Safety and efficacy of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis and F508del-gating and F508del-residual function genotypes: results from an open-label extension study

RATIONALE: In an 8-week, active-controlled, phase 3 study (445-104), elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ELX/TEZ/IVA) was shown to be efficacious and safe in participants ≥ 12 years of age with cystic fibrosis (CF) and F508del-gating (F/G) or F508del-residual function (F/RF) genotypes, conferring additional clinical benefits relative to IVA and TEZ/IVA. Participants who completed this 8-week parent study continued to an open-label extension. OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term safety and efficacy of ELX/TEZ/IVA in adolescents and adults with CF and F/G or F/RF genotypes. METHODS: This 2-part (Part A [96 weeks] and Part B [48 weeks]) phase 3 open-label extension study enrolled adolescents and adults age ≥ 12 years with CF and F/G or F/RF genotypes who completed study 445-104. Primary endpoint (Part A and Part B) was safety and tolerability. Secondary endpoints (Part A only) included absolute changes in percent predicted FEV1 (ppFEV1), sweat chloride concentration, CF Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R) respiratory domain score, and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: A total of 251 participants received ≥ 1 dose of ELX/TEZ/IVA in Part A; 217 (86.5%) completed treatment. In Part A, 96.0% of participants had ≥ 1 adverse event (AE), which for most were mild (32.3%) or moderate (55.0%) in severity. Thirteen participants (5.2%) discontinued due to treatment-emergent AEs. Participants who received ELX/TEZ/IVA in the parent study maintained improvements in ppFEV1, sweat chloride concentration, CFQ-R respiratory domain score, and BMI while participants who received IVA or TEZ/IVA (active controls) in parent study had similar improvements after transitioning to ELX/TEZ/IVA. Eighty-four participants (33.5%) entered Part B, 96.4% of whom discontinued due to commercial drug availability. In Part B, 62 participants (73.8%) had ≥ 1 AE, which for most were mild or moderate in severity and none of which led to discontinuation. CONCLUSIONS: ELX/TEZ/IVA remained generally safe and well-tolerated with no new safety findings. Improvements in lung function, CFTR function, respiratory symptoms, and nutritional status after starting ELX/TEZ/IVA were maintained through 96 weeks of follow-up. These results demonstrate the safety and durable efficacy of ELX/TEZ/IVA in adolescents and adults with F/G or F/RF genotypes.