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Editorial
. 2013 Mar 1;22(127):3-5.
doi: 10.1183/09059180.00008112.

Personalised medicine for cystic fibrosis: treating the basic defect

J Stuart Elborn
Editorial

Personalised medicine for cystic fibrosis: treating the basic defect

J Stuart Elborn. Eur Respir Rev. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Statement of Interest

J.S. Elborn has received fees for consultancy and speaking from Vertex. He received payment as a grant for three clinical trials (€50,000).

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The spectrum of therapeutic care: from empirical medicine to personalised medicine. PPI: proton pump inhibitor; SSRI: serotonin reuptake inhibitor; NSAID: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Schematic illustration of how the introduction of novel cystic fibrosis (CF) therapies influenced patient survival over the decades. HTS: high throughput screening; AZLI: aztreonam for inhalation solution; TIP: tobramycin inhalation solution.
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