Phage therapy offers new hope for children with cystic fibrosis


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In a major advancement for personalised medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) has launched a world-first clinical trial investigating the use of phage therapy to treat a chronic bacterial infection in children with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Twelve-year-old Abby, from Lightning Ridge in outback NSW, is the first patient to be enrolled in the trial, which will use... read more.

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