Safety and tolerability of acetylcysteine and pirfenidone combination therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial

Background - Oral acetylcysteine (also known as N-acetylcysteine) is used with pirfenidone to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in Europe. However, no randomised studies have investigated the safety and tolerability of this combination. The PANORAMA study assessed the safety and tolerability...

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Main Authors: Behr, Jürgen (Author) , Bendstrup, Elisabeth (Author) , Crestani, Bruno (Author) , Günther, Andreas (Author) , Olschewski, Horst (Author) , Sköld, C Magnus (Author) , Wells, Athol (Author) , Wuyts, Wim (Author) , Koschel, Dirk (Author) , Kreuter, Michael (Author) , Wallaert, Benoît (Author) , Lin, Chin-Yu (Author) , Beck, Jürgen (Author) , Albera, Carlo (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 5 May 2016
In: The lancet. Respiratory medicine
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 6, Pages: 445-453
ISSN:2213-2619
DOI:10.1016/S2213-2600(16)30044-3
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(16)30044-3
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Author Notes:Jürgen Behr, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Bruno Crestani, Andreas Günther, Horst Olschewski, C Magnus Sköld, Athol Wells, Wim Wuyts, Dirk Koschel, Michael Kreuter, Benoît Wallaert, Chin-Yu Lin, Jürgen Beck, Carlo Albera

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