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Provide Orkambi for Cystic Fibrosis patients in England.

Closed 2,460 signatures

What the petition asks

Orkambi (ivacaftor and lumacaftor) is a gene therapy based drug used to help treat CF for the most common gene (deltaF508). Use in Cystic patients can reduce lung function decline from 2.3% annually to 1.3% a significant improvement over the course of a cystics life.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37795460

Timeline

31 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
30 Apr 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,460
Status Closed
Opened 31 Oct 2016
Closed 30 Apr 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.