J 2022

Survival and lung function decline in patients with definite, probable and possible idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with pirfenidone

MÁJEK, Ondřej, Jakub GREGOR, Nesrin MOGULKOĆ, Katarzyna LEWANDOWSKA, Martina ŠTERCLOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Survival and lung function decline in patients with definite, probable and possible idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with pirfenidone

Authors

MÁJEK, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jakub GREGOR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Nesrin MOGULKOĆ, Katarzyna LEWANDOWSKA, Martina ŠTERCLOVÁ, Veronika MÜLLER, Marta HÁJKOVÁ, Mordechai R KRAMER, Jasna TEKAVEC-TRKANJEC, Dragana JOVANOVIĆ, Michael STUDNICKA, Natalia STOEVA, Kirchgässler KLAUS-UWE, Simona LITTNEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ladislav DUŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Martina VAŠÁKOVÁ KOZIAR (guarantor)

Edition

PLOS One, SAN FRANCISCO, PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2022, 1932-6203

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30203 Respiratory systems

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.700

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/22:00126652

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

000892263300073

Keywords in English

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; pirfenidone; survival ; lung function decline

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 16/1/2023 14:05, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Background There is no clear evidence whether pirfenidone has a benefit in patients with probable or possible UIP, i.e. when idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is diagnosed with a lower degree of diagnostic certainty. We report on outcomes of treatment with pirfenidone in IPF patients diagnosed with various degrees of certainty. Methods and findings We followed patients in the multi-national European MultiPartner IPF Registry (EMPIRE) first seen between 2015 and 2018. Patients were assessed with HRCT, histopathology and received a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) IPF diagnosis. Endpoints of interest were overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and lung function decline. Results A total of 1626 patients were analysed, treated with either pirfenidone (N = 808) or receiving no antifibrotic treatment (N = 818). When patients treated with pirfenidone were compared to patients not receiving antifibrotic treatment, OS (one-, two- and three-year probability of survival 0.871 vs 0.798; 0.728 vs 0.632; 0.579 vs 0.556, P = 0.002), and PFS (one-, two- and three-year probability of survival 0.597 vs 0.536; 0.309 vs 0.281; 0.158 vs 0.148, P = 0.043) was higher, and FVC decline smaller (-0.073 l/yr vs -0.169 l/yr, P = 0.017). The benefit of pirfenidone on OS and PFS was also seen in patients with probable or possible IPF. Conclusions This EMPIRE analysis confirms the favourable outcomes observed for pirfenidone treatment in patients with definitive IPF and indicates benefits also for patients with probable or possible IPF.