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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Felix Biotechnology today announced the initiation of CYPHY, a Phase 1/2 investigator-initiated single center trial at Yale University for targeted phage therapy YPT-01 in the treatment of chronic
P. aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis. This double-blind, placebo-controlled study (
NCT 04684641) will assess the safety and efficacy of YPT-01 added to standard antimicrobial therapy in 36 patients. CYPHY will also assess the ability of YPT-01 to reduce the virulence and antibiotic-resistance of
P. aeruginosa, improving patient outcomes and re-enabling use of traditional antibiotics against multi-drug resistant strains. The lead investigator for this study, Dr. Jon Koff, Associate Professor and Director of Yale's Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program, is supported by an academic grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.