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the&nbsp;community.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A\/Prof Corte says&nbsp;this&nbsp;funding boost is&nbsp;critical&nbsp;to help the CRE-PF&nbsp;build on the&nbsp;significant progress&nbsp;made&nbsp;in recent years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cTogether with the team of researchers\u202facross Australia, we are looking at ways to identify which patients with lung fibrosis are likely to progress quicker than others.\u202fSome of the exciting new results have shown that there are blood and CT scan biomarkers which help us in that, and this will allow us to&nbsp;provide targeted and&nbsp;personalised&nbsp;treatment&nbsp;as early as possible,\u201d A\/Prof Corte said.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cThis is amazing given&nbsp;just a few years ago, we had no treatment at all for this condition. Research has got us to the point where we have&nbsp;options&nbsp;which slow the disease&nbsp;down,&nbsp;but they don\u2019t stop&nbsp;it&nbsp;completely so eventually, even with treatment, this disease relentlessly progresses and kills people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cAs a researcher, it\u2019s a once in a lifetime opportunity to&nbsp;see our understanding of a condition progress&nbsp;to&nbsp;a point like we\u2019re at today,&nbsp;where there is so much hope for the future.&nbsp;With the support of generous donors like this, and the support of the community, we\u2019re able to&nbsp;continue this&nbsp;research that will ultimately change and save lives.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To find&nbsp;out more,&nbsp;visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gpd6lI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gpd6lI<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>-ENDS-&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For media enquiries please contact:&nbsp;<br><strong>Paxton Roth, Media and Communications Coordinator<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>07 3251 3654 or 0435 447 315&nbsp;<br><a href=\"mailto:paxtonr@lungfoundation.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paxtonr@lungfoundation.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator {\"opacity\":\"css\"} -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>For the thousands of Australians living with Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF), research means access to life-changing new treatments and hope for a cure. 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