A biomarker panel for IPF may identify RA patients at higher risk for ILD, supporting biological overlap between IPF and RA-ILD. The study involved over 2500 US veterans and showed strong associations ...

Pulmonary fibrosis—also known in technical terms as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)—is a rare but life-threatening ...

IPF is a chronic lung disease with fibrous tissue formation, leading to respiratory decline and poor prognosis, affecting mainly older adults. Diagnosis is challenging due to its exclusionary nature, ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease marked by gradual scarring, limiting lung function. The exact cause is unknown, but it combines genetic and environmental factors.

LA JOLLA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 1, 2023 / Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a serious chronic lung disease characterized by the thickening and stiffening of the lung tissue surrounding the ...

The news of Diane Ladd’s death at 89 has brought attention to a rare but serious lung condition. The legendary actress, known for her roles in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Wild at Heart, passed ...

Deupirfenidone 825 mg TID showed an 80.9% reduction in lung function decline rate at 26 weeks vs. placebo in IPF patients. Both deupirfenidone doses were well-tolerated, with similar GI-related ...

SAN DIEGO -- Two novel drugs improved lung function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a pair of phase IIa trials, researchers reported here. In an open-label, single-arm trial of 46 patients ...

Researchers at Tulane University have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people ...

Project Leader: Steven Duncan, M.D. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a morbid fibroproliferative lung disease of older adults that causes progressive dyspnea and hypoxemia. Current treatments ...

Dose-ranging trial evaluated deupirfenidone 550 mg three times a day (TID) (approximately equivalent exposure to pirfenidone 801 mg TID 1) and deupirfenidone 825 mg TID and successfully demonstrated ...