Digital clubbing predicts the efficacy of antifibrotic drugs in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
These findings suggest that the presence or absence of digital clubbing in IPF patients may predict the annual rate of FVC decline following antifibrotic therapy. Antifibrotic drugs may be more effective in IPF patients who present with digital clubbing.
Authors
- Makoto Maemondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1950-1943)
- Shu Hisata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2830-755X)
- Naoko Mato
- Toshikazu Takasaki
- Akiko Okuyama
- H. Yamauchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-4332)
- Masashi Bando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7244-0385)
- Masayuki Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9919-9851)
Institutions
- Jichi Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/apm-24-177
- Primary Topic
- Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00