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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a disease with similarities and links to cancer biology
28 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
Several clinical trials have recently targeted specific pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, IPF remains plagued by a median survival of 3 yrs and emphasises the need for further research with new insights and perspectives. The prevailing pathogenic hypotheses assume that either an inflammatory process or an independent epithelial/fibroblastic disorder may...
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