Palliative care is a complex intervention with several different components; where the delivery of each component depends on individual patient's needs that vary across the disease trajectory [[8]]. We hope that these results will highlight the complexity of PC interventions for IPF patients and inform intervention choice in future trials. 10.1056/NEJMoa1402582 4 Lindell KO, Kavalieratos D, Gibson KF, Tycon L, Rosenzweig M. The palliative care needs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a qualitative study of patients and family caregivers. Randomised clinical trial of an early palliative care intervention (SUPPORT) for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and their caregivers: protocol and key design considerations. [Extracted from the article]