Effect of pirfenidone on mortality: pooled analyses and meta-analyses of clinical trials in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Nathan, SD; Albera, C; Bradford, WZ; Costabel, U; Glaspole, I; Glassberg, MK; Kardatzke, DR; Daigl, M; Kirchgaessler, KU; Lancaster, LH; Lederer, DJ; Pereira, CA; Swigris, JJ; Valeyre, D; Noble, PW

Nathan, SD (reprint author), Inova Fairfax Hosp, Adv Lung Dis & Transplant Program, 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042 USA.

LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, 2017; 5 (1): 33

Abstract

Background In clinical trials of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, rates of all-cause mortality are low. Thus prospective mortality trials are logistical......

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