Theresa W Guilbert, Alberto Tolcachier, Alessandro G Fiocchi, Constance H Katelaris, Wanda Phipatanakul, Philippe Begin, Inés de Mir, Arman Altincatal, Rebecca Gall, Olivier Ledanois, Amr Radwan, Juby A Jacob-Nara, Yamo Deniz, Paul J Rowe
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Abstract
Purpose: Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, blocks the shared receptor component for interleukins-4/-13, key and central drivers of type 2 inflammation in multiple diseases. This post hoc analysis of the Phase 3 LIBERTY ASTHMA VOYAGE study (NCT02948959) evaluated the efficacy of dupilumab in children aged 6 to 11 years with moderate-to-severe asthma with a type 2 inflammatory phenotype (blood eosinophil count ≥ 150 cells/μL or fractional exhaled nitric oxide [FeNO] ≥ 20 ppb) and a history of 1, 2, or ≥ 3 prior exacerbations. The impact of baseline type 2 biomarker levels on the efficacy of dupilumab in this population was also investigated. Patients and Methods: Patients were stratified by the number of exacerbations in the prior year (1, 2, or ≥ 3) and level of FeNO or blood eosinophil count at baseline. Endpoints included rate of severe exacerbations, percentage of non-exacerbators, and change from baseline in both lung function parameters (pre- and post-bronchodilator [BD] percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s (ppFEV1) and ppFEV1/forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio) and Asthma Control Questionnaire 7 Interviewer-Administered (ACQ-7-IA) score. Results: A total of 350 patients were included in this analysis. Across patients with 1, 2, or ≥ 3 prior exacerbations and different levels of type 2 biomarkers, dupilumab reduced the risk of severe asthma exacerbations vs placebo by 53.0– 96.0% and improved both pre-BD ppFEV1 and pre-BD FEV1/FVC ratio at Week 52. Dupilumab led to significant reductions in ACQ-7-IA scores in all groups of patients by Week 52. Conclusion: In children with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma with a type 2 phenotype, dupilumab consistently reduced the risk of asthma exacerbations, improved lung function, and reduced ACQ-7-IA scores, regardless of exacerbation history.
Keywords: pediatric asthma, type 2 asthma, lung function, asthma control, biologics, anti-interleukin-4 and -13
期刊介绍:
An international, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, reports, editorials and commentaries on the following topics: Asthma; Pulmonary physiology; Asthma related clinical health; Clinical immunology and the immunological basis of disease; Pharmacological interventions and new therapies.
Although the main focus of the journal will be to publish research and clinical results in humans, preclinical, animal and in vitro studies will be published where they shed light on disease processes and potential new therapies.