Future therapies for cystic fibrosis

Allen, Lucy, Allen, Lorna, Carr, Siobhan B., Davies, Gwyneth, Downey, Damian, Egan, Marie, Forton, Julian T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0580-0432, Gray, Robert, Haworth, Charles, Horsley, Alexander, Smyth, Alan R., Southern, Kevin W. and Davies, Jane C. 2023. Future therapies for cystic fibrosis. Nature Communications 14 (1) , 693. 10.1038/s41467-023-36244-2

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Abstract

We are currently witnessing transformative change for people with cystic fibrosis with the introduction of small molecule, mutation-specific drugs capable of restoring function of the defective protein, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). However, despite being a single gene disorder, there are multiple cystic fibrosis-causing genetic variants; mutation-specific drugs are not suitable for all genetic variants and also do not correct all the multisystem clinical manifestations of the disease. For many, there will remain a need for improved treatments. Those patients with gene variants responsive to CFTR modulators may have found these therapies to be transformational; research is now focusing on safely reducing the burden of symptom-directed treatment. However, modulators are not available in all parts of the globe, an issue which is further widening existing health inequalities. For patients who are not suitable for- or do not have access to- modulator drugs, alternative approaches are progressing through the trials pipeline. There will be challenges encountered in design and implementation of these trials, for which the established global CF infrastructure is a major advantage. Here, the Cystic Fibrosis National Research Strategy Group of the UK NIHR Respiratory Translational Research Collaboration looks to the future of cystic fibrosis therapies and consider priorities for future research and development.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, Type: open-access
Publisher:	Nature Research
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 February 2023
Date of Acceptance:	20 January 2023
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 20:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/156601

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