Nerandomilast appears to slow lung function decline in pulmonary fibrosis without added safety risks. Although a lower pooled risk of mortality was observed, individual trials were not powered for mortality outcomes, and event rates were low; therefore, this finding should be interpreted cautiously. Given the heterogeneity of pulmonary fibrosis phenotypes and trial designs, further large-scale RCTs should explore standardized outcomes, subgroup effects, and combination strategies with nintedanib or pirfenidone.
Shahzad et al. (Sun,) studied this question.