FibroGen, Inc. Announces Patient Enrollment In New Phase 2 Clinical Study Of FG-3019 For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FibroGen, Inc. (FibroGen), announced today that patient enrollment has started in a new Phase 2 clinical study of FG-3019 in patients who suffer from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

IPF is a debilitating and life-threatening lung disease characterized by a progressive scarring of the lungs that diminishes functional lung volume and hinders oxygen uptake. The cause of IPF is not known, and approximately two-thirds of IPF patients die within five years after diagnosis.

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