Pirfenidone plus inhaled N-acetylcysteine for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomised trial

Susumu Sakamoto, Kensuke Kataoka, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Motoyasu Kato, Masaki Okamoto, Hiroshi Mukae, Masashi Bando, Takafumi Suda, Kazuhiro Yatera, Yoshinori Tanino, Tomoo Kishaba, Noboru Hattori, Yoshio Taguchi, Takefumi Saito, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Kazuma Kishi, Naohiko Inase, Shinichi Sasaki, Hajime Takizawa, Takeshi Johkoh, Fumikazu Sakai, Sakae Homma

Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (1) 2000348; 10.1183/13993003.00348-2020
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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