Association of Circulating Proteins with Death or Lung Transplant in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the IPF-PRO Registry Cohort.

"Declarations Conflict of interestThe authors have reported to Lung the following conflicts of interest: JLT, MLN, RO, HM and SMP are employees of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, which was funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc to conduct this research. JR reports grants and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim and grants from Genentech, Galapagos, Syneos Health, Bellerophon Therapeutics, FibroGen, and the National Institutes of Health. JAL reports personal fees from Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Galecto, Roche/Genentech and Veracyte. JAdA reports personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim. MG reports personal fees, non-financial support, and other support from the France Foundation; grants, non-financial support and other support from Boehringer Ingelheim and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation; and personal fees from Genentech. HH is on a speaker panel for Boehringer Ingelheim. IN reports personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, and ImmuneWorks. JAB has no disclosures. KRF reports grants and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim and Roche/Genentech and personal fees from FibroGen, Sanofi, Genzyme, and Veracyte. TBL was an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim at the time this study was conducted. CH is an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim. Ethical ApprovalThe IPF-PRO Registry was approved by the Duke University Institutional Review Board (Pro00046131). The IPF-PRO Registry protocol was also approved by the relevant Institutional Review Boards and/or local Independent Ethics Committees prior to patient enrolment at each site. Consent to ParticipateAll patients provided informed consent. Consent for PublicationNot applicable. Conflict of interest The authors have reported to Lung the following conflicts of interest: JLT, MLN, RO, HM and SMP are employees of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, which was funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc to conduct this research. JR reports grants and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim and grants from Genentech, Galapagos, Syneos Health, Bellerophon Therapeutics, FibroGen, and the National Institutes of Health. JAL reports personal fees from Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Galecto, Roche/Genentech and Veracyte. JAdA reports personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim. MG reports personal fees, non-financial support, and other support from the France Foundation; grants, non-financial support and other support from Boehringer Ingelheim and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation; and personal fees from Genentech. HH is on a speaker panel for Boehringer Ingelheim. IN reports personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, and ImmuneWorks. JAB has no disclosures. KRF reports grants and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim and Roche/Genentech and personal fees from FibroGen, Sanofi, Genzyme, and Veracyte. TBL was an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim at the time this study was conducted. CH is an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim."

"Funding The IPF-PRO™ Registry is funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and coordinated by the Duke Clinical Research Institute."