VEGFA and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: After decades of having no effective medical treatment for IPF, two recent antifibrotic agents have been introduced for the management of this pathology: Nintedanib, a potent kinase inhibitor blocking the effects of growth factors implicated in the pathogenesis of IPF (platelet-derived growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, and fibroblast growth factor) [7], and Pirfenidone, whose mechanisms of action are still unclear [8].