Researchers have found that a decrease in scar-generating cell death called ferroptosis may be a mechanism that drives IPF.

GRI Bio‘s experimental oral therapy GRI-0621 (tazarotene) has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google I recently received my first Rituxan (rituximab) infusion. Most ...

A funny thing happened the other day on the way to the Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums. In the blink of an eye, everything changed, and off I went to the emergency room at Inova Fairfax Hospital in ...

PF patients often notice breathlessness when exercising or exerting themselves physically, but as the disease progresses, dyspnea begins to occur even when engaging in simple tasks such as walking, ...

Pliant Therapeutics has discontinued a pivotal Phase 2b/3 clinical trial evaluating its idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) treatment bexotegrast due to safety issues. The BEACON-IPF (NCT06097260) ...

There is currently no cure for pulmonary fibrosis (PF). However, medication and other treatment options can help improve patients’ quality of life, ease symptoms, and slow the disease’s progression.

Treatment with Ofev (nintedanib) can significantly extend the survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), an analysis of pooled data from six clinical trials shows. The analyis, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to BMS-986278, Bristol Myers Squibb’s investigational therapy for progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PF).

Amy Silverstein’s second memoir, “My Glory Was I Had Such Friends” (2017), left a lasting impression on me. It wasn’t just because of the way Silverstein’s devoted friends attended to her while she ...

Living with a chronic and progressive disease like pulmonary fibrosis (PF) can be challenging, and there are many issues a person with PF needs to consider, including lifestyle changes, coping with ...