Rationalizing endpoints for prospective studies of pulmonary exacerbation treatment response in cystic fibrosis

Copyright © 2017 European Cystic Fibrosis Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Given the variability in pulmonary exacerbation (PEx) management within and between Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Care Centers, it is possible that some approaches may be superior to others. A challenge with comparing different PEx management approaches is lack of a community consensus with respect to treatment-response metrics. In this analysis, we assess the feasibility of using different response metrics in prospective randomized studies comparing PEx treatment protocols.

METHODS: Response parameters were compiled from the recent STOP (Standardized Treatment of PEx) feasibility study. Pulmonary function responses (recovery of best prior 6-month and 12-month FEV1% predicted and absolute and relative FEV1% predicted improvement from treatment initiation) and sign and symptom recovery from treatment initiation (measured by the Chronic Respiratory Infection Symptom Score [CRISS]) were studied as categorical and continuous variables. The proportion of patients retreated within 30days after the end of initial treatment was studied as a categorical variable. Sample sizes required to adequately power prospective 1:1 randomized superiority and non-inferiority studies employing candidate endpoints were explored.

RESULTS: The most sensitive endpoint was mean change in CRISS from treatment initiation, followed by mean absolute FEV1% predicted change from initiation, with the two responses only modestly correlated (R2=.157; P<0.0001). Recovery of previous best FEV1 was a problematic endpoint due to missing data and a substantial proportion of patients beginning PEx treatment with FEV1 exceeding their previous best measures (12.1% >12-month best, 19.6% >6-month best). Although mean outcome measures deteriorated approximately 2-weeks post-treatment follow-up, the effect was non-uniform: 62.7% of patients experienced an FEV1 worsening versus 49.0% who experienced a CRISS worsening.

CONCLUSIONS: Results from randomized prospective superiority and non-inferiority studies employing mean CRISS and FEV1 change from treatment initiation should prove compelling to the community. They will need to be large, but appear feasible.

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CommentIn: J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Sep;16(5):529-531. - PMID 28865768

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 16(2017), 5 vom: 20. Sept., Seite 607-615

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

VanDevanter, D R [VerfasserIn]
Heltshe, S L [VerfasserIn]
Spahr, J [VerfasserIn]
Beckett, V V [VerfasserIn]
Daines, C L [VerfasserIn]
Dasenbrook, E C [VerfasserIn]
Gibson, R L [VerfasserIn]
Raksha, Jain [VerfasserIn]
Sanders, D B [VerfasserIn]
Goss, C H [VerfasserIn]
Flume, P A [VerfasserIn]
STOP Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Clinical trial
Endpoints
Exacerbation
Journal Article
Sample size

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Date Completed 23.05.2018

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Sep;16(5):529-531. - PMID 28865768

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcf.2017.04.004

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NLM271248858