Immune Checkpoints as Promising Targets for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a rare, progressive and fatal lung disease which affects approximately 5 million persons worldwide. Although pirfenidone and/or nintedanib treatment improves patients’ wellbeing, the prognosis of IPF remains poor with 5-year mortality rates still ranging fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: JanWillem Duitman, Tom van den Ende, C. Arnold Spek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
ipf
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/10/1547