Trial reportInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017
The efficacy of extrafine beclomethasone dipropionate-formoterol fumarate in COPD patients who are not "frequent exacerbators": a post hoc analysis of the FORWARD study.
Trial report in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00929851 (a 48-week, Double Blind, Randomized, Multinational, Multicentre, "Fixed Combination" Beclomethasone Dipropionate Plus Formoterol Fumarate Versus Formoterol in Patients With Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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a 48-week, Double Blind, Randomized, Multinational, Multicentre, "Fixed Combination" Beclomethasone Dipropionate Plus Formoterol Fumarate Versus Formoterol in Patients With Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Comparison of the Real-Life Clinical Effectiveness of the Leading Licensed ICS/LABA Combination Inhalers in the Treatment for COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Article
- The Impact of Fixed Triple Therapy with Beclometasone/Formoterol/Glycopyrronium on Health Status and Adherence in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in an Italian Context of Real Life: The TRITRIAL Study Protocol.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
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Abstract
The GOLD 2017 strategy document recommends that the pharmacological management of COPD patients be based on the risk of future exacerbations and the severity of symptoms. A threshold of two moderate exacerbations or one hospitalization is used to define high-risk patients. The FORWARD study was a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial that compared 48 weeks' treatment with extrafine beclomethasone dipropionate plus formoterol fumarate (BDP-FF) versus FF in severe COPD patients with a history of one or more exacerbations in the previous year. The new GOLD 2017 recommendations mean that many patients in the FORWARD study are now reclassified as GOLD B. We conducted a post hoc analysis of the FORWARD study, in order to investigate the effects of extrafine BDP/FF in patients with one exacerbation in the previous year, focusing on those categorized as group B using the GOLD 2017 definition. The analysis showed a 35% reduction in exacerbation rate with an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) + long-acting β-agonist (LABA) versus LABA. We propose that ICS-LABA treatment is a therapeutic option for COPD patients with one exacerbation in the previous year.
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