Efficacy of corticosteroid and intravenous cyclophosphamide in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A propensity score-matched analysis.
Hironao HozumiHirotsugu HasegawaKoichi MiyashitaHideki YasuiYuzo SuzukiMasato KonoMasato KarayamaKazuki FuruhashiDai HashimotoNoriyuki EnomotoTomoyuki FujisawaNaoki InuiYutaro NakamuraKoshi YokomuraHidenori NakamuraTakafumi SudaPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2019)
The propensity score-matched analysis demonstrated that compared with CS monotherapy, CS + IVCY therapy did not significantly improve post-AE survival in patients with AE-IPF. Further studies are warranted to assess the efficacy of CS + IVCY therapy for AE-IPF.