Highlights
- •We report 2 adolescents with CF who attempted suicide shortly after starting ETI.
- •Mental adverse effects of CFTR modulators were reported in previous studies.
- •Impact of chronic disease and the COVID-19 pandemic are likely contributing factors.
- •Providers should be vigilant of mental health issues in adolescent with CF on ETI.
- •Mental health screening should be performed regularly after initiation of ETI therapy.
Abstract
Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (ETI) is a recently approved cystic fibrosis (CF)
transmembrane conductance regulator modulator therapy that has shown promising clinical
and laboratory improvements on multiple organ systems in people with CF (pwCF). While
original clinical trials found little to no effect on depression and anxiety, many
post-marketing reports have suggested that ETI may be associated with adverse mental
health effects. Here we report on two pwCF with adverse mental health effects shortly
after starting ETI. Although many factors such as the burden of living with a chronic
disease or widespread effects of the Covid-19 pandemic may have contributed to these
events, similar reports have led to mounting concern that ETI may be the cause of
such events. Regular mental health screening before the initiation of ETI and monitoring
for signs and symptoms of mental diseases afterward should be a routine part of care,
given the gravity of possible outcomes.
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Publication history
Published online: February 07, 2023
Accepted:
January 28,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 20,
2023
Received:
August 24,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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