[HTML][HTML] Early effects of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor therapy on magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cystic fibrosis and advanced lung disease

L Macconi, V Galici, M Di Maurizio, E Rossi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
L Macconi, V Galici, M Di Maurizio, E Rossi, G Taccetti, V Terlizzi
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022mdpi.com
This is a prospective, observational study involving three Cystic Fibrosis (CF) adult patients,
evaluating the changes in chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) three months after the
start of elexacaftor/tezacaftor and ivacaftor therapy. MRI showed a drastic reduction in
mucus plugging and bronchial wall thickening, with an improvement in the diffusion-
weighted MRI score. Similarly, a marked improvement in spirometric parameters, nutritional
status, and sweat chloride was observed. Our preliminary data confirm that chest MRI could …
This is a prospective, observational study involving three Cystic Fibrosis (CF) adult patients, evaluating the changes in chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) three months after the start of elexacaftor/tezacaftor and ivacaftor therapy. MRI showed a drastic reduction in mucus plugging and bronchial wall thickening, with an improvement in the diffusion-weighted MRI score. Similarly, a marked improvement in spirometric parameters, nutritional status, and sweat chloride was observed. Our preliminary data confirm that chest MRI could be a useful tool to assess disease progression in CF patients on modulatory drug therapy.
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