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A herbal extract derived from a product used in Korean traditional medicine may be a potential alternative treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a mouse study suggests. The herbal extract was found to reduce inflammation and markers of lung fibrosis in a mouse model of PF…

Pulmonary fibrosis significantly increases the risk of severe pneumonitis (inflammation of lung tissue)  among patients with lung cancer who were treated with Opdivo or Keytruda, a retrospective study suggests. The study “Pre-existing pulmonary fibrosis is a risk factor for anti-PD-1-related pneumonitis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A…

Reduced levels of decorin proteins in the blood may be linked to a lower risk of death among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who have experienced acute exacerbations, researchers suggest. Their findings were reported in the study, “Serum decorin is a potential prognostic biomarker in…

Bridge Biotherapeutics filed an investigational new drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start a Phase 1 trial of its idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) treatment candidate BBT-877 in January. BBT-877 is an inhibitor of the enzyme autotaxin (ATX). This enzyme is relevant…

Evidence that the IGFBP-5 protein contributes to the development of pulmonary fibrosis was supported by new research finding that its higher-than-normal levels in people with fibrotic disease help to drive other pro-fibrotic proteins and factors. The study, “IGFBP-5 Promotes Fibrosis via Increasing Its Own Expression and That…

A new small molecule inhibitor of the LOXL2 enzyme, developed by Pharmaxis, is safe and holds potential to treat fibrotic diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to results from a Phase 1 trial. The study (ACTRN12617001564347) enrolled 48 healthy volunteers who were…

Redx Pharma announced it soon give an update on early work on a potentially new type of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) treatment, called RXC006, that may help patients with advanced disease. Peter Bunyard, PhD, the company’s head of fibrosis, will present preclinical data at the 2nd Anti-Fibrotic…

Ofev (nintedanib) shows a similar ability to reduce lung function decline in patients with advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as those with milder disease, according to a real-world clinical study. However, a higher number of patients with advanced IPF stopped Ofev treatment. The study, “Efficacy and…

A plant-derived compound called ouabain is a potential treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to a recent study. Treatment with ouabain — more commonly used to treat certain heart conditions — alleviated IPF-related symptoms in mice. The study, “Ouabain ameliorates bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting…

A greater decline in lung function prior to treatment start may lead idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients to stop using Ofev (nintedanib), as might older age, a real-world study from the United Kingdom found. “No predominant reason for discontinuation was identified in this group,” its researchers wrote, but it’s…