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SynthesisInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2014

Once-daily long-acting beta-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an indirect comparison of olodaterol and indacaterol.

Neil S Roskell, Antonio Anzueto, Alan Hamilton, Bernd Disse, Karin Becker

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic ReviewNetwork Meta-Analysis
In one paragraph

Synthesis in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02547558 (Pulmonary Gas Exchange Response to Indacaterol in Stable Symptomatic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02547558 phase4unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Pulmonary Gas Exchange Response to Indacaterol in Stable Symptomatic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Clinic of BarcelonaRan2015 to 2015Enrolled20ConditionsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseArmsArterial blood gases, Cardiac Output, Vital signs, Exhaled breath, Spirometry
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Trial
  4. LABA/LAMA combination in COPD: a meta-analysis on the duration of treatment.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2017
    Review
  5. Striving for optimal bronchodilation: focus on olodaterol.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2016
    Review
  6. Observational
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Profile of a fixed-dose combination of tiotropium/olodaterol and its potential in the treatment of COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2015
    Review
  11. Review
  12. Systematic review comparing LABA, olodaterol, and indacaterol: limitations.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2014
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Neil S RoskellStatistics, Bresmed Health Solutions Ltd, Sheffield, UK.
Antonio AnzuetoSchool of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Alan HamiltonMedical Department, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, Burlington, ON, Canada.
Bernd DisseMedical Department, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
Karin BeckerGlobal Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn the absence of head-to-head clinical trials comparing the once-daily, long-acting beta2-agonists olodaterol and indacaterol for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an indirect treatment comparison by systematic review and synthesis of the available clinical evidence was conducted.

methodsA systematic literature review of randomized, controlled clinical trials in patients with COPD was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of olodaterol and indacaterol. Network meta-analysis and adjusted indirect comparison methods were employed to evaluate treatment efficacy, using outcomes based on trough forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), Transition Dyspnea Index, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire total score and response, rescue medication use, and proportion of patients with exacerbations.

resultsEighteen trials were identified for meta-analysis (eight, olodaterol; ten, indacaterol). Olodaterol trials included patients of all severities, whilst indacaterol trials excluded patients with very severe COPD. Concomitant maintenance bronchodilator use was allowed in most olodaterol trials, but not in indacaterol trials. When similarly designed trials/data were analyzed for change from baseline in trough FEV1 (liters), the following mean differences (95% confidence interval) were observed: trials excluding concomitant bronchodilator: indacaterol 75 mcg versus olodaterol 5 mcg, -0.005 (-0.077 to 0.067), and indacaterol 150 mcg versus olodaterol 5 mcg, 0.020 (-0.036 to 0.077); trials with concomitant tiotropium: indacaterol 150 mcg versus olodaterol 5 mcg, 0.000 (-0.043 to 0.042). In sensitivity analyses of the full network, results for change from baseline in trough FEV1 favored indacaterol, but this dataset suffered from trial design heterogeneity. For the other endpoints investigated, no statistically significant differences were found when analyzed in the full network.

conclusionWhen compared under similar trial conditions, olodaterol and indacaterol have similar efficacy in patients with COPD. This research highlights the importance of considering the concomitant COPD medication when evaluating treatment effects in COPD.

Indexed as

Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsBenzoxazinesBronchodilator AgentsDrug Administration ScheduleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansIndansLungPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQuinolonesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAdrenergic beta-2 Receptor AgonistsBenzoxazinesBronchodilator AgentsindacaterolIndansolodaterolQuinolonesCOPDindacaterolLABAmeta-analysisolodaterolsystematic review

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PMID25114521
PMCPMC4124050

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