7 Articles About Esbriet That Might Interest You

1. Knowing How Esbriet Works for Pulmonary Fibrosis May Help Improve Safety, Effectiveness

Researchers are a step closer to understanding the molecular mechanism of action in Esbriet (pirfenidone), the anti-fibrotic drug used to treat pulmonary fibrosis. 

2. Esbriet Found to Reduce Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Progression Across Disease Stages

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may benefit from Esbriet (pirfenidone) treatment regardless of their disease stage and baseline lung function, according to a study by researchers at the University of Turin, in Italy, and colleagues.

3. Benefits of Esbriet (Pirfenidone) Treatment For IPF Patients Presented at ATS 2016

Researchers at Genentech/Roche presented the outcomes of three studies investigating pirfenidone’s action in IPF patients, during the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2016 International Conference.

4. NY Times Covers Story of IPF Patient’s Progress with Esbriet Treatment

“I’ve experienced no change in my condition, no major deterioration since I started on Esbriet,” said Daniel Castner in an interview with The New York Times.

5. Genentech’s PF Drug Esbriet Shown To Lower Mortality Rates in New Study

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, presented two abstracts on the company’s product Esbriet (pirfenidone), an oral drug developed for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis at the 2015 American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. 

6. Esbriet’s Promise and Potential as a PF Therapy

Esbriet (pirfenidone) is an anti-fibrotic drug developed for pulmonary fibrosis, and was one of the first two drugs to receive approval for PF treatment in the United States. New data on Esbriet was presented  at Inova Fairfax Hospital, at the 2015 American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting.

7. Phase III Trials Reveal That IPF Patients Treated Continually with ESBRIET for Long-term Have Reduced Risk of Death

Results from phase III trials with Esbriet® (pirfenidone), a drug developed by Roche, were recently presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress held in Amsterdam from September 26-30, 2015. 

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