Nintedanib in Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases

2019 New England Journal of Medicine 2,097 citations

Abstract

In patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases, the annual rate of decline in the FVC was significantly lower among patients who received nintedanib than among those who received placebo. Diarrhea was a common adverse event. (Funded by Boehringer Ingelheim; INBUILD ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02999178.).

Keywords

NintedanibIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMedicineLungFibrosisTyrosine-kinase inhibitorInterstitial lung diseasePathologyInternal medicine

MeSH Terms

AgedDiarrheaDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisIndolesMaleMiddle AgedProtein Kinase InhibitorsVital Capacity

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Publication Info

Year
2019
Type
article
Volume
381
Issue
18
Pages
1718-1727
Citations
2097
Access
Closed

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Kevin R. Flaherty, Athol U. Wells, Vincent Cottin et al. (2019). Nintedanib in Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases. New England Journal of Medicine , 381 (18) , 1718-1727. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1908681

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DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1908681
PMID
31566307

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Data completeness: 90%