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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Aarhus University Hospital | OTHER |
| Nordic Bioscience A/S | INDUSTRY |
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Incident patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in Denmark will be offered inclusion and followed up for up to 5 years with measurements of blood biomarkers and measurements of disease progression.
IPF pathogenesis is complex, including epithelial injury, resident fibroblast-myofibroblast transformation, recruitment of fibrocytes, macrophage activation, and release of numerous cytokines and chemokines. Several of these processes release potential biomarker proteins into the blood stream or onto the epithelial surface where they can be measured. Biomarkers have mainly two potential roles in IPF. Firstly, a diagnostic biomarker would distinguish IPF from other diseases with similar symptoms, facilitating diagnosis and possibly decreasing the need for risky procedures, such as surgical lung biopsy. Secondly, a prognostic biomarker would distinguish rapid progressors from slow progressors, which is difficult today.
This study will prospectively include patients at the two largest centres in Denmark where patients are treated for IPF and has thus a good opportunity to include the majority of incident cases of IPF in Denmark. The blood levels of several promising biomarkers will be measured at baseline and during up to 5 years follow-up. Patients will also be followed up through regular clinical examination and by querying national registries to determine disease progression, mortality, healthcare utilization and selected co-morbidities. The database will be used for determination of risk factors for the outcomes listed above. Sub-group analyses are planned in respect to sex, treatment, radiologic imaging, smoking status, clinical data such as pulmonary function tests, co-morbidities (both pulmonary disease and extra-pulmonary disease), and disease severity at baseline.
A research biobank with blood samples is established from the study population. This biobank, and the database of newly diagnosed IPF patients, will be used for future research in IPF.
The prospectively created database will also be used for future research in IPF.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Disease progression or mortality | Number of patients who fulfil any of the following: disease progression or death | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Hospitalizations | Number of respiratory and non-respiratory hospitalizations | 1 year |
| Exacerbations | Number of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
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Incidental patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at Gentofte hospital and Aarhus university hospital are screened for inclusion
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nils Hoyer, MD | Gentofte Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Gentofte Hospital | Hellerup | Copenhagen | 2900 | Denmark | ||
| Aarhus University Hospital |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21471066 | Background | Raghu G, Collard HR, Egan JJ, Martinez FJ, Behr J, Brown KK, Colby TV, Cordier JF, Flaherty KR, Lasky JA, Lynch DA, Ryu JH, Swigris JJ, Wells AU, Ancochea J, Bouros D, Carvalho C, Costabel U, Ebina M, Hansell DM, Johkoh T, Kim DS, King TE Jr, Kondoh Y, Myers J, Muller NL, Nicholson AG, Richeldi L, Selman M, Dudden RF, Griss BS, Protzko SL, Schunemann HJ; ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Committee on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT statement: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and management. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Mar 15;183(6):788-824. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2009-040GL. | |
| 35798532 |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D054990 | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| D004194 | Disease |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011658 | Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| D017563 | Lung Diseases, Interstitial |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
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Serum and EDTA-plasma is collected from all patients at 0, 6 and 12 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years and 5 years.
Blood DNA and RNA tubes are collected for all patients at one site (Gentofte hospital)
| 1 year |
| Lung function tests | Reduction in diffusion capacity (DLCO) and forced vital capacity (FVC) | 1 year |
| Mortality | All-cause and disease-specific mortality | 1 year |
| Change in quality of life | Change in St. George Respiratory Questionnaire, symptom scores | 1 year |
| Combined end-point of disease progression | Number of patients who fulfill any of the following: decrease in lung function, reduced walking distance at 6 minutes walking test, increased need for supplementary oxygen, hospitalization | 1 year |
| Progression in serum/plasma biomarker levels | Increase or decrease in serum/plasma biomarker levels. | 1 year |
| Aarhus |
| 8000 |
| Denmark |
| Derived |
| Hoyer N, Prior TS, Bendstrup E, Shaker SB. Diagnostic delay in IPF impacts progression-free survival, quality of life and hospitalisation rates. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2022 Jul;9(1):e001276. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001276. |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |