More research must be done to investigate the role of air pollution on the epigenome in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), in order to develop strategies that minimize the effects of these pollutants, according to a new article published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory […]
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Breakthrough Designation for Genentech’s Esbriet in Unclassifiable Interstitial Lung Disease
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Esbriet® (pirfenidone) for adults with unclassifiable interstitial lung disease (uILD). The designation was granted based on data from a Phase II trial, which studied the efficacy and safety of Esbriet in uILD. The study […]





