This research study will test how well a new drug affects bronchiectasis or chronic bronchitis. The new drug, Ivacaftor (KALYDECO), is a drug that has recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients with a lung disease called Cystic Fibrosis (CF). It has not been approved for use in patients with bronchiectasis or chronic bronchitis.
The study is an open label study of orally-administered ivacaftor in subjects with chronic bronchitis and/or bronchiectasis. Subjects will be administered the study drug ivacaftor 150 mg twice daily (BID). The study drug is commercially available and will be purchased by the participant.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
of Ivacaftor (VX-770) for the Treatment of Chronic Bronchitis with CFTR Dysfunction
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
change in lung function
Time frame: 1 year
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