Journal article
Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a network meta-analysis
Abstract
BackgroundIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease associated with high morbidity and mortality. Effective treatments for IPF are limited. Several recent studies have investigated novel therapeutic agents for IPF, but very few have addressed their comparative benefits and harms.MethodsWe performed a Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) to assess the effects of different treatments for IPF on mortality and serious …
Authors
Rochwerg B; Neupane B; Zhang Y; Garcia CC; Raghu G; Richeldi L; Brozek J; Beyene J; Schünemann H
Journal
BMC Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1186/s12916-016-0558-x
ISSN
1741-7015