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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
Adding a long-acting beta(2)-agonist (LABA) by dry powder inhaler (DPI) to tiotropium provides significantly increased and sustained bronchodilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients over either product alone. To demonstrate similar benefits with a nebulized LABA, a placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of formoterol fumarate inhalation solution in subjects receiving tiotropium as a maintenance treatment for COPD. After a 7-14-day screening period using tiotropium 18 microg once daily, subjects with diagnosed COPD (> or = 25% to <65% predicted FEV(1)) were randomized to receive 20 microg formoterol fumarate inhalation solution twice daily for nebulization plus tiotropium (FFIS/TIO) or nebulized placebo twice daily plus tiotropium (PLA/TIO) for 6 weeks. Efficacy was assessed with spirometry at each visit (Day 1, Week 1, 3, 6), the transition dyspnea index (TDI), and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Baseline characteristics were comparable, including mean FEV(1)% predicted. At Week 6, FEV(1) AUC(0-3) was 1.52 L for FFIS/TIO-treated subjects vs. 1.34 L for PLA/TIO-treated subjects (p<0.0001). The mean TDI scores in the FFIS/TIO and PLA/TIO groups were 2.30 and 0.16, respectively (p=0.0002). SGRQ did not change significantly with 6 weeks treatment, with the exception of FFIS/TIO improvements in symptom score vs. PLA/TIO (p=0.04). More PLA/TIO- than FFIS/TIO-treated subjects experienced AEs (39.7% vs. 22.9%), COPD exacerbations (7.9% vs. 4.5%), and serious AEs (3.2% vs. 1.5%). Nebulized formoterol fumarate in combination with tiotropium provided statistically and clinically significant improvements in bronchodilation and symptom control over tiotropium alone and demonstrated good tolerability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
479-87
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Administration, Inhalation, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Area Under Curve, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Bronchodilator Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Ethanolamines, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Forced Expiratory Volume, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Metered Dose Inhalers, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Scopolamine Derivatives, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:18258423-Vital Capacity
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Concomitant treatment with nebulized formoterol and tiotropium in subjects with COPD: a placebo-controlled trial.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. dtashkin@mednet.ucla.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't