Lack of Clinical Control in COPD Patients Depending on the Target and the Therapeutic Option

Abstract

Introduction

According to the Global Initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD), when a treatment is not achieving an appropriate response it should be switched taking into account the predominant treatable trait to target (dyspnea or exacerbations). The objective of the present study was to investigate the lack of clinical control according to the target and medication groups.

Materials and Methods

This was a post-hoc analysis of the CLAVE study, an observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study which evaluated the clinical control, and related-factors, in a cohort of 4801 patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The primary endpoint was the percentage of uncontrolled patients defined as COPD Assessment Test (CAT) >16 or presence of exacerbations in the last 3 months despite receiving long-acting beta₂-agonist (LABA) and/or long-acting antimuscarinic antagonist (LAMA) with or without inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Secondary objectives included the description of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients by therapeutic group and the identification of characteristics potentially associated with the lack of control of COPD including low adherence measured by the test to adherence to inhalers (TAI).

Results

In the dyspnea pathway, lack of clinical control was of 25.0% of patients receiving LABA or LAMA in monotherapy, 29.5% by those with LABA + LAMA, 38.3% with LABA + ICS and 37.0% with triple therapy (LABA + LAMA + ICS). In the exacerbation pathway, percentages were 87.1%, 76.7%, 83.3%, and 84.1%, respectively. Low physical activity and high Charlson comorbidity index were independent factor of non-control in all therapeutic groups. Additional factors were lower post-bronchodilator FEV1 and poor adherence to inhalers.

Conclusion

There are still room for improvement in COPD control. From the pharmacological perspective, every step in treatment have a pool of uncontrolled patients in which a step-up could be considered according to a trait to target strategy.

Keywords:

• COPD
• control
• target
• dyspnea
• comorbidities
• treatment

Abbreviations

COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD, Global Initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease; CI, confidence interval; CATTM, COPD assessment test; ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; LABA, long-acting beta2-agonist; LAMA, long-acting antimuscarinic antagonist; SD, standard deviation; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second.

*Participating Investigators

Abel Pallarés Sanmartín, Abel Rodríguez Canal, Abelardo Montero Saez, Ada Luz Andreu Rodriguez, Adelaida Acuña Fernandez, Africa Alcorta Mesas, Agustín Valido Morales, Ainhoa Gomez, Aizea Mardones, Alba Calderón Pecellín, Alberto Díaz De Santiago, Alberto Herrejón Silvestre, Alberto Javier Nistal Rodriguez, Alberto Levy Naon, Alberto Saura Vinuesa, Alejandra Marin Arguedas, Alejandro Veres Racamonde, Alfonso Garcia Guisado, Alfredo Candela Blanes, Alicia Pérez Rodríguez, Alicia Ruiz Martín, Alvaro Flamarique Pascual, Alvaro Perez Gomez, Amaia Atenea Iridoy Zulet, Amaia Urrutia Gajate, Amparo Lloris Bayo, Amparo Romero Plaza, Ana Boldova Loscertales, Ana Botella Gregori, Ana Bustamante Ruiz, Ana Cobas Paz, Ana Fortuna Gutierrez, Ana García Peña, Ana Isabel Enríquez Rodríguez, Ana Kersul, Ana Maria Pueyo Bastida, Ana María Rodríguez Fernández, Ana Martín Medina, Ana Paramá Fontenla, Ana Paulina Gómez-Bastero, Ana Raño, Andres Rodero, Andrés Vilas Iglesias, Angel Blanco, Anibal Manuel Hernandez Gil, Anna Soler Sendra, Annie Navarro Rolon, Antoni Riba Blanch, Antonia Fuster Gomila, Antonia Mayol Mateu, Antonia Soto Venegas, Antonio Albaladejo Dávalos, Antonio Clavo, Antonio Drusetta Llahues, Antonio Eduardo Delgado Martín, Antonio Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jose Madueño Caro, Antonio Manuel Pérez Pernández, Antonio Muiño Miguez, Antonio Pereira Vega, Antonio Ruiz Peña, Antonio Sancho Muñoz, Araceli Abad Fernández, Araceli Fernandez Revuelta, Armando González López, Armando Larnia Sanchez, Arturo Huerta, Astrid Crespo Lessmann, Aurelio Arnedillo Muñoz, Ayman Soudan Barakat, Bartolome Poyato Gonzalez, Beatriz Abascal Bolado, Beatriz Arias Arcos, Beatriz Morales Chacón, Begoña Fernandez Infante, Begoña Ponce Buj, Belen Lopez-Muñiz, Belen Navas Bueno, Belen Orosa Bertol, Berta Avilés Huertas, Blanca Hortal Reina, Blas Rojo Moreno-Arrones, Borja Garcia-Cosio Piqueras, Carlos Alberto Názara Otero, Carlos Disdier, Carlos Javier Carpio, Carlos José Álvarez Martínez, Carlos Leon Rodriguez, Carlos Martinez Rivera, Carlos Peñalver Mellado, Carlos Soler Portmann, Carlos Vilariño Pombo, Carme Agusti, Carmen Abeledo, Carmen Angela Centeno Clemente, Carmen Elena Calvo Rodriguez, Carmen Montero Martinez, Carmen Soria Esojo, Carmen Soto Fernandez, Carolina Puchaes Manchon, Carracedo Sevillano Martín, Catalina Balaguer Balaguer, Celia Lacarcel Bautista, César Aurelio Gutiérrez Rivera, Christian Anchorena Diaz, Christian Garcia Fadul, Christian Teijo Núñez, Chunshao Hu Yang, Concepcion Cañete Ramos, Concepción Hernández García, Coral Gonzalez Fernandez, Cristian Avon Gomez, Cristina Benito Bernáldez, Cristina Miralles Saavedra, Cristina Navarro Soriano, Cristina Represas Represas, Cristina Solé Felip, Cristobal Esteban, Damián Malia Alvarado, Daniel Mejías Hidalgo, Daniel Rey Aldana, Daniel-Ross Monserrate Mitchell, Dario Mendez Cabezudo, David Barros Casas, David De La Rosa Carrillo, David Ferrando Garcia, David Iturbe Fernández, David Morchón Simón, David Orts Giménez, Delfin Arzua Mouronte, Demetrio Gonzalez Vergara, Dita Kopecna, Domingo García Aguilar, Eduard Valverde Forcada, Eduardo Arcalá Campillo, Eduardo Marquez, Elena Castro Rodriguez, Elena Molins Millan, Eleuterio Llorca Martínez, Eliana Denise Damonte White, Elisabeth Castillo Diaz, Elsa Naval, Emma Vazquez Espinosa, Emmanuel Coloma Bazán, Enith Yojana Garcia Carrascal, Enric Hernandez Huet, Enrique Cabrerizo Cómitre, Enrique Jesus Alvarez Asensio, Enrique Temes Montes, Erick Monclou Garzón, Esteban Ciruelos Ayuso, Esteban Martin Echevarria, Esther Alonso Sastre, Esther Antón, Esther Arias Alba, Esther Rodriguez González, Eva Belen De Higes Martinez, Eva Cabrera César, Eva Farrero Muñoz, Eva Maria Rosillo Hernandez, Eva Martinez Moragon, Eva Prats, Fco. 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All of these authors mentioned collected data.

Data Sharing Statement

Data is available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Ethics Approval and Informed Consent

Procedures were approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (Spain) and were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided informed consent.

Acknowledgments

The authors of this study would like to thank ADKNOMA for the editorial support.

Author Contributions

All authors made a significant contribution to the work reported, whether that is in the conception, study design, execution, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, or in all these areas; took part in drafting, revising or critically reviewing the article; gave final approval of the version to be published; have agreed on the journal to which the article has been submitted; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure

Pere Almagro declares he has received speaking or advisory fees, or economic aid to attend congresses from Astra-Zeneca, GSK, Novartis, Chiesi, Menarini, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Ferrer, and Rovi. Borja G Cosío declares he has received speaking or advisory fees, or economic aid to attend congresses from Astra-Zeneca, GSK, Novartis, Chiesi, Mundipharma, Menarini, Sanofi, TEVA, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and Rovi. He also reports non-financial support from Separ. Juan José Soler-Cataluña has received speaker fees from AstraZeneca, Bial, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, FAES, GSK, Menarini, and consulting fees from Bial, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi and GSK. Diego Gonzalez-Segura is an employee of Chiesi España SAU, the sponsor of the study. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work.

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Funding

The study described within the paper was sponsored by Chiesi España SAU.