Real-World Clinical Efficacy of Antifibrotic Agents for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study in Japan.
Kotaro IwasakiHiroki WakabayashiAtsuhito SaikiHajime UeshibaYu MurakamiYasuo MatsuzawaPublished in: Drugs - real world outcomes (2023)
In actual clinical practice in Japan, antifibrotic drugs suppressed the gradual decline in forced vital capacity, which is a risk factor for mortality. However, the median survival period remained poor at 38 months.