,8, Kathrin Krause1,8, Asmaa Badr1,8, Kaitlin Hamilton1,8, Anup Vaidya1,8, Hawin Gosu1,8, Kylene Daily1,8, Shady Estfanous1,8, Mikhail A. Gavrilin5,8, Mark E. Drew1,8, Estelle Cormet-Boyaka3,8, Xi Chen3,8, David […]
ASSESSMENT OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IS REPRODUCIBLE IN PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Cassandra C. Derella1,2, Nichole Lee2, Reva Crandall3, Marsha Blackburn2, Jacob Looney2, Amie Mangieri2, Paula Rodriguez-Miguelez4, Matthew A. Tucker2, Ryan A. Harris1,2,5 Affiliations: 1Department of Physiology, Augusta University, Augusta GA […]
THE EFFECTS OF CYCLED INHALED AZTREONAM ON THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) LUNG MICROBIOME
Authors: Alya A. Heirali1; Nicole Acosta1; Douglas G. Storey1,2; Matthew L. Workentine3; Ranjani Somayaji1,4; Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe5,6, Winnie Leung7; Bradley S. Quon8; Yves Berthiaum9; Harvey R. Rabin1,4; Barbara J. Waddell1, Laura […]
DEPLETION OF BAFF CYTOKINE EXACERBATES INFECTION IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INFECTED MICE
Authors: Dušan Garić1,4, Shao Tao2,4,Eisha Ahmed2,4, Mina Youssef1,4, Cynthia Kanagaratham1, 3, 4,Juhi Shah5, Bruce Mazer2, 4 and Danuta Radzioch1, 4 Affiliations: 1Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; […]
MEASURING RECOVERY IN HEALT-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE DURING AND AFTER PULMONARY EXACERBATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Patrick A. Flume,a Ellison D. Suthoff,b Mark Kosinski,c Gautham Marigowda,d Alexandra L. Quittnere Affiliations: aMedical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, 812-CSB, Charleston, SC 29425 USA; bFormerly […]
STUDY OF 109 ACHROMOBACTER SPP. ISOLATES FROM 9 FRENCH CF CENTRES REVEALS THE CIRCULATION OF A MULTIRESISTANT CLONE OF A. XYLOSOXIDANS BELONGING TO ST 137
Authors: Lucie Amoureux1,2, Juliette Sauge1, Benoit Sarret1, Matthieu Lhoumeau1, Audrey Bajard1, Jennifer Tetu1, Julien Bador1,2, Catherine Neuwirth1,2; MucoMicrobes group3 Affiliations: 1Department of Bacteriology, University Hospital of Dijon, BP 37013, 21070 […]
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH CLINICAL OUTCOME MEASURES IN ADULTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS, A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: James Shelley1, Lynne M Boddy1, Zoe R Knowles1, Claire E Stewart1, & Ellen A Dawson1. Affiliations: 1Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 […]
CIRRHOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED SURVIVAL AND A 10-YEAR LOWER MEDIAN AGE AT DEATH OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Authors: Pals, FH1, Verkade HJ1, Gulmans VAM2, de Koning BAE3, Koot BGP4, de Meij TGJ5, Hendriks DM6, Gierenz N7, Vreugdenhil ACE8, Houwen RHJ9, Bodewes FAJA1 Affiliations: 1The University Medical Center […]
CT EVALUATION OF HYPERATTENUATING MUCUS TO DIAGNOSE ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS IN THE SPECIAL CONDITION OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: John Refait1, Julie Macey1,2,3, Stephanie Bui1, Michaël Fayon1,2,3, Patrick Berger1,2,3, Laurence Delhaes1,2,3, François Laurent1,2,3, Gaël Dournes1,2,3 Affiliations: 1CHU de Bordeaux, Service d’Imagerie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Service des Maladies Respiratoires, […]
ASSESSMENT OF STABILITY AND FLUCTUATIONS OF CULTURED LOWER AIRWAY BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN PEOPLE WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Laura J. Sherrarda,1, Gisli G. Einarssonb,1, Elinor Johnstonb, Katherine O’Neillb, Leanne McIlreaveyb, Stephanie J. McGratha, Deirdre F. Gilpina, Damian G. Downeyb,c, Alastair Reidc, Noel G. McElvaneyd, Richard C. Bouchere, […]
3D PRINTING AND THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS LUNG
Authors: Alicia A Mirza, Terry E Robinson, Kyle Gifford, Haiwei Henry Guo Affiliations: Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford What was your research question? Can 3D printing technology […]
THE IMPACT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS-RELATED DIABETES ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
Authors: Eugenie Kwonga, Sameer Desaia, Louise Chongb, Kathleen Leea, Jie Zhenga, Pearce G. Wilcoxa,c, Bradley S. Quona,c Affiliations: aDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, […]
IMPACT OF A PROGRAM ENSURING CONSISTENT RESPONSE TO ACUTE DROPS IN LUNG FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Michael S. Schechter, H. Joel Schmidt, Ron Williams, Robert Norton, Deanna Taylor, Andrea Molzhon Affiliations: Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University 1000 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA […]
INTERLEUKIN-1 IS ASSOCIATED WITH INFLAMMATION AND STRUCTURAL LUNG DISEASE IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: Samuel T. Montgomery1, A. Susanne Dittrich2,3, Luke W. Garratt4, Lidija Turkovic4, Dario L. Frey2,3, Stephen M. Stick1,4,5,6, Marcus A. Mall2,7,8, Anthony Kicic1,4,5,6,9, & AREST CF1,5,10,11. Affiliations: 1School of Paediatrics […]
AGTR2 ABSENCE OR ANTAGONISM PREVENTS CYSTIC FIBROSIS PULMONARY MANIFESTATIONS
Authors: Rebecca J. Darrah1,2, Frank J. Jacono3,4, Neha Joshi5, Anna L. Mitchell2, Abdus Sattar6, Cara K. Campanaro3, Paul Litman1, Jennifer Frey2, David E. Nethery4, Eric S. Barbato1, Craig A. Hodges2,5, […]
ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENT OF MEMBRANE CHOLESTEROL CORRELATES WITH CFTR FUNCTION AND IS HDAC6-DEPENDENT
Authors: Binyu Lu1, Li Li Molly Schneider2, Craig A. Hodges2, James A. Burgess3, and Thomas J. Kelley1,2 Affiliations: 1Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University 2Department of Pediatrics, Case Western […]
ESTABLISHMENT OF A F508DEL-CF PROMYELOCYTIC CELL LINE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH AND DRUG SCREENING
Authors: Scott Jennings, Hong Pong Ng and Guoshun Wang Affiliations: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA What was […]
A SPECIALIZED METHOD OF SPUTUM COLLECTION AND PROCESSING FOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Authors: McElvaney OJ, Gunaratnam C, Reeves EP, McElvaney NG. Affiliations: Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. What was your […]
EMERGENCE OF LIVESTOCK-ASSOCIATED MRSA ISOLATED FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS: RESULTS OF A BELGIAN NATIONAL SURVEY
Authors: M. Dodémont1, M. A. Argudín1, J. Willekens2, E. Vanderhelst2, D. Pierard3, V.Y. Miendje Deyi4, L. Hanssens5, H. Franckx6, P. Schelstraete7, I. Leroux-Roels8, C. Nonhoff1, A. Deplano1, C. Knoop9, A. […]
PREVALENCE OF HYPOGLYCEMIA DURING ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TESTING IN ADULTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND RISK OF DEVELOPING CYSTIC FIBROSIS-RELATED DIABETES
Authors: Lisa A Mannik1, Kristy A Chang1, Pascalyn QK Annoh1, Jenna Sykes1, Julie Gilmour1, Ronalee Robert1, Anne L Stephenson1,2,3 Affiliations: 1Department of Respirology, St. Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, […]
RESCUE OF CFTR NBD2 MUTANTS N1303K AND S1235R IS INFLUENCED BY THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AUTOPHAGOSOME
Authors: Qiangni Liu, Inna Sabirzhanova, Murali K. Yanda, Emily A.S. Bergbower, Clément Boinot, William B. Guggino, Liudmila Cebotaru Affiliations: Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA […]