Blood Krebs von den Lungen-6 levels predict treatment response to antifibrotic therapy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Background Antifibrotic therapy can slow disease progression (DP) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, the prognostic biomarkers for DP in patients with IPF receiving antifibrotic therapy have not been identified. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic effi...

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Main Authors: Myeong Geun Choi, Sun Mi Choi, Jae Ha Lee, Joong-Yub Kim, Jin Woo Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02273-6