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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018

Comparison of clinical efficacy between ultra-LABAs and ultra-LAMAs in COPD: a systemic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Eun Yeong Cho, Se Yong Kim, Min-Ji Kim, Seonwoo Kim, Dong Ah Park, Kwang Ha Yoo, Yong Bum Park, Yong Il Hwang, Chin Kook Rhee, Ji Ye Jung and 2 more

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Eun Yeong ChoDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Se Yong KimDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Min-Ji KimStatistics and Data Center, Research Institute for Future Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Seonwoo KimStatistics and Data Center, Research Institute for Future Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Dong Ah ParkDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, Office of Health Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, South Korea.
Kwang Ha YooDepartment of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Yong Bum ParkDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Yong Il HwangDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, South Korea.
Chin Kook RheeDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Ji Ye JungDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Chest Disease, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Hyun LeeDivision of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Hye Yun ParkDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Samsung Medical Center · KRSungkyunkwan University · KRCatholic University of Korea · KRHallym University Sacred Heart Hospital · KRHanyang University · KRKangdong Sacred Heart Hospital · KRKonkuk University · KRNational Evidenc- based healthcare Collaborating Agency · KRSeverance Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA single long-acting bronchodilator, ultra-long acting muscarinic antagonist (ultra-LAMA) or ultra-long acting β

methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched (to March 1, 2017) to identify all published randomized controlled trials.

resultsOf the 12,906 articles found by searching the databases, we obtained data from 10,591 patients with COPD (LABA, n=5,058; LAMA, n=5,533) in seven published studies. Our results showed that COPD exacerbation were significantly lower in patients taking ultra-LAMA than those taking ultra-LABA (odds ratio =0.857, P=0.0008). However, no significant differences were observed between ultra-LAMA and ultra-LABA patients regarding improvement in trough forced expiratory volume in 1 s, the transitional dyspnea index, or St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire score.

conclusionsThis study suggests that COPD exacerbation occurred less often in patients taking an ultra-LAMA than in those taking an ultra-LABA with similar efficacy of lung function and quality of life.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)meta-analysisultra-long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)ultra-long acting β2-agonist (LABA)

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PMID30746196
PMCPMC6344669
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