EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, vol.42, no.6, pp.1622-1632, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive, fatal disease. This prospective, randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel-group, placebo-controlled phase II trial (NCT00903331) investigated the efficacy and safety of the endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.