From: A phase II trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of perioperative pirfenidone for prevention of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in lung cancer patients undergoing pulmonary resection: West Japan Oncology Group 6711 L (PEOPLE Study)
Group
N
AE-IPF occurred within the 30th POD
Non–AE rate within the 30th POD
95 % CI
p-value
FAS
39
2
94.90 %
82.7–99.4
p = 0.010
PPS
36
1
97.20 %
85.5–99.9
p = 0.004
PPS-IPF
32
96.90 %
83.8–99.9
p = 0.008