Antifibrotic therapy for fibrotic lung disease beyond idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Two antifibrotic medications (nintedanib and pirfenidone) were recommended (conditionally) for the treatment of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the 2015 IPF evidence-based guidelines. These medications have been shown to reduce the rate of decline in forced vital capacity among...

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Main Authors: Bridget F. Collins, Ganesh Raghu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2019-10-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/28/153/190022.full