Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis therapy development: a clinical pharmacology perspective.

Ther Adv Respir Dis

Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94008, USA.

Published: July 2023

Drug development for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been challenging due to poorly understood disease etiology, unpredictable disease progression, highly heterogeneous patient populations, and a lack of robust pharmacodynamic biomarkers. Moreover, because lung biopsy is invasive and dangerous, making the extent of fibrosis as a direct longitudinal measurement of IPF disease progression unfeasible, most clinical trials studying IPF can only assess progression of fibrosis indirectly through surrogate measures. This review discusses current state-of-art practices, identifies knowledge gaps, and brainstorms development opportunities for preclinical to clinical translation, clinical populations, pharmacodynamic endpoints, and dose optimization strategies. This article highlights clinical pharmacology perspectives in leveraging real-world data as well as modeling and simulation, special population considerations, and patient-centric approaches for designing future studies.

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