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JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 48-73Publisher
AME PUBL CO
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.12.07
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/drug therapy; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/pathology; molecular targeted therapy; clinical trials
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressively fibrotic interstitial lung disease that is associated with a median survival of 2-3 years from initial diagnosis. To date, there is no treatment approved for IPF in the United States, and only one pharmacological agent has been approved outside of the United States. Nevertheless, research over the past 10 years has provided us with a wealth of information on its histopathology, diagnostic work-up, and a greater understanding of its pathophysiology. Specifically, IPF is no longer thought to be a predominantly pro-inflammatory disorder. Rather, the fibrosis in IPF is increasingly understood to be the result of a fibroproliferative and aberrant wound healing cascade. The development of therapeutic targets has shifted in accord with this paradigm change. This review highlights the current understanding of IPF, and the recent as well as novel therapeutics being explored in clinical trials for the treatment of this devastating disease.
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