Dupilumab leads to better-controlled asthma and quality of life in children : the VOYAGE study

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BACKGROUND: Dupilumab has shown long-term treatment benefits in children with uncontrolled asthma. We assessed in more detail the impact of dupilumab on asthma control and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and their caregivers.

METHODS: Children aged 6-11 years with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma (baseline blood eosinophils ≥150 cells·µL-1 or fractional exhaled nitric oxide ≥20 ppb; n=350) were treated with dupilumab or placebo for 52 weeks in the VOYAGE study. Primary outcomes of these analyses were asthma control (change from baseline in Asthma Control Questionnaire 7 Interviewer-Administered (ACQ-7-IA) and achieving a clinically meaningful response of ≥0.5 points); proportion of patients achieving well-controlled asthma or better (ACQ-7-IA ≤0.75 points); effect on patients' (Standardised Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire Interviewer-Administered (PAQLQ(S)-IA)) and caregivers' (Paediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ)) HRQoL; and allergic rhinitis-related QoL.

RESULTS: Dupilumab versus placebo significantly improved children's ACQ-7-IA scores by week 4 with sustained improvements through week 52 (least squares mean difference at week 52: -0.44, 95% CI -0.59- -0.30; p<0.0001); a higher proportion achieved a clinically meaningful response (week 52: 86% versus 75%; p=0.0051). At weeks 24 and 52, more children who received dupilumab achieved well-controlled asthma (ACQ-7-IA ≤0.75 points: 61% versus 43%; p=0.0001 and 70% versus 46%; p<0.0001, respectively). Significant improvements in PAQLQ(S)-IA and PACQLQ scores were observed by week 52.

CONCLUSIONS: In children aged 6-11 years with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma, dupilumab treatment was associated with rapid, sustained improvements in asthma control. HRQoL was significantly improved for children and their caregivers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

The European respiratory journal - 62(2023), 5 vom: 21. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fiocchi, Alessandro G [VerfasserIn]
Phipatanakul, Wanda [VerfasserIn]
Zeiger, Robert S [VerfasserIn]
Durrani, Sandy R [VerfasserIn]
Cole, Jeremy [VerfasserIn]
Msihid, Jérôme [VerfasserIn]
Gall, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Jacob-Nara, Juby A [VerfasserIn]
Deniz, Yamo [VerfasserIn]
Rowe, Paul J [VerfasserIn]
Lederer, David J [VerfasserIn]
Hardin, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Asif H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

420K487FSG
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Controlled Clinical Trial
Dupilumab
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 14.11.2023

Date Revised 14.11.2023

published: Electronic-Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02948959

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1183/13993003.00558-2023

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362314535