Heinrich Worth1, Roland Buhl2, Carl-Peter Criée3, Peter Kardos4, Nadine S Lossi5, Claus F Vogelmeier6. 1. Facharztforum Fürth, 90762 Fürth, Germany. Electronic address: heinrich.worth@t-online.de. 2. Pulmonary Department, Mainz University Hospital, 55131 Mainz, Germany. 3. Department of Sleep and Respiratory Medicine, Evangelical Hospital Goettingen-Weende, 37120 Bovenden, Germany. 4. Group Practice and Centre for Allergy, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Red Cross Maingau Hospital, 60318 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 5. Clinical Research, Respiratory, Novartis Pharma GmbH, D-90429 Nürnberg, Germany. 6. Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The 2017 update to the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy document includes recommendations for treatment intensification or step-down in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although recognises that limited supporting information is available. DACCORD is an ongoing observational, non-interventional study, recruiting patients following COPD maintenance treatment change or initiation, a subset of whom were receiving a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) plus a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) fixed-dose combination (FDC) on entry. Since there were no requirements in terms of prior medication (and no washout before commencing LABA/LAMA FDC), this provides an opportunity to generate 'real world' data to test the GOLD 2017 recommendations. METHODS: To reduce heterogeneity, the current analyses include patients receiving indacaterol/glycopyrronium at baseline, and who, prior to the study, were receiving no COPD maintenance medication ('none'), LABA or LAMA monotherapy ('mono'), LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS; 'LABA/ICS'), or triple therapy ('triple'). At the baseline visit, data collected included: demographic and disease characteristics; COPD Assessment Test (CAT); and exacerbations in the 6 months prior to entry. At 3, 6, 9 and 12 months data on exacerbations were collected, with CAT recorded at 3 and 12 months. RESULTS: A total of 2724 patients were included in the baseline analyses: 795, 954, 598 and 377 in the 'none', 'mono', 'LABA/ICS' and 'triple' subgroups, respectively. There were no clinically relevant differences in baseline demographics between the four groups. In terms of disease characteristics, the 'triple' group had the highest proportion of patients with a disease duration of more than 1 year since diagnosis and with severe/very severe airflow limitation, but a similar percentage of non-exacerbators compared to the 'none' group. Over the 1-year follow-up, the majority of patients in all four subgroups did not exacerbate (exacerbation rates 0.16, 0.19, 0.21, and 0.26 in the 'none', 'mono', 'LABA/ICS' and 'triple' groups, respectively). At 12 months, 61.4%, 65.0%, 71.0% and 52.4% of patients had a clinically relevant improvement in CAT score. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the results support the GOLD recommendations in suggesting that a switch from a mono-bronchodilator or LABA plus ICS to LABA/LAMA FDC is a valid treatment option for patients with COPD. The results also validate the use of a LABA/LAMA FDC as initial maintenance treatment for COPD, and provide first 'real world' evidence to support the newly added 'step down' recommendation (from triple to LABA/LAMA FDC).
INTRODUCTION: The 2017 update to the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy document includes recommendations for treatment intensification or step-down in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although recognises that limited supporting information is available. DACCORD is an ongoing observational, non-interventional study, recruiting patients following COPD maintenance treatment change or initiation, a subset of whom were receiving a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) plus a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) fixed-dose combination (FDC) on entry. Since there were no requirements in terms of prior medication (and no washout before commencing LABA/LAMA FDC), this provides an opportunity to generate 'real world' data to test the GOLD 2017 recommendations. METHODS: To reduce heterogeneity, the current analyses include patients receiving indacaterol/glycopyrronium at baseline, and who, prior to the study, were receiving no COPD maintenance medication ('none'), LABA or LAMA monotherapy ('mono'), LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS; 'LABA/ICS'), or triple therapy ('triple'). At the baseline visit, data collected included: demographic and disease characteristics; COPD Assessment Test (CAT); and exacerbations in the 6 months prior to entry. At 3, 6, 9 and 12 months data on exacerbations were collected, with CAT recorded at 3 and 12 months. RESULTS: A total of 2724 patients were included in the baseline analyses: 795, 954, 598 and 377 in the 'none', 'mono', 'LABA/ICS' and 'triple' subgroups, respectively. There were no clinically relevant differences in baseline demographics between the four groups. In terms of disease characteristics, the 'triple' group had the highest proportion of patients with a disease duration of more than 1 year since diagnosis and with severe/very severe airflow limitation, but a similar percentage of non-exacerbators compared to the 'none' group. Over the 1-year follow-up, the majority of patients in all four subgroups did not exacerbate (exacerbation rates 0.16, 0.19, 0.21, and 0.26 in the 'none', 'mono', 'LABA/ICS' and 'triple' groups, respectively). At 12 months, 61.4%, 65.0%, 71.0% and 52.4% of patients had a clinically relevant improvement in CAT score. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the results support the GOLD recommendations in suggesting that a switch from a mono-bronchodilator or LABA plus ICS to LABA/LAMA FDC is a valid treatment option for patients with COPD. The results also validate the use of a LABA/LAMA FDC as initial maintenance treatment for COPD, and provide first 'real world' evidence to support the newly added 'step down' recommendation (from triple to LABA/LAMA FDC).
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