Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases
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Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi · Jan 2020
[Progress in randomized clinical trials of antifibrotic drug nintedanib and pirfenidone].
Pulmonary fibrosis is the terminal manifestation of a variety of interstitial lung diseases. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the chronic, progressive, fibrotic lung disease with high incidence and poor prognosis. Nintedanib and pirfenidone are currently marketed anti-pulmonary fibrosis drugs, and their efficacy and safety are recognized in patients with IPF. This article reviews the targets and clinical trials of the two drugs, and provides a basis for the expansion of indications for anti-pulmonary fibrosis drugs.