Usefulness of Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy When Starting Antifibrotic Treatment and Predicting Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease: Descriptive Research.
Makiko TakatsukaHideaki YamakawaTamiko TakemuraShintaro SatoHiroki OhtaKenji KusanoTomohiro ObaRie KawabeKeiichi AkasakaHiroki SasakiMasako AmanoJun ArayaHidekazu MatsushimaPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2024)
TBLC-based UIP Score ≥ 2 indicated the increased possibility of a progressive fibrosis course that may prove helpful in predicting progressive pulmonary fibrosis/progressive fibrosing ILD even if disease is temporarily stabilized due to anti-inflammatory agents. Patients may benefit from early introduction of antifibrotic agents by treating clinicians.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- pulmonary fibrosis
- systemic sclerosis
- multiple sclerosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- end stage renal disease
- anti inflammatory
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- ultrasound guided
- patient reported outcomes
- combination therapy
- fine needle aspiration