INPULSIS

Nintedanib in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Patient / Population Intervention / Exposition Vergleich Endpunkt

In 1,066 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, nintedanib 150 mg twice daily slowed annual FVC decline compared with placebo.

N
1.066
Design
Two replicate 52-week RCTs
Endpunkt
Annual rate of FVC decline
Relevanz
1
Ergebnis-115 vs -240 mL (INPULSIS-1) and -114 vs -207 mL (INPULSIS-2); both p<0.001. Diarrhoea >60%.
Richeldi L, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(22):2071-2082. 10.1056/NEJMoa1402584
Diskussion & Kritik

Anchored FDA approval of nintedanib for IPF.