When is LABA/LAMA Better than LAMA in GOLD Group B or D Patients for Reducing Acute Exacerbations of COPD?

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Long-acting β2-agonist (LABA)/long-acting muscarinic-antagonist (LAMA) dual therapy has been found to be more effective than LAMA monotherapy in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, among patients with group B or D COPD, the characteristics of patients for whom LABA/LAMA dual therapy is superior to LAMA monotherapy in minimizing acute exacerbations remain unknown. With data from a prospective COPD cohort, subgroup analyses were conducted to determine whether LABA/LAMA dual therapy was superior to LAMA monotherapy in reducing the rate of acute exacerbations in group B and D COPD patients. Group B and D COPD patients taking LAMA or LABA/LAMA were enrolled according to the 2022 Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease guidelines. A total of 737 patients were included in this study: 600 with group B COPD and 137 with group D COPD. Compared with patients taking LAMA monotherapy, those taking LABA/LAMA had a significantly lower incidence of acute exacerbations over 1 year. In the subgroup of patients ≥70 years old, there was a significantly lower risk of severe COPD exacerbations among group B patients taking LABA/LAMA than among those taking LAMA monotherapy (odds ratio [OR], 0.258; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.095-0.703). In contrast, in the subgroup of group D patients with COPD Assessment Test scores ≥25, compared with LAMA monotherapy, LABA/LAMA treatment was associated with lower risk of severe COPD exacerbations (OR, 0.115; 95% CI, 0.018-0.749). The combination of LABA and LAMA was found to be superior to LAMA monotherapy, especially for treating older adults with group B COPD, as well as for group D patients with severe symptoms.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

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Chonnam medical journal - 59(2023), 3 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 180-187

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shin, Hong-Joon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yu-Il [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Youlim [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Chang Youl [VerfasserIn]
Ra, Seung Won [VerfasserIn]
Moon, Ji-Yong [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Ki-Suck [VerfasserIn]
Yoo, Kwang Ha [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Kyeong-Cheol [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Sung-Chul [VerfasserIn]
KOCOSS Cohort Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bronchodilator Agents
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Combined Modality Therapy
Journal Article

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Date Revised 20.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4068/cmj.2023.59.3.180

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NLM363334874