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Trial reportRespiratory research2021

Long-term safety and exploratory efficacy of fevipiprant in patients with inadequately controlled asthma: the SPIRIT randomised clinical trial.

Jorge Maspero, Ioana Octavia Agache, Tadashi Kamei, Makoto Yoshida, Bryan Boone, James M Felser, Fernando Kawakami, Barbara Knorr, David Lawrence, Thomas Lehmann and 2 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Respiratory research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03052517 (A 2-treatment Period, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Parallel-group Study to Assess the Safety of QAW039 When Added to Existing Asthma Therapy in GINA Steps 3, 4 and 5 Patients With Uncontrolled Asthma.), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03052517 phase3terminatednot on this map

A 2-treatment Period, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Parallel-group Study to Assess the Safety of QAW039 When Added to Existing Asthma Therapy in GINA Steps 3, 4 and 5 Patients With Uncontrolled Asthma.

TypeinterventionalSponsorNovartis PharmaceuticalsRan2017 to 2020Enrolled2,538ConditionsAsthmaArmsQAW039 150 mg, QAW039 450 mg, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of asthma: from bench to bedside.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Jorge MasperoAllergy and Respiratory Research Unit, Fundación CIDEA, Buenos Aires, Argentina. jorge.maspero@fundacioncidea.org.ar.
Ioana Octavia AgacheTransylvania University, Brasov, Romania.
Tadashi KameiKamei Internal Medicine and Respiratory Clinic, Takamatsu-city, Kagawa, Japan.
Makoto YoshidaNational Hospital Organization Fukuoka National Hospital, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka, Japan.
Bryan BooneNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
James M FelserNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
Fernando KawakamiNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Barbara KnorrNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.
David LawrenceNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Thomas LehmannNovartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Wei WangNovartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China.
Andrew J PedinoffPrinceton Center for Clinical Research, Skillman, NJ, USA.
Novartis (Switzerland) · CHNovartis (United States) · USCenter for Clinical Research (United States) · USNational Hospital Organization · JPNovartis (China) · CNTransylvania University of Brașov · RO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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methodsSPIRIT, a 2-treatment period (52-week, double-blind and optional 104-week single-blind), randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre, parallel-group study, assessed the long-term safety of fevipiprant (150 mg and 450 mg o.d.) added to standard of care in patients ≥ 12 years with uncontrolled asthma. Stratified block randomisation was used. Patients were randomised in an approximate ratio of 3:3:1 (fevipiprant 150 mg, fevipiprant 450 mg or placebo). Patients were either newly enrolled or had participated in a previous fevipiprant Phase 3 trial. Primary endpoints were: time-to-first treatment emergent adverse event (AE); serious AE; and AE leading to discontinuation from study treatment. Data from both treatment periods were combined for analyses. Data were collected during study site visits.

resultsIn total, 1093 patients were randomised to receive fevipiprant 150 mg, 1085 to fevipiprant 450 mg, and 360 to placebo. Overall, 1184 patients had ≥ 52 weeks' treatment, while 163 received ≥ 104 weeks' treatment. Both doses were well tolerated, with a safety profile similar to placebo both in new patients and in those enrolled from previous studies. In exploratory analyses, reduced rates of moderate-to-severe asthma exacerbations, increased time-to-first moderate-to-severe asthma exacerbation and improved FEV

conclusionsIn patients with uncontrolled asthma, the addition of fevipiprant had a favourable long-term safety profile.

trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov, NCT03052517, prospectively registered 23 January 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03052517 .

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Administration, InhalationAsthmaDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHumansIndoleacetic AcidsMaleMiddle AgedPyridinesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomefevipiprantIndoleacetic AcidsPyridinesAdverse eventDP2 receptorFevipiprantSafetyUncontrolled asthma

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PMID34895218
PMCPMC8666007
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