Benefit of prompt initiation of single-inhaler fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium, and vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) in patients with COPD in England following an exacerbation : a retrospective cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Triple therapy is recommended for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who remain symptomatic despite dual therapy. The optimal timing of triple therapy following an exacerbation of COPD is unknown. The outcomes of prompt (≤ 30 days) vs. delayed (31-180 days) initiation of single-inhaler triple therapy with fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium, and vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) following an exacerbation of COPD were examined.

METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of linked English primary (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) and secondary (Hospital Episode Statistics) care data. Patients aged ≥ 35 years with COPD were indexed on the first and/or earliest date of exacerbation between November 15, 2017 and March 31, 2019 with subsequent FF/UMEC/VI initiation within 180 days. Patients were required to be continuously registered with a general practitioner for ≥ 12 months prior to and following index. Subsequent exacerbations, direct medical costs, and hospital readmissions were compared between prompt and delayed initiators. Inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to adjust for measured confounders between cohorts.

RESULTS: Overall, 1599 patients were included (prompt: 393, delayed: 1206). After weighting, prompt initiators had numerically lower moderate/severe exacerbations compared with delayed initiators (rate ratio: 0.87, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.76-1.01, p = 0.0587). Both all-cause and COPD-related 30-day hospital readmissions were significantly lower among patients with prompt initiation compared with delayed initiators (all-cause: 23.6% vs. 34.6%, odds ratio [95% CI]: 0.58 [0.36-0.95], p = 0.0293; COPD-related: 20.3% vs. 30.6%, odds ratio [95% CI]: 0.58 [0.35-0.96], p = 0.0347). Prompt initiators also had numerically lower all-cause total costs and significantly lower COPD-related costs per-person-per year compared with delayed initiators (COPD-related: £742 vs. £801, p = 0.0016).

CONCLUSION: Prompt initiation of FF/UMEC/VI following a moderate/severe exacerbation was associated with fewer subsequent exacerbations, fewer hospital readmissions, and lower COPD-related medical costs compared with delayed initiation.

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ErratumIn: Respir Res. 2024 Apr 1;25(1):152. - PMID 38561735

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Respiratory research - 24(2023), 1 vom: 25. Sept., Seite 229

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ismaila, Afisi S [VerfasserIn]
Rothnie, Kieran J [VerfasserIn]
Wood, Robert P [VerfasserIn]
Banks, Victoria L [VerfasserIn]
Camidge, Lucinda J [VerfasserIn]
Czira, Alexandrosz [VerfasserIn]
Compton, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Raj [VerfasserIn]
Millard, Shannon N [VerfasserIn]
Massey, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Halpin, David M G [VerfasserIn]

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028LZY775B
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exacerbation
FF/UMEC/VI
Fluticasone furoate
GSK573719
Healthcare cost
JS86977WNV
Journal Article
SITT
Vilanterol

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Date Completed 27.09.2023

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Electronic

ErratumIn: Respir Res. 2024 Apr 1;25(1):152. - PMID 38561735

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12931-023-02523-1

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NLM362459274