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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2020

Effect of Inhaled Corticosteroid Withdrawal on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in Patients Taking Triple Therapy at Baseline.

Gary T Ferguson, Asif Shaikh, Kay Tetzlaff, Achim Mueller, Helgo Magnussen, Henrik Watz

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2020. 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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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gary T FergusonPulmonary Research Institute of Southeast Michigan, Farmington Hills, MI, USA.
Asif ShaikhBoehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Ridgefield, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5116-9338
Kay TetzlaffBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany.
Achim MuellerBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4468-186X
Helgo MagnussenPulmonary Research Institute at Lung Clinic Grosshansdorf, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf, Germany.
Henrik WatzPulmonary Research Institute at Lung Clinic Grosshansdorf, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Grosshansdorf, Germany.
Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany) · DEGerman Center for Lung Research · DEBoehringer Ingelheim (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: In the Withdrawal of Inhaled Steroids during Optimized Bronchodilator Management (WISDOM) trial, inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) withdrawal in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving triple therapy (long-acting β Patients and Methods: The effect of ICS withdrawal on moderate/severe exacerbation risk in the subgroup of WISDOM patients taking triple therapy before enrolling in the study was evaluated in this post hoc analysis. Additionally, the effect of ICS withdrawal in patients with a history of ≥2 exacerbations in the previous year and various blood eosinophil counts was assessed. Results: Overall, 39.0% (n=970: ICS continuation, 479; ICS withdrawal, 491) of the WISDOM trial population were taking triple therapy at screening. Baseline characteristics were generally similar between groups. Moderate/severe exacerbation risk between the ICS withdrawal and continuation groups (hazard ratio [HR], 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.89-1.25) was not increased in patients taking triple therapy at screening versus the overall trial population (HR [95% CI]: 1.06 [0.94-1.19]). However, in patients with a history of ≥2 exacerbations, exacerbation risk (HR [95% CI]) increased nominally with blood eosinophil count from 1.07 [0.81-1.41] (≥100 cells/μL) to 1.45 [0.58-3.60] (≥400 cells/μL). Conclusion: Consistent with results from the overall WISDOM trial population, ICS withdrawal did not increase exacerbation risk in patients taking triple therapy at screening. Patients with a history of frequent exacerbations and higher blood eosinophil counts could benefit from continuation of ICS-based therapy.

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAdministration, InhalationAdrenal Cortex HormonesBronchodilator AgentsDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansMuscarinic AntagonistsAdrenal Cortex HormonesBronchodilator AgentsMuscarinic AntagonistsCOPDdual bronchodilatorglucocorticoidtriple therapy

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PMID33204084
PMCPMC7667507
OpenAlexW3099863626

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