Drug Details

Pirfenidone is an antifibrotic and anti-inflammatory drug approved to treat IPF in the US, Europe, Canada, Asia, and Australia. In clinical trials, pirfenidone has been shown to slow progression of mild-to-moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. It is taken by mouth three times a day. 

Study Purpose

Greater than 50% of lung transplant recipients show signs of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) by 5 years post-transplantation. Therapies to prevent or slow CLAD are lacking. Anti-fibrotic therapies may offer an avenue to prevent progression of CLAD and prolong allograft survival. This study investigates if Pirfenidone therapy will stabilize lung function decline and slow progression of Functional small airways disease (fSAD) in lung transplant recipients with CLAD.

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