[Novel therapies in respiratory management]

In this review of the recent medical literature, we have identified 4 topics of interest for the readers of Revue Médicale Suisse. Use of antifibrotic drugs in interstitial lung diseases will soon be extended to a phenotype labeled « progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease » (PF-ILD). While awaiting for evidence-based treatment, consensual recommendations for a treatment algorithm in pulmonary sarcoidosis has been published. New guidance for non-invasive ventilation in COPD and obesity-hypoventilation syndrome are available in Switzerland and are in line with international recommendations. New treatments targeting CFTR protein activity have become available and could become a therapeutic option for up to 85% of cystic fibrosis patients in Switzerland.