Effect of pirfenidone in patients with more advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Effect of pirfenidone in patients with more advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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DOI:
10.1186/s12931-019-1021-2
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发表时间:
2019-03-12
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Noble, Paul W.
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作者:
Costabel, Ulrich;Albera, Carlo;Noble, Paul W.
Data from controlled clinical studies in patients with more advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) could inform clinical practice, but they are limited, since this sub-population is usually excluded from clinical trials. These exploratory post-hoc analyses of the open-label, long-term extension study RECAP (NCT00662038) aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of pirfenidone in patients with more advanced IPF. Patients were categorised according to the extent of lung function impairment at baseline: more advanced (percent predicted FVC