Scientific Reports (Dec 2023)

A prospective cohort study of periostin as a serum biomarker in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with nintedanib

  • Masaki Okamoto,
  • Kiminori Fujimoto,
  • Takeshi Johkoh,
  • Atsushi Kawaguchi,
  • Hiroshi Mukae,
  • Noriho Sakamoto,
  • Takashi Ogura,
  • Satoshi Ikeda,
  • Yasuhiro Kondoh,
  • Yasuhiko Yamano,
  • Kosaku Komiya,
  • Kenji Umeki,
  • Hirotaka Nishikiori,
  • Yoshinori Tanino,
  • Toru Tsuda,
  • Naoki Arai,
  • Masamichi Komatsu,
  • Susumu Sakamoto,
  • Kazuhiro Yatera,
  • Yoshikazu Inoue,
  • Yasunari Miyazaki,
  • Seishu Hashimoto,
  • Yasuo Shimizu,
  • Hironao Hozumi,
  • Hiroshi Ohnishi,
  • Tomohiro Handa,
  • Noboru Hattori,
  • Tomoo Kishaba,
  • Motoyasu Kato,
  • Minoru Inomata,
  • Hiroshi Ishii,
  • Naoki Hamada,
  • Satoshi Konno,
  • Yoshiaki Zaizen,
  • Arata Azuma,
  • Takafumi Suda,
  • Kenji Izuhara,
  • Tomoaki Hoshino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49180-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Abstract This study investigated the utility of periostin, a matricellular protein, as a prognostic biomarker in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who received nintedanib. Monomeric and total periostin levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 87 eligible patients who participated in a multicenter prospective study. Forty-three antifibrotic drug-naive patients with IPF described in previous studies were set as historical controls. Monomeric and total periostin levels were not significantly associated with the change in forced vital capacity (FVC) or diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) during any follow-up period. Higher monomeric and total periostin levels were independent risk factors for overall survival in the Cox proportional hazard model. In the analysis of nintedanib effectiveness, higher binarized monomeric periostin levels were associated with more favorable suppressive effects on decreased vital capacity (VC) and DLCO in the treatment group compared with historical controls. Higher binarized levels of total periostin were associated with more favorable suppressive effects on decreased DLCO but not VC. In conclusion, higher periostin levels were independently associated with survival and better therapeutic effectiveness in patients with IPF treated with nintedanib. Periostin assessments may contribute to determining therapeutic strategies for patients with IPF.