Usefulness of Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy When Starting Antifibrotic Treatment and Predicting Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease: Descriptive Research

Autor: Makiko Takatsuka, Hideaki Yamakawa, Tamiko Takemura, Shintaro Sato, Hiroki Ohta, Kenji Kusano, Tomohiro Oba, Rie Kawabe, Keiichi Akasaka, Hiroki Sasaki, Masako Amano, Jun Araya, Hidekazu Matsushima
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: The Clinical Respiratory Journal, Vol 18, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1752-699X
1752-6981
DOI: 10.1111/crj.13809
Popis: ABSTRACT Background Although transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is widely used in diagnostic algorithms for various interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), its real‐world utility in the therapeutic decision‐making strategy for ILD patients remains unclear, in particular, when judging the time to start antifibrotic agents. Methods We analyzed medical records of 40 consecutive patients with idiopathic or fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis who underwent TBLC. A TBLC‐based usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) score was used to assess three morphologic descriptors: patchy fibrosis, fibroblastic foci, and honeycombing. Results In our 40 patients with ILD, the most frequent radiological feature was indeterminate for UIP (45.0%). Final diagnosis included idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (22.5%), fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (5.0%), fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (35.0%), and unclassifiable ILD (37.5%). Linear mixed‐effects analysis showed that declines in the slopes of %FVC and %DLCO in patients with TBLC‐based UIP “Score ≥ 2” were significantly steeper than those of patients with “Score ≤ 1.” During follow‐up of patients with Score ≥ 2 (n = 24), more than half of them (n = 17) received an antifibrotic agent, with most patients (n = 13) receiving early administration of the antifibrotic agent within 6 months after the TBLC procedure. Conclusions TBLC‐based UIP Score ≥ 2 indicated the increased possibility of a progressive fibrosis course that may prove helpful in predicting progressive pulmonary fibrosis/progressive fibrosing ILD even if disease is temporarily stabilized due to anti‐inflammatory agents. Patients may benefit from early introduction of antifibrotic agents by treating clinicians.
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