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Do you ever initiate pirfenidone in patients with CTD-ILD?

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Which agents have you used to treat patients with CTD-ILD?

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Pulmonology · University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill
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Short answer: yes.

Long answer: yes, but rarely. I don't have any reason to assume it wouldn't be effective in these patients, but the main barrier is insurance since it doesn't have FDA approval for this indication.

A few patients I've started pirfenidone on with CTD-ILD are 1) progressing despite...

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