Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Apr 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyFluticasone furoate/vilanterol (100/25; 200/25 μg) improves lung function in COPD: a randomised trial.
Once-daily combination treatment is an attractive maintenance therapy for COPD. However, the dose of inhaled corticosteroid to use in a once-daily combination is unknown. We compared two strengths of fluticasone furoate (FF) plus vilanterol (VI), the same strengths of the individual components, and placebo. ⋯ FF/VI provides rapid and significant sustained improvement in FEV(1) in subjects with moderate-to-severe COPD, which was not influenced by the dose of FF. These data suggest that FF/VI may offer clinical efficacy in COPD and warrants additional study. GSK study number: HZC112207. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01054885.
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Respiratory medicine · Apr 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA randomised trial of fluticasone furoate/vilanterol (50/25 μg; 100/25 μg) on lung function in COPD.
Fluticasone furoate (FF)/vilanterol (VI) is a novel once-daily inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β2-agonist combination therapy for COPD. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of two strengths of FF/VI (100/25 μg; 50/25 μg) vs. individual components (FF 100 μg, VI 25 μg) and placebo over 24 weeks. ⋯ In subjects with moderate-to-severe COPD, FF/VI 100/25 μg provides rapid and significant sustained bronchodilation at 24 weeks. Lung function is improved to a similar extent with FF/VI 50/25 μg and to a somewhat lesser extent with VI 25 μg. All treatments were well tolerated. GSK study number: HZC112206. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01053988.