Prognostic nutritional index predicts nintedanib outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Eri Hayakawa, Motoyasu Kato, Haruhiko Hirano, Chisato Tadokoro, Makiko Kohmaru, Takashi Akimoto, Soichiro Soma, Yuta Arai, Shun Nakazawa, Hiroaki Motomura, Takuto Sueyasu, Haruki Hirakawa, Yusuke Ochi, Issei Sumiyoshi, Junko Watanabe, Yukiko Namba, Shinsaku Togo, Shinichi Sasaki, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

Published online on August 12, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Volume 20, January-December 2026.
BackgroundMalnutrition is common in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and potentially affects the tolerability of antifibrotic therapy and survival. The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is a validated prognostic marker in various ...