New therapies pack a triple-drug punch to treat cystic fibrosis

The approach, still in clinical trials, might one day provide relief to many with the disease

patient breathing oxygen

TO BREATHE EASIER  In clinical trials, two triple-drug therapies improved lung function for cystic fibrosis patients who have the most common disease-causing mutation.

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For years, scientists have struggled to find a therapy that works for most cystic fibrosis sufferers.