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Inoue Y, Kitamura H, Okamoto M, Ogura T, Nishioka Y, Kuwana M, Taniguchi A, Ito T, Rohr KB, Suda T. The effect of nintedanib on health-related quality of life in Japanese patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: A subset analysis of the INBUILD trial. Respir Investig 2024; 62:589-596. [PMID: 38692040 DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2024.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND In previous Japanese subgroup/subset analyses of the global INBUILD trial, nintedanib reduced the annual rate of forced vital capacity (FVC) decline and the risk of disease progression in patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (PF-ILDs). This exploratory subset analysis assessed the effect of nintedanib on symptoms and impacts of pulmonary fibrosis in Japanese patients with PF-ILDs, including those with usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)-like fibrotic pattern on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). METHODS This analysis included Japanese patients who received at least one dose of study treatment in the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled INBUILD trial. The Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis (L-PF) questionnaire was used to assess pulmonary fibrosis symptoms and impacts (higher scores indicated greater impairment) at baseline and weeks 12-52. RESULTS In total, 108 Japanese patients (nintedanib: n = 52; placebo: n = 56) were included; 84 patients had UIP-like fibrotic pattern on HRCT. In the total Japanese subgroup and in those with UIP-like fibrotic pattern, numerically greater increases in L-PF total, symptoms total, symptoms fatigue domain, and impacts scores were observed in the placebo group than in the nintedanib group at all timepoints, starting from week 12. A numerically greater increase in the symptoms dyspnea domain score was observed with placebo versus nintedanib starting from week 36. Throughout the study, the symptoms cough domain score increased in the placebo group but decreased in the nintedanib group. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate that nintedanib has the potential to reduce the worsening of symptoms and impacts of pulmonary fibrosis in Japanese patients with PF-ILDs.
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- Yoshikazu Inoue
- Clinical Research Center, NHO Kinki Chuo Chest Medical Center, 1180 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 591-8555, Japan; Osaka Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Osaka Fukujuji Hospital, 3-10 Uchiagetakatsuka-cho, Neyagawa, Osaka, 572-0850, Japan.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 6-16-1 Tomiokahigashi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0051, Japan
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan; Department of Respirology, NHO Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 6-16-1 Tomiokahigashi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0051, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
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- Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co. Ltd., ThinkPark Tower 2-1-1, Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-6017, Japan
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- Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co. Ltd., ThinkPark Tower 2-1-1, Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-6017, Japan
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Binger Strasse 173, Ingelheim am Rhein, 55216, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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Myall KJ, Cho PSP, Birring S. What causes cough in pulmonary fibrosis, and how should we treat it? Curr Opin Pulm Med 2024:00063198-990000000-00170. [PMID: 38913018 DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000001087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the current understanding of the impact, mechanisms and treatments for cough in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Evidence suggests that cough is a prevalent symptom in patients with ILD and has a significant impact on patients. RECENT FINDINGS There is increasing interest in the role of cough hypersensitivity as seen in chronic refractory cough in patients with ILD, and encouraging recent results suggest that ILD-associated cough responds to opiate therapy. SUMMARY Understanding the aetiology of cough in patients with ILD is crucial to continue to develop therapies which might be effective in reducing cough and increasing quality of life.
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- Katherine J Myall
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital
- King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital
- King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital
- King's College London, London, UK
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Sofia C, Comes A, Sgalla G, Richeldi L. Promising advances in treatments for the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2024; 25:717-725. [PMID: 38832823 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2024.2354460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Following the INPULSIS and ASCEND studies, leading to the first two approved antifibrotic therapies for patients with IPF, ongoing investigations are firmly exploring novel agents for a targeted effective and better tolerated therapy able to improve the natural history of the disease. AREAS COVERED This review aims to analyze recent advances in pharmacological research of IPF, discussing the currently available treatments and the novel drugs under investigation in phase 3 trials, with particular emphasis on BI 1015550 and inhaled treprostinil. The literature search utilized Medline and Clinicaltrials.org databases. Critical aspects of clinical trial design in IPF are discussed in light of recently completed phase III studies. EXPERT OPINION While randomized clinical trials in IPF are currently underway, future objectives should explore potential synergistic benefits when combining novel molecules with the existing therapies and identify more specific molecular targets. Moreover, refining the study design represent another crucial goal. The aim of the pharmacological research will be not only stabilizing but also potentially reversing the fibrotic changes in IPF.
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- Carmelo Sofia
- Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Podolanczuk AJ, Aronson KI. Nintedanib and symptoms of fibrotic lung disease: a glimmer of hope for patients living with pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2024; 63:2400067. [PMID: 38302183 PMCID: PMC11247642 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00067-2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Treatment with nintedanib slows the worsening of dyspnoea and fatigue, stabilises the degree of impact of pulmonary fibrosis, and may actually improve cough https://bit.ly/3S01WbX
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- Anna J Podolanczuk
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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