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ArticlePediatric pulmonology2022

Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor improves exercise capacity in adolescents with cystic fibrosis.

Adam J Causer, Janis K Shute, Michael H Cummings, Anthony I Shepherd, Samuel R Wallbanks, Richard M Pulsford, Victoria Bright, Gary Connett, Zoe L Saynor

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Article in Pediatric pulmonology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The 2025 European Cystic Fibrosis Society position statement on physical activity assessment in cystic fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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  8. Nasal Epithelium Transcriptomics Predict Clinical Response to Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2024
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  13. Guidance and standard operating procedures for functional exercise testing in cystic fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023
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  16. Evolving Nutritional Needs in Cystic Fibrosis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Adam J CauserSchool of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Janis K ShuteSchool of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Michael H CummingsDepartment of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
Anthony I ShepherdSchool of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Samuel R WallbanksSchool of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Richard M PulsfordSport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Science, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Victoria BrightCystic Fibrosis Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Gary ConnettCystic Fibrosis Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
Zoe L SaynorSchool of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0674-8477
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Portsmouth · GBQueen Alexandra Hospital · GBUniversity of Exeter · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveElexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor is a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator with the potential to improve exercise capacity. This case series of three adolescents with CF aimed to investigate whether 6 weeks treatment with Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor could improve exercise capacity in CFTR modulator naive adolescents with CF.

methodsThree adolescents (14.0 ± 1.4 years) with CF (FEV

resultsClinically meaningful improvements in

conclusionIn this case series, we have observed, for the first time, improvements in exercise capacity following 6 weeks of treatment with Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor. Improvements were greatest in the presence of more severe CF lung disease and lower aerobic fitness at baseline. The mechanism(s) responsible for these changes warrant further investigation in larger trials.

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Cystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorAdolescentAminophenolsBenzodioxolesChloride Channel AgonistsDrug CombinationsExercise ToleranceHumansIndolesMutationOxygenPyrazolesPyridinesPyrrolidinesQuinolonesAminophenolsBenzodioxolesChloride Channel AgonistsCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDrug CombinationselexacaftorIndolesivacaftorOxygenPyrazolesPyridinesPyrrolidinesQuinolonestezacaftorcardiorespiratory fitnessCFTR modulator therapycystic fibrosis-transmembrane conductance regulatorelexacaftor-tezacaftor-Iacaftorpeak oxygen uptakerespiratory disease

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PMID35851858
PMCPMC9795914
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