Objectives: In some studies comparing triple with dual combination therapies in COPD there might be a possible effect of inhaler bias resulting from different inhaler devices being used in comparator arms. The aim of this study was a quantitative synthesis by considering the studies that directly compared triple ICS/LABA/LAMA vs. either dual LABA/LAMA or ICS/LABA therapies administered at fixed-dose combination (FDC) via the same inhaler device. Methods: A network meta-analysis was performed to assess the efficacy/safety impact of triple ICS/LABA/LAMA FDC compared with dual LABA/LAMA and ICS/LBA FDCs administered via the same inhaler device in COPD patients. The treatment ranking was reported via the surface under the cumulative ranking curve analysis (SUCRA). Results: Data obtained from 21,909 COPD patients were extracted from the ETHOS, KRONOS, IMPACT, and TRILOGY studies, the only that fulfilled the strict inclusion criteria of this research. The weighted efficacy/safety profile resulting from SUCRA provided the following ranking in patients with low eosinophil count: ICS/LABA/LAMA>LABA/LAMA≫ICS/LABA; whereas in patients with high eosinophil count the ranking was as follows: ICS/LABA/LAMA>LABA/LAMA>ICS/LABA FDC. Conclusion: Triple ICS/LABA/LAMA FDC and dual LABA/LAMA or ICS/LABA FDCs are characterized by specific efficacy/safety profiles in agreement with the level of blood eosinophil count at baseline.

Evaluating triple ICS/LABA/LAMA therapies for COPD patients: a network meta-analysis of ETHOS, KRONOS, IMPACT, and TRILOGY studies / Calzetta, L.; Ritondo, B. L.; de Marco, P.; Cazzola, M.; Rogliani, P.. - In: EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. - ISSN 1747-6348. - 15:1(2021), pp. 143-152. [10.1080/17476348.2020.1816830]

Evaluating triple ICS/LABA/LAMA therapies for COPD patients: a network meta-analysis of ETHOS, KRONOS, IMPACT, and TRILOGY studies

Calzetta L.;
2021-01-01

Abstract

Objectives: In some studies comparing triple with dual combination therapies in COPD there might be a possible effect of inhaler bias resulting from different inhaler devices being used in comparator arms. The aim of this study was a quantitative synthesis by considering the studies that directly compared triple ICS/LABA/LAMA vs. either dual LABA/LAMA or ICS/LABA therapies administered at fixed-dose combination (FDC) via the same inhaler device. Methods: A network meta-analysis was performed to assess the efficacy/safety impact of triple ICS/LABA/LAMA FDC compared with dual LABA/LAMA and ICS/LBA FDCs administered via the same inhaler device in COPD patients. The treatment ranking was reported via the surface under the cumulative ranking curve analysis (SUCRA). Results: Data obtained from 21,909 COPD patients were extracted from the ETHOS, KRONOS, IMPACT, and TRILOGY studies, the only that fulfilled the strict inclusion criteria of this research. The weighted efficacy/safety profile resulting from SUCRA provided the following ranking in patients with low eosinophil count: ICS/LABA/LAMA>LABA/LAMA≫ICS/LABA; whereas in patients with high eosinophil count the ranking was as follows: ICS/LABA/LAMA>LABA/LAMA>ICS/LABA FDC. Conclusion: Triple ICS/LABA/LAMA FDC and dual LABA/LAMA or ICS/LABA FDCs are characterized by specific efficacy/safety profiles in agreement with the level of blood eosinophil count at baseline.
2021
Evaluating triple ICS/LABA/LAMA therapies for COPD patients: a network meta-analysis of ETHOS, KRONOS, IMPACT, and TRILOGY studies / Calzetta, L.; Ritondo, B. L.; de Marco, P.; Cazzola, M.; Rogliani, P.. - In: EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. - ISSN 1747-6348. - 15:1(2021), pp. 143-152. [10.1080/17476348.2020.1816830]
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