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ReviewBioMed research international2015

Pharmacological Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Current Approaches, Unsolved Issues, and Future Perspectives.

Michael Kreuter, Francesco Bonella, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Toby M Maher, Paolo Spagnolo

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Review in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Michael KreuterCenter for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases, Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRCH), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 69126 Heidelberg, Germany.
Francesco BonellaInterstitial and Rare Lung Disease Unit, Ruhrlandklinik, University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Marlies WijsenbeekDepartment of Pulmonary Disease, Erasmus Medical Centre, University Hospital Rotterdam, 3015 CE Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Toby M MaherNational Institute for Health Research Biological Research Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, UK; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6NP, UK.
Paolo SpagnoloMedical University Clinic, Canton Hospital Baselland and University of Basel, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland.
Erasmus MC · NLGerman Center for Lung Research · DEImperial College London · GBRuhrlandklinik · DEUniversity of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating condition with a 5-year survival of approximately 20%. The disease primarily occurs in elderly patients. IPF is a highly heterogeneous disorder with a clinical course that varies from prolonged periods of stability to episodes of rapid deterioration. In the last decade, improved understanding of disease mechanisms along with a more precise disease definition has allowed the design and completion of a number of high-quality clinical trials. Yet, until recently, IPF was essentially an untreatable disease. Finally, pirfenidone and nintedanib, two compounds with antifibrotic properties, have consistently proven effective in reducing functional decline and disease progression in IPF. This is a major breakthrough for patients and physicians alike, but there is still a long way to go. In fact, neither pirfenidone nor nintedanib is a cure for IPF, and most patients continue to progress despite treatment. As such, comprehensive care of patients with IPF, including management of comorbidities/complications and physical debility and timely referral for palliative care or, in a small number of highly selected patients, lung transplantation, remains essential. Several agents with high potential are currently being tested and many more are ready to be evaluated in clinical trials.

Indexed as

AgedAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalComorbidityDisease ManagementDisease ProgressionHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIndolesPyridonesAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalIndolesnintedanibpirfenidonePyridones

Identifiers

PMID26779535
PMCPMC4686637
OpenAlexW2195044858

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