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How do you manage GI side effects related to CFTR modulator therapy?

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Pulmonology · Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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We have found that for most patients liver enzymes abnormalities are small and transient; however, for about 1% of patients there are severe elevations and these patients are much more difficult to manage, even after withdrawal, and tough to re-challenge; it is also not patients with severe liver di...

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Pulmonology · Emory Healthcare
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Described GI side effects of CFTR modulator therapy ranged from non-specific abdominal discomfort to abnormal liver function test with the incidence reported between 2-25%. Only a small percentage of patients with GI side effects required discontinuation of treatment with the incidence range between...

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