○ Evidence tier 3 — Human open-label pilot (feasibility / biomarker)

Record

DesignFirst-in-human open-label pilot
N14
RegistryNCT02874989
PMID30616998
DOI10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.12.052
Citation statuspmid+doi verified via PubMed eutils (EBioMedicine 2019;40:554-563; PMC6412088); NCT02874989 from websearch

Five-qualifier claim

Species / populationAdults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (n=14), two-centre open-label pilot.
Exposure, route, scheduleOral dasatinib 100 mg/day + quercetin 1250 mg/day, 3 days/week over 3 weeks (intermittent).
Comparator / durationOpen-label / single-blind feasibility design; ~3-week intervention with short follow-up.
Endpoint / numeric resultPrimary endpoints were feasibility (retention/completion); most consistent secondary improvement was in physical function/mobility measures (e.g. 6-minute walk, gait speed, chair-stands).
What it did NOT establishNot powered for efficacy; no lung-function disease-modification claim; no lifespan outcome.

Primary reference

https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02874989

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