Pulmonary Fibrosis

Steven Nathan, MD, continues a discussion surrounding the patient journey in through IPF treatment.

Dr Nathan highlights the role of PDE4B inhibitors in IPF management.

Steven Nathan, MD, discusses breakthrough treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

While both drugs slowed down lung function decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), they were also linked to more deaths and increased incidence of acute exacerbation of IPF in real-world settings.

Patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) who began supplemental oxygen therapy had triple the per patient per month ILD-related health care costs compared with those who did not.

Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can both significantly impact pulmonary health, highlighting the need for early detection and intervention.

The annual number of publications on macrophages and pulmonary fibrosis jumped during 2017 and 2020, with signs pointing to more focus on research in these fields.

Research highlighted the pivotal role of P2RX7 in driving inflammatory and fibrotic processes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

However, registry data also showed no significant difference in transplant-free survival and time to pulmonary function decline between patients receiving antifibrotics vs placebo.

More than 100 therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are being developed across the globe.

The proof-of-concept study also identified key metabolites that correlated with pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis and disease progression.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other interstitial lung diseases are more significantly associated with poor 30-day outcomes from COVID-19 compared with asthma.

Dr Paul Noble comments on the role lung transplants play in ILD treatment.

Drs Noble and Highland explain the typical treatment goals physicians aim for when looking at ILD therapy options.

Researchers found that patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are at increased risk of developing several forms of cancer compared with the general population.

In the last 3 months of life, health care costs were significantly lower for patients receiving multidisciplinary collaborative care than for patients receiving specialized care or nonspecialized care. The differences in costs were primarily driven by differences in hospitalizations and emergency department visits.

The study sought to determine whether patient-reported outcomes are linked with death beyond clinical risk factors in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Researchers compared the cost-effectiveness of ninetedanib to pirfenidone for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and found nintedanib to be more cost-saving than pirfenidone, according to study findings.

Researchers highlight new therapeutic attempts and potential future approaches to treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic, fibrosing idiopathic interstitial lung disease.

In a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Annual Meeting, held in Dallas, Texas on May 17-22, 2019, researchers investigated visit-to-visit variability in the forced vital capacity (FVC) of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

During the American Thoracic Society’s Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, taking place May 17-22, 2019, researchers will present findings from a study investigating pirfenidone (Esbriet) in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a real-world setting.