{"title":"Unravelling the physiology of exercise pulmonary hypertension in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.","authors":"Ajay Kumar Jha","doi":"10.1183/13993003.00384-2025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00384-2025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12265,"journal":{"name":"European Respiratory Journal","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143920991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Svetlana Degtyareva,Yohhei Hamada,Rebecca F Baggaley,Nasser Hassan,Santino Capocci,Reinout van Crevel,Dorine van Geuns,Robert Miller,Manish Pareek,Anton Pozniak,Molebogeng Xheedha Rangaka,Simon Tiberi,Gerard de Vries,Marc Lipman,James Brown
{"title":"Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment care pathways in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Svetlana Degtyareva,Yohhei Hamada,Rebecca F Baggaley,Nasser Hassan,Santino Capocci,Reinout van Crevel,Dorine van Geuns,Robert Miller,Manish Pareek,Anton Pozniak,Molebogeng Xheedha Rangaka,Simon Tiberi,Gerard de Vries,Marc Lipman,James Brown","doi":"10.1183/13993003.02174-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02174-2023","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDTuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) can reduce TB incidence and mortality in people living with HIV. However, low levels of screening and uptake, poor adherence, and loss to follow-up considerably reduce its effectiveness. We aimed, therefore, to assess the losses within all steps of the screening and treatment cascade.METHODSTo enhance data generalizibility we included articles which reported the proportion of people living with HIV completing any step of the TPT cascade in low- and high-TB burden countries published before March 2024. Random effects meta-analysis produced pooled estimates of the proportion proceeding to the next step along the cascade. Results were explored through subgroup analyses and meta-regression. PROSPERO registration: CRD42020162396.FINDINGSData from 368 cohorts containing 2.7 million participants were included. High levels of heterogeneity in outcomes were seen. Most participants were from Africa (80.6%). Isoniazid monotherapy was used for TPT in 92.6% of cohorts, usually for six months. Substantial loss to follow-up was found throughout the treatment cascade with more than one in six patients lost at the following steps: initial screening, immunological testing, treatment start and completion. Treatment regimens lasting four months or less were more likely to be completed than longer ones - 88.4% compared to 61.6%.INTERPRETATIONOur analysis highlights substantial loss to follow-up at multiple steps during the care cascade. This may significantly lower the reported effectiveness of TPT in real-world settings. Research and policy should focus on simplified care pathways and novel, shorter treatment regimens that optimise retention in care.","PeriodicalId":12265,"journal":{"name":"European Respiratory Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143902963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guadalupe Bermudo-Peloche, Belén Del Rio, Vanesa Vicens-Zygmunt, Jaume Bordas-Martinez, Marta Hernández, Claudia Valenzuela, Rosalía Laporta, Juan Rigual Bobillo, Karina Portillo, Paloma Millán-Billi, Eva Balcells, Diana Badenes-Bonet, Santi Bolivar, José-Antonio Rodríguez-Portal, Cecilia López Ramirez, Laura Tomás, Koral Fernández de Roitegi, Jacobo Sellarés, Diego Castillo, Jessica González, Silvia Barril, Yasmina Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Paloma Caballero, Javier Alarcon, Judith Peñafiel, Jose Sanz-Santos, Rosana Blavia, Cristina Caupena, Pilar Segovia, Salud Santos-Pérez, Anna Ferrer-Artola, Maria B Badia, Pilar Hereu, Mireya Fuentes, Ana Montes-Worboys, Tomás Franquet, Patricio Luburich, María Molina-Molina
{"title":"Pirfenidone in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis (FIBRO-COVID): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial.","authors":"Guadalupe Bermudo-Peloche, Belén Del Rio, Vanesa Vicens-Zygmunt, Jaume Bordas-Martinez, Marta Hernández, Claudia Valenzuela, Rosalía Laporta, Juan Rigual Bobillo, Karina Portillo, Paloma Millán-Billi, Eva Balcells, Diana Badenes-Bonet, Santi Bolivar, José-Antonio Rodríguez-Portal, Cecilia López Ramirez, Laura Tomás, Koral Fernández de Roitegi, Jacobo Sellarés, Diego Castillo, Jessica González, Silvia Barril, Yasmina Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Paloma Caballero, Javier Alarcon, Judith Peñafiel, Jose Sanz-Santos, Rosana Blavia, Cristina Caupena, Pilar Segovia, Salud Santos-Pérez, Anna Ferrer-Artola, Maria B Badia, Pilar Hereu, Mireya Fuentes, Ana Montes-Worboys, Tomás Franquet, Patricio Luburich, María Molina-Molina","doi":"10.1183/13993003.02249-2024","DOIUrl":"10.1183/13993003.02249-2024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with severe COVID-19 may develop lung fibrosis. Pirfenidone is an anti-fibrotic drug approved for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The efficacy and safety of pirfenidone in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung changes after recovery from severe COVID-19 pneumonia were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Spanish multicentre clinical trial. Patients were randomised to receive pirfenidone or placebo (2:1) for 24 weeks. The primary end-point was the proportion of patients that improved, considered when percentage change in forced vital capacity (FVC) was ≥10% and/or any reduction in the fibrotic score on chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Secondary end-points included health-related quality of life (HRQoL), exercise capacity and drug safety profile.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 119 eligible patients, 113 were randomised and 103 were analysed (pirfenidone n=69 and placebo n=34). Most patients were male (73.5%) and were receiving low-dose prednisone; mean age was 63.7 years and mean body mass index was 29 kg·m<sup>-2</sup>. The percentage of patients that improved was similar in the pirfenidone and placebo groups (79.7% <i>versus</i> 82.3%, respectively). The mean predicted FVC increased by 12.74±20.6% with pirfenidone and 4.35±22.3% with placebo (p=0.071), and the HRCT (%) fibrotic score decreased by 5.44±3.69% with pirfenidone and 2.57±2.59% with placebo (p=0.52). Clinically meaningful improvement in HRQoL was not statistically different (55.2% in the pirfenidone group and 39.4% in the placebo group). Exercise capacity, adverse events and hospitalisations were similar between groups. No deaths were reported.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The overall improvements in lung function and HRCT fibrotic score after 6 months with pirfenidone were not significantly different than with placebo.</p>","PeriodicalId":12265,"journal":{"name":"European Respiratory Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12018760/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143742616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Advancing patient-centred care in measuring response to biologics in severe asthma.\" Vanesa Bellou. Eur Respir J 2025; 65: 2402113.","authors":"","doi":"10.1183/13993003.52113-2024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.52113-2024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12265,"journal":{"name":"European Respiratory Journal","volume":"133 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143876385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucile P A Neyton,Michael A Matthay,Charles S Dela Cruz,Alicia N Rizzo
{"title":"Beyond immunosuppression: decoding systemic immune dysregulation in ICU-acquired pneumonia.","authors":"Lucile P A Neyton,Michael A Matthay,Charles S Dela Cruz,Alicia N Rizzo","doi":"10.1183/13993003.00185-2025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00185-2025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12265,"journal":{"name":"European Respiratory Journal","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143876383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kalysta Makimoto, Gaurav Veer Singh, Miranda Kirby
{"title":"Advances in detecting small airway disease with medical imaging.","authors":"Kalysta Makimoto, Gaurav Veer Singh, Miranda Kirby","doi":"10.1183/13993003.00212-2025","DOIUrl":"10.1183/13993003.00212-2025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12265,"journal":{"name":"European Respiratory Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143742701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lunsekimig's bispecific targeting of IL-13 and TSLP in asthma: dual targets for synergistic effects?","authors":"Mohamed-Ilias Kourid,Simon Couillard","doi":"10.1183/13993003.00153-2025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00153-2025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12265,"journal":{"name":"European Respiratory Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143876430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}