A randomized trial of once-daily fluticasone furoate/vilanterol or vilanterol versus placebo to determine effects on arterial stiffness in COPD

Abstract

Surya P Bhatt,1 Mark T Dransfield,1 John R Cockcroft,2 Jie Wang-Jairaj,3 Dawn A Midwinter,3 David B Rubin,4 Catherine A Scott-Wilson,4 Courtney Crim4 1Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine and UAB Lung Health Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2Department of Cardiology, Wales Heart Research Institute, Cardiff, 3GSK, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UK; 4GSK, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Elevated arterial stiffness, measured by aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV), is a cardiovascular risk surrogate and is potentially modifiable by inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta2-agonist combinations in patients with COPD.Materials and methods: The effects of once-daily inhaled fluticasone furoate/vilanterol (FF/VI) 100/25 µg, VI 25 µg, versus placebo on arterial stiffness in patients with COPD and baseline aPWV ≥11.0 m/s were investigated in a 24-week, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, stratified (by COPD exacerbation history), parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial. Eligible patients were ≥40 years old, with ≥10 pack-year smoking history, forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity ≤0.70, and post-bronchodilator FEV1 ≤70% of predicted. Patients with a major cardiovascular event in the previous 6 months/current severe heart failure/uncontrolled hypertension were excluded. Primary endpoint is change from baseline in aPWV after 24 weeks of treatment. Safety analyses included adverse events (AEs).Results: The intent-to-treat population included 430 patients: FF/VI (n=135), VI (n=154), and placebo (n=141). Patients were predominantly male (79%) and Asian or White (each 48%), with a mean age of 68.5 years (standard deviation [SD] =7.9), percentage predicted post-bronchodilator FEV1 50.1% (SD =13.3), and aPWV 13.26 m/s (SD =2.22) at screening. At 24 weeks, mean (standard error [SE]) changes from baseline in aPWV were -1.75 m/s (SE =0.26, FF/VI), -1.95 m/s (SE =0.24, VI), and -1.97 m/s (SE =0.28, placebo). AEs occurred in 57% (FF/VI), 51% (VI), and 41% (placebo) of patients.Conclusion: No differences were observed in aPWV-adjusted mean change from baseline for FF/VI 100/25 µg, compared with placebo. Keywords: aortic pulse wave velocity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fluticasone furoate, vilanterol

Keywords

• aortic pulse wave velocity
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• fluticasone furoate
• vilanterol