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ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2020

MP-AzeFlu Improves the Quality-of-Life of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis.

Ranny van Weissenbruch, Ludger Klimek, Gabriella Gálffy, Melanie Emmeluth, Arkady Koltun, Ferdinand Kopietz, Duc Tung Nguyen, Hans Christian Kuhl, Wolfgang Pohl, Glenis K Scadding and 2 more

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Article in Journal of asthma and allergy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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12 authors at 8 institutions in 7 countries.

Ranny van WeissenbruchDepartment of ENT Head and Neck Surgery, Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Assen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2043-4741
Ludger KlimekDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Plastic Surgery, Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Gabriella GálffyPulmonology Hospital, Torokbalint, Hungary.
Melanie EmmeluthGlobal Medical Affairs, MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG (A Mylan Company), Bad Homburg, Germany.
Arkady KoltunMylan, Inc., Canonsburg, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6903-3244
Ferdinand KopietzGlobal Medical Affairs, MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG (A Mylan Company), Bad Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5398-0626
Duc Tung NguyenGBK Clinical Affairs, MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG (A Mylan Company), Bad Homburg, Germany.
Hans Christian KuhlGlobal Medical Affairs, MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG (A Mylan Company), Bad Homburg, Germany.
Wolfgang PohlDepartment of Respiratory and Pulmonary Diseases, Karl Landsteiner Gesellschaft, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pneumology, Vienna, Austria.
Glenis K ScaddingRoy National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0732-9728
David PriceCentre of Academic Primary Care, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9728-9992
Joaquim MullolRhinology Unit & Smell Clinic, ENT Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona IDIBAPS University of Barcelona, CIBERES, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3463-5007
Mylan (Germany) · DECanisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis · NLHospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESKarl Landsteiner Society · ATMylan (United States) · USRoyal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital · GBUniversity of Aberdeen · GBZentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePatients with poorly controlled allergic rhinitis (AR) experience nasal symptoms, sleep disturbances, activity impairment, and decreased quality-of-life (QoL). MP-AzeFlu is safe and effective for moderate-to-severe seasonal and perennial AR, but its impact on QoL requires investigation in the real-world, especially among phenotypes of immunoglobulin (Ig)E-mediated AR. This subanalysis of an observational study evaluated response to MP-AzeFlu via assessment of sleep quality and trouble with daily activities. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis multicenter, prospective, non-interventional, real-life study included a convenience sample of patients with a history of moderate-to-severe AR presenting with acute AR symptoms (visual analog scale [VAS] ≥50 mm). Over approximately 14 days of treatment with MP-AzeFlu (137 µg azelastine HCL and 50 µg fluticasone propionate administered via single 0.137-mL spray in each nostril twice daily), changes in sleep quality and trouble with daily work, school, social, and outdoor activities were evaluated using a VAS for the entire study population and for four subgroups based on IgE response phenotype. VAS scores ranged from "not at all troubled" (0 mm) to "extremely troubled" (100 mm).

resultsFollowing MP-AzeFlu treatment, mean VAS scores for sleep quality impairment and work or school impairment decreased from 55.2 mm at baseline to 22.1 mm and 57.6 mm at baseline to 23.0 mm, respectively, after ~14 days. Similar results were observed for mean VAS scores for impairment of social activity (55.1 mm to 22.4 mm) and impairment of outdoor activity (64.4 mm to 25.0 mm). For all VAS scores, results were similar across populations, regardless of phenotype of IgE-mediated disease, comorbidity, age, and sex.

conclusionMP-AzeFlu relieves symptoms and improves patient-reported QoL, illustrated by better sleep quality and less impairment of work, school, social, and outdoor activities after 14 days. The QoL benefits of MP-AzeFlu were consistent regardless of the phenotype of IgE-mediated disease. REGISTRATION: Clinical Trial Registration (CTR) Number: EUPAS23075. Trial Register Date: March 12, 2018. First patient visit; Last patient visit: February 2018; April 2019.

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