Safety and efficacy of pirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in clinical practice.

Okuda, Ryo; Hagiwara, Eri; Baba, Tomohisa; Kitamura, Hideya; Kato, Terufumi; Ogura, Takashi

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2013.06.011

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Safety and efficacy of pirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in clinical practice.

Author(s): Ryo Okuda ¹ , Eri Hagiwara , Tomohisa Baba , Hideya Kitamura , Terufumi Kato , Takashi Ogura

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2013

Journal: Respiratory medicine

Keywords: Diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, Forced vital capacity, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Interstitial pneumonia, Lung function test, Pirfenidone

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Previous pirfenidone trials have only involved patients with mild-to-moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of pirfenidone in patients with mild-to-severe IPF in clinical practice.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Respir Med

Title: Respiratory medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-3064

ISSN (Print): 0954-6111

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2013

Volume: 107

Issue: 9

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[1 ] Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 6-16-1 Tomioka-higashi, Kanazawa-ku, 236-0051 Yokohama, Japan. b980013@yahoo.co.jp

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Publisher Item ID: S0954-6111(13)00223-0

DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.06.011

PubMed ID: 23849626

SO-VID: 71fbc286-9117-4462-8ecd-346016c0f4c4

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Keywords: Diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide,Forced vital capacity,Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,Interstitial pneumonia,Lung function test,Pirfenidone

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Keywords: Diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, Forced vital capacity, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Interstitial pneumonia, Lung function test, Pirfenidone

Safety and efficacy of pirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in clinical practice.

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