Serum concentrations of KL-6 in patients with IPF and lung cancer and serial measurements of KL-6 in IPF patients treated with antifibrotic therapy

. d'Alessandro (Siena, Italy), L. Bergantini (Siena, Italy), P. Cameli (Siena, Italy), M. Pieroni (Siena, Italy), R. Refini (Siena, Italy), P. Sestini (Siena, Italy), E. Bargagli (Siena, Italy)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Biomarkers and e-health in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Session: Biomarkers and e-health in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Session type: E-poster
Number: 385

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