Serious adverse events in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the placebo arms of 6 clinical trials
Wuyts W, Antin-Ozerkis D, Huggins JT, LaCamera PP, Spagnolo P, Vašáková M, Wijsenbeek MS, Polman B, Kirchgaessler KU, Scholand MB. Serious adverse events in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the placebo arms of 6 clinical trials. Respiratory Medicine 2019, 150: 120-125. PMID: 30961937, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious adverse eventsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAdverse eventsPulmonary fibrosisClinical trialsCardiac disordersFatal interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung diseaseRespiratory failureCommon comorbiditiesPlacebo armLung functionFatal outcomeLung diseasePooled analysisMyocardial infarctionUnpredictable courseDisease progressionFatal infectionSafety dataPatientsPlaceboFibrosisInfectionTrials