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. 2013 Apr 15;14(1):43. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-14-43

Table 2.

Number of biopsied IPF-patients in the clinical trials conducted during the past decade

Study Number of patients Number (n)/% of biopsied patients
Pirfenidone
107
- pirfenidone: n = 15/21%
Azuma et al., AJRCCM 2005
- placebo: n = 8/23%
Pirfenidone
267
- high dose: n = 26/24%
Taniguchi et al., Eur Respir J 2010
- low dose: n = 16/29%
- placebo: n = 28/27%
Pirfenidone
CAPACITY I
CAPACITY I
Noble et al., Lancet 2011
435
- 1197 mg: n = 32/37%
CAPACITY I
CAPACITY II
- 2403 mg: n = 86/49%
CAPACITY II
334
- placebo: n = 85/49% CAPACITY II
- pirfenidone: n = 94/55%
- placebo: n = 94/54%
Triple-therapy
155
- triple therapy: n = 38/48%
Demedts et al., NEJM 2005
- control: n = 35/47%
IFIGENIA
- excluded patients: n =24/89%
Interferon gamma-1b
330
- IFN-γ-1b: 62%
Raghu et al., NEJM 2004
- placebo: 67%
Interferon gamma-1b
826
- IFN-γ-1b: n = 305/55%
King et al.,
- placebo n = 151/55%
Lancet 2009
INSPIRE
Bosentan
158
- bosentan: 68%
King et al.,
- placebo: 60%
AJRCCM 2008
BUILD-1
Imatinib
119
- imatinib: n = 25/42%
Daniels et al.,
- placebo: n = 29/48%
AJRCCM 2010
Etanercept
88
- etanercept: n = 28/46%
Raghu et al.,
- placebo: n = 23/41%
AJRCCM 2008
Triple-kinase
432
- placebo: n = 19/22%
Richeldi et al.,
 
- 50 mg × 1: n = 25/29%
NEJM 2011
 
- 50 mg × 2: n = 27/31%
 
 
- 100 mg × 2: n = 20/23%
    - 150 mg × 2: n = 29/34%