Benefit of treatment with pirfenidone (PFD) persists over time in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with limited lung function impairment

Paul Noble (Los Angeles, United States of America), Paul Noble, Carlo Albera, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler, Frank Gilberg, Ute Petzinger, Ulrich Costabel

Source: International Congress 2016 – IPF treatment I
Session: IPF treatment I
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1809
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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Paul Noble (Los Angeles, United States of America), Paul Noble, Carlo Albera, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler, Frank Gilberg, Ute Petzinger, Ulrich Costabel. Benefit of treatment with pirfenidone (PFD) persists over time in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with limited lung function impairment. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1809

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