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Renal fibrosis, driven by myofibroblast activation and excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, is increasingly recognized as a key contributor to disease progression, yet targeted antifibrotic therapies remain limited. Here, we evaluated the therapeutic potential of pirfenidone to suppress fibrosis and disease progression in ADPKD. Single-nucleus RNA sequencing of human ADPKD kidneys identified fibroblasts as the predominant source of fibrous and adhesive ECM, with higher ECM-associated gene expression compared with that in normal kidney fibroblasts. In vitro, primary human ADPKD renal myofibroblasts displayed a similar profibrotic gene expression profile, and pirfenidone treatment suppressed ECM gene expression, cell proliferation, migration, and contractility. 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