Reduction in abdominal symptoms (CFAbd-Score), faecal M2-pyruvate-kinase and Calprotectin over one year of treatment with Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor in people with CF aged ≥12 years - The RECOVER study

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BACKGROUND: RECOVER is a multicentre post-approval study of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (ETI) in pwCF in Ireland and the UK. The CFAbd-Score is the first validated CF-specific patient reported outcome measure (PROM) focusing on gastrointestinal symptoms; it comprises 28 items in 5 domains. In a preliminary study, we previously reported reductions in abdominal symptoms (AS) in pwCF after 26 weeks of ETI-therapy using the CFAbd-Score.

AIM: to assess changes in AS in a second, large cohort and explore novel GI-biomarkers of gut inflammation and cell-proliferation in pwCF over one year of ETI-therapy.

METHODS: Participants were recruited as part of the RECOVER study at 8 sites (Ireland&UK). The CFAbd-Score was administered prior to ETI-initiation, and subsequently at 1,2,6 and 12 months on treatment. Faecal M2-pyruvate kinase (M2-PK) and calprotectin (FC) were quantified in samples collected at baseline, 1 and 6 months.

RESULTS: 108 CFAbd-Scores and 73 stool samples were collected at baseline. After 12 months of ETI-therapy, total CFAbd-Scores had significantly declined (15.0±1.4→9.8±1.2pts/p<0.001), and so had all its five domains of "pain" (16.9±2.0pts→9.9±1.8pts/p<0.01), "GERD" (14.4±1.8→9.9±1.6/p<0.05), "disorders of bowel movements" (19.2±1.4→14.1±1.5/p<0.01), "appetite" (7.0±1.1→4.6±1.2/p<0.01) and "impaired-QoL" (13.3±1.9→7.5±1.5/p<0.001). Levels of M2-PK and FC significantly decreased during ETI-therapy.

DISCUSSION: In-depth analysis of AS with the CFAbd-Score reveals a statistically significant, clinically relevant and sustained improvement with ETI. We attribute this to high sensitivity of the implemented CF-specific PROM, developed and validated following FDA-guidelines. Furthermore, for the first time during ETI-therapy a significant decline in faecal M2-PK, a marker of inflammation and cell-proliferation, was found, in parallel to FC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - (2023) vom: 07. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mainz, Jochen G [VerfasserIn]
Lester, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Elnazir, Basil [VerfasserIn]
Williamson, Michael [VerfasserIn]
McKone, Ed [VerfasserIn]
Cox, Des [VerfasserIn]
Linnane, Barry [VerfasserIn]
Zagoya, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Duckstein, Franziska [VerfasserIn]
Barucha, Anton [VerfasserIn]
Davies, Jane C [VerfasserIn]
McNally, Paul [VerfasserIn]
RECOVER Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CFTR
Faecal elastase
Gastro-intestinal (GI)
Journal Article
Modulation
Patient reported outcome measure (PROM)

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Date Revised 08.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.jcf.2023.10.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363003827