Petition · past parliament
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.