Immunological and Autoimmune Disorders

Roche, Boehringer tout new idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis analyses to boost their rival medications The idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) market-share battle between Roche’s Esbriet and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Ofev hasn’t let up since the FDA green-lighted the medications in October 2014. And this week, both drugmakers upped the ante with positive new data for their contenders. At the American Thoracic Society’s annual meeting, Roche rolled out new analyses of phase 3 data showing that Esbriet, when compared with placebo, could cut the risk of death by 72% among patients with more serious lung function impairment, reduce patient-reported breathlessness among sufferers ...