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Esbriet’s Promise and Potential as a PF Therapy

Esbriet (pirfenidone, Genentech) is an anti-fibrotic drug developed as a therapy for pulmonary fibrosis (PF), and was one of the first two drugs to receive approval for PF treatment in the United States. New data on Esbriet was recently presented by Dr. Steven Nathan, Medical Director, Advanced Lung Disease…

How Esbriet (pirfenidone) Works?

Esbriet is an anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic drug that reduces inflammation and fibrosis simultaneously. Learn more: http://bit.ly/Esbriet Note: Pulmonary Fibrosis News is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. This…

IPF Experts Discuss Disease Diagnosis and Treatment at CHEST 2015

The American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting (CHEST 2015), held Oct. 24–28 in Montreal, Canada, included a breakfast symposium where a panel of experts shared practical tips to help clinicians assess, diagnose, and manage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and co-morbidities linked to the disease. Dr. Timothy Whelan, associate professor…

OFEV® (Nintedanib) Efficacy Supported in New Study

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals recently presented results of the Phase III INPULSIS trials investigating the efficacy of OFEV® (nintedanib) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting (CHEST 2015). The Phase III INPULSIS trials were randomized, double-blind studies designed to assess both the efficacy and safety…

LARIAT Trial Shows Benefits of Reata’s Bardoxolone Methyl in Treating Fibrosis and Inflammation in PAH

Reata Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, recently presented results from the LARIAT trial investigating the drug bardoxolone methyl in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The study entitled “Bardoxolone Methyl Evaluation in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)” was presented in the 2015 American College…