Pre-specified subgroup analyses of pooled data from the INPULSIS™ trials of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
U Costabel, L Richeldi, A Azuma, Y Inoue, HR Collard, I Tschoepe, S Stowasser, M Selman · Pneumologie · 2015 · Heft 02
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Background: The two replicate randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week Phase III INPULSIS™ trials assessed the efficacy and safety of nintedanib 150 mg twice daily in patients with IPF. Nintedanib significantly reduced the annual rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) in mL/year, the primary endpoint, in both trials (p < 0.001 for both), consistent with slowing disease progression. Statistically significant differences in favour of nintedanib on the key secondary endpoints (time to first acute exacerbation and change from baseline in St George's Respiratory Questionnaire [SGRQ] total score o…