Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Cases that have been diagnosed as definite IPF, defined by the international guideline (Raghu G. et al, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:788-824). 2. No prior treatment (cortico-steroids, immunosuppressive therapy, pirfenidone, nintedanib).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Cases with severe liver, renal or metabolic dysfunction. 2. Complicated by malignancy. 3. Any other cases that the attending physician considers to be inappropriate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall survival, cumulative incidence of acute exacerbation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall survival in individual pre-assumed predictive factors, cumulative incidence of acute exacerbation in individual pre-assumed predictive factors, adverse effects | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center Department of Respiratory Medicine