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ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2023

The Efficacy and Safety of First-Line Single-Inhaler Triple versus Dual Therapy in Controller-Naïve and Symptomatic Adults with Asthma: A Preliminary Retrospective Cohort Study.

Rei Fujiki, Tomotaka Kawayama, Kyoji Furukawa, Takashi Kinoshita, Kazuko Matsunaga, Tomoaki Hoshino

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Article in Journal of asthma and allergy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Phenotyping treatment-naive uncontrolled asthma in adults: A primary care framework.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2026
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Rei FujikiFujiki Medical and Surgical Clinic, Miyazaki, Japan.
Tomotaka KawayamaDivision of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Kyoji FurukawaBiostatistics Center, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Takashi KinoshitaDivision of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Kazuko MatsunagaDivision of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Tomoaki HoshinoDivision of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.

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Purpose: The efficacy and safety of first-line triple and dual therapy remain unclear because the stepwise strategy is a worldwide standard in controller-naïve asthma. A preliminary retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of first-line triple and dual therapy for managing controller-naïve and symptomatic adult patients with asthma. Patients and Methods: Patients with asthma who received first-line single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) or dual therapy (SIDT) for at least 8 weeks were selected between December 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021, in Fujiki Medical and Surgical Clinic, Miyazaki, Japan. Data on daytime and nighttime visual analog scale (VAS) scores, lung function tests, fractional exhaled nitrogen oxide (F Results: The SITT significantly improved the nighttime, but not daytime, VAS scores better than the SIDT 2 weeks post-treatment ( Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that first-line SITT and SIDT were effective, and SITT improved disease control faster than SIDT in controller-naïve and symptomatic adult patients with asthma. The first-line SITT may contribute to faster and better control levels in symptomatic patients with asthma.

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