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Effect of fluticasone furoate and vilanterol on exacerbations of COPD in patients with moderate airflow obstructionFernando Martinez,1,2 J?rgen Vestbo,3 Julie A. Anderson,4 Robert D Brook,2 Bartolome R Celli,5 Nicholas J. Cowans6, Courtney Crim,7 Mark Dransfield8, Sally Kilbride,4 Julie Yates,7 David E Newby9, Dennis Niewoehner10*, Peter MA Calverley11* on behalf of the SUMMIT InvestigatorsDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USAUniversity of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USADivision of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester and South Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKResearch & Development, GlaxoSmithKline, Stockley Park, Middlesex, UKPulmonary and Critical Care Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Veramed Ltd., Twickenham, UKResearch & Development, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USAUniversity of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, ALA.Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.University of Liverpool, Department of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK* Co-senior authors.Address correspondence to: Fernando J. Martinez, M.D., M.S.Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of MedicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center525 East 68th St, Room M-522 Box 130New York, NY?10065; Telephone: 212.746.6420; Email: fjm2003@med.cornell.eduRunning head: Fluticasone furoate and vilanterol for exacerbations of COPDWord count (main text,): AbstractBackground: Inhaled corticosteroids have been shown to decrease exacerbations in COPD patients with moderate to severe COPD. Their effect in patients with milder airflow obstruction remains unclear. Objective: This was an analysis of exacerbations in the Study to Understand Mortality and MorbidITy (SUMMIT) study. Design: In a double-blind randomized controlled trial, once daily inhaled placebo, fluticasone furoate (FF, 100 μg), vilanterol (VI, 25 μg) or the combination (FF/VI) was administered. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Exacerbations of COPD were an additional pre-defined endpoint.Setting: 1,368 centers in 43 countries.Participants: 16,485 patients with moderate COPD and heightened cardiovascular risk.Results: Compared with placebo, FF/VI reduced the rate of moderate/severe exacerbations by 29% (95% CI 22, 35; p<0.001) and the rate of hospitalized exacerbations by 27 % (95% CI 13, 39; p<0.001). These relative effects were similar regardless of whether subjects had a history of exacerbation in the year prior to the study or an FEV1 less than or ≥ 60% predicted. The number needed to treat was not influenced by baseline FEV1 but was influenced by the prior history of exacerbations. FF/VI also reduced the rate of exacerbations treated with corticosteroids alone or with corticosteroids and antibiotics but not those treated with antibiotics alone.Conclusions: Patients with moderate chronic airflow obstruction experienced a reduction in exacerbations with FF/VI, compared with placebo, irrespective of a prior history of exacerbations or baseline FEV1. Word count (max 250): 232Manuscript body word count (max 3500): 2842Key words: COPD; cardiovascular disease; fluticasone furoate; vilanterol; combination therapy, exacerbationsIntroductionChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic syndrome that is associated with acute worsening of symptomsPEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5WZXN0Ym88L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDEzPC9ZZWFyPjxS

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (6). This present report describes the effects of fluticasone furoate (FF), vilanterol (VI) and their combination (FF/VI) on eCOPD, an additional pre-defined endpoint, in a COPD population with milder COPD and without a prespecified requirement of previous eCOPD where we anticipated that this therapy might be beneficial.MethodsDetails of the study design and the analysis approach were published previously ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Vestbo</Author><Year>2013</Year><RecNum>1977</RecNum><DisplayText>(7)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1977</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="zxspwaaa3resrpe92v35t9scp0seaaxfdxx2">1977</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Vestbo, J.</author><author>Anderson, J.</author><author>Brook, R. D.</author><author>Calverley, P. M.</author><author>Celli, B. R.</author><author>Crim, C.</author><author>Haumann, B.</author><author>Martinez, F. J.</author><author>Yates, J.</author><author>Newby, D. E.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Dept of Respiratory Medicine J, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. jvestbo@dadlnet.dk</auth-address><titles><title>The Study to Understand Mortality and Morbidity in COPD (SUMMIT) study protocol</title><secondary-title>Eur Respir J</secondary-title><alt-title>The European respiratory journal</alt-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Eur Respir J</full-title></periodical><alt-periodical><full-title>The European respiratory journal</full-title></alt-periodical><pages>1017-22</pages><volume>41</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2013</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1399-3003 (Electronic)&#xD;0903-1936 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>23018908</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(7).PatientsAll patients provided written informed consent. The study was approved by local ethics committees and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. The study is registered on as NCT01313676 (GSK Study number 113782).Study DesignThis was a prospective, double blind, parallel group, placebo controlled event-driven randomized trial conducted at 1,368 centres in 43 countries. Eligible patients were 40 to 80 years old, diagnosed with COPD and had a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) ≥50 and ≤70% of the predicted valuePEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5IYW5raW5zb248L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4xOTk5PC9ZZWFy

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (6). Exclusion criteria included respiratory disorders other than COPD, lung reduction surgery, receiving long-term oxygen or oral corticosteroid therapy, severe heart failure (New York Heart Association Class IV or ejection fraction <30%) and life expectancy <3 years ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Vestbo</Author><Year>2013</Year><RecNum>1977</RecNum><DisplayText>(7)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1977</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="zxspwaaa3resrpe92v35t9scp0seaaxfdxx2">1977</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Vestbo, J.</author><author>Anderson, J.</author><author>Brook, R. D.</author><author>Calverley, P. M.</author><author>Celli, B. R.</author><author>Crim, C.</author><author>Haumann, B.</author><author>Martinez, F. J.</author><author>Yates, J.</author><author>Newby, D. E.</author></authors></contributors><auth-address>Dept of Respiratory Medicine J, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. jvestbo@dadlnet.dk</auth-address><titles><title>The Study to Understand Mortality and Morbidity in COPD (SUMMIT) study protocol</title><secondary-title>Eur Respir J</secondary-title><alt-title>The European respiratory journal</alt-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Eur Respir J</full-title></periodical><alt-periodical><full-title>The European respiratory journal</full-title></alt-periodical><pages>1017-22</pages><volume>41</volume><number>5</number><dates><year>2013</year><pub-dates><date>May</date></pub-dates></dates><isbn>1399-3003 (Electronic)&#xD;0903-1936 (Linking)</isbn><accession-num>23018908</accession-num><urls><related-urls><url>;(7). Participants were allocated equally to one of four treatments (placebo, fluticasone furoate (FF, 100 μg; GlaxoSmithKline), vilanterol (VI, 25 ?g; GlaxoSmithKline) or the combination of fluticasone furoate and vilanterol (100/25 μg; FF/VI, Relvar?/Breo?, GlaxoSmithKline)) administered once daily as a dry powder with the use of an inhaler (Ellipta?, GlaxoSmithKline). Exacerbations were assessed every 3 months and at the end of study treatment.Outcome MeasurementsECOPD were a pre-defined outcome. COPD exacerbations were defined by use of treatment for increased respiratory symptoms in the judgment of the investigator. Treatment was based on events reported by the subject. Moderate exacerbations were defined as a symptomatic deterioration treated with antibiotic agents (AB) and/or systemic corticosteroids (SCS), whereas severe exacerbations of COPD were those leading to hospital admission. We had information on treatment with AB and SCS separately for moderate exacerbations, allowing analyses by exacerbation treatment. Statistical AnalysisThe analyses of time to first and rate of exacerbations to compare between treatment arms in the ITT population (moderate/severe, hospitalized and treated with SCS with or without ABI) were pre-specified while analyses of subgroups and analyses of exacerbations treated with other combinations (i.e. treated with SCS alone, ABI alone and or both SCS and ABI) were post-hoc. Event based number needed to treat (NNT) were calculated ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Halpin</Author><Year>2005</Year><RecNum>1003</RecNum><DisplayText>(9)</DisplayText><record><rec-number>1003</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="xwrd9zewrsxsr6efvtyxaf9o5sw0swa0d55a" timestamp="1472313925">1003</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Halpin, D. 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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (6). Approximately one third (6464, 39%) of patients reported having at least one exacerbation in the year prior to study entry. Of these, 2444 (15%) patients had 2 or more exacerbations in the year prior to study entry and 2205 (13%) experienced at least one eCOPD requiring hospitalization in the previous year.Overall effect on eCOPDThe rates of moderate/severe eCOPD are presented in Table 1. Treatment with FF/VI reduced the rate of eCOPD by 29% (95%confidence interval (CI) 22-35; p<0.001) compared with placebo (Table 1). Treatment with FF/VI reduced the rate of eCOPD by 19% (95% CI 12, 26; p<0.001) compared with FF, reflecting the contribution of VI to the combination, and reduced the rate of eCOPD by 21% (95% CI 14, 28; p<0.001) compared with VI, reflecting the contribution of FF to the combination. The risk of a first moderate/severe eCOPD was reduced with FF/VI compared with placebo by 21% (95% CI 14-27; p<0.001) (Figure 1). All other comparisons for time to first analyses are presented in Table e1.Treatment with FF/VI reduced the rate of hospitalized eCOPD by 27% (95% CI 13-39; p<0.001) compared with placebo (Table 1). Treatment with FF/VI numerically reduced the rate of hospitalized eCOPD by 11% (95% CI -6, 25; p=0.204) compared with FF, assessing the contribution of VI to the combination, and the rate of eCOPD by 9% (95% CI -8, 24; p=0.282) compared with VI, assessing the contribution of FF to the combination. The risk of a first hospitalized eCOPD was reduced with FF/VI compared with placebo by 22% (95% CI 8, 33; p=0.002) (Figure 1). All comparisons for time to first analyses are presented in Table e1. There appeared to be a higher probability of exacerbating in the winter than in the summer, although the treatment effect was very similar for the winter exacerbations as for the summer exacerbations.??Effect on eCOPD as a function of subgroups The rate ratios for the comparison of FF/VI with placebo for moderate/severe eCOPD for subgroups of interest are presented in Fig 2A. The reductions in rate of moderate/severe eCOPD were similar for all the subgroups (including baseline %predicted FEV1 cut at 60% and whether or not patients had a prior history of eCOPD or a prior history of hospitalized eCOPD). The CIs for some subgroups are wide, reflecting the small number of subjects in that group. The event based NNTs for subgroups by previous exacerbation history are enumerated in Table e2a. There was little difference in the NNT for preventing one on-treatment moderate/severe eCOPD (10 for FEV1 < 60% and 12 for FEV1 > 60% predicted) (data not shown).The rate ratios for the comparison of FF/VI with placebo for hospitalized eCOPD for subgroups of interest are presented in Fig 2B. The reductions in rate of hospitalized eCOPD were similar for most of the subgroups (including baseline %predicted FEV1 cut at 60% and whether or not patients had a prior history of eCOPD or a prior history of hospitalized eCOPD). The exception to this is for some of the race subgroups, where there were very small numbers of patients and events. The event based NNTs for the comparison of FF/VI with placebo by previous exacerbation history are enumerated in Table e2a. The rate ratios for the comparisons of FF/VI vs VI for moderate/severe eCOPD and for hospitalized eCOPD for subgroups of interest are presented in the supplement (Fig e1a, e1b, e2a and e2b). The event based NNTs for the comparison of FF/VI vs VI by previous exacerbation history are enumerated in Table e2b.Effect on eCOPDs treated with antibiotics and systemic corticosteroidsTreatment with FF/VI reduced the rate of eCOPD treated with both AB and SCS by 38%. Substantial effects were also seen for those eCOPD treated with SCS alone (61%), as well as those requiring SCS with or without AB (45%). Treatment with FF/VI did not affect eCOPD treated with AB alone (Table 2). For the eCOPD treated with SCS with or without antibiotics, FF and VI individually also reduced the rate of eCOPD compared with placebo, although to a lesser extent that FF/VI. Neither FF nor VI reduced the rate of eCOPD treated with AB alone compared with placebo (12% increase and 6% increase respectively) (table 2). DiscussionSUMMIT is the largest survival study to date of an inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta-agonist in patients with COPD and heightened cardiovascular riskPEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5WZXN0Ym88L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDE2PC9ZZWFyPjxS

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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA (4) these data offer new insight into the potential role of combination inhaled therapy in appropriately identified individuals. Members of the Steering CommitteeJ?rgen Vestbo (co-chair, UK), Robert Brook (USA), Peter Calverley (UK), Bartolome Celli (USA), Fernando Martinez (USA), David Newby (UK), Courtney Crim, (co-chair, GlaxoSmithKline, USA), Julie Anderson (GlaxoSmithKline, UK), Julie Yates (GlaxoSmithKline, USA).Members of the Independent Data Monitoring Committee Peter Lange (chair, Denmark), Richard Kay (UK), Mark Dransfield (USA), Sanjay Rajagopalan (USA).Members of the Clinical Endpoint CommitteeRobert Wise (chair, USA), Dennis Niewoehner (USA), Camilo Gomez (USA), Sheldon Madger (Canada), Martin Denvir (UK), Pierre Amarenco (France).Declaration of interestsDr. Vestbo reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline, Chiesi Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Novartis, and AstraZeneca outside the submitted work. Ms. Anderson is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline and therefore reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as outside the submitted work. Dr. Brook reports personal fees from GSK during the conduct of the study. Dr Calverley reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as personal fees from Boehringer-Ingelheim, GSK, AstraZeneca and Takeda outside the submitted work. Dr Celli reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as personal fees from Boehringer-Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Almirall, Rox Medical, and Novartis outside the submitted work. Dr Crim is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline and therefore reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as outside the submitted work. Dr. Martinez reports non-financial support from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as personal fees from Forest, Janssens, Nycomed/Takeda, Actelion, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Carden Jennings, CSA Medical, Ikaria, Genentech, Merck, Pearl, Pfizer, Roche, American College of Chest Physicians, CME Incite, Center for Healthcare Education, Inova Health System, MedScape, Miller Medical, National Association for Continuing Education, Paradigm, Peer Voice, Projects in Knowledge, St. John's Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, University of Illinois Chicago, University of Virginia, UpToDate, Wayne State University, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer, Merion, Informa, GlaxoSmithKline, Western Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Theravance, Novartis, Haymarket, Annenberg, Academic CME, Integritas, Unity, and Sunovion outside the submitted work. Ms. Yates is an employee of GlaxoSmithKline and therefore reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as outside the submitted work. Dr. Newby reports personal fees from GSK during the conduct of the study. Mr. Cowans is an employee of Veramed Limited, a contract research?organisation?that receives funding from GlaxoSmithKline. Dr. Niewoehner reports personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline during the conduct of the study as well as personal fees from Boehringer-Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, and Forest Research outside the submitted work.Table 1: The effect of fluticasone furoate, vilanterol or their combination on the rate of moderate/severe eCOPD or eCOPD requiring hospitalization.Placebo(N=4111)Fluticasone furoate(N=4135)Vilanterol(N=4118)Fluticasone furoate/vilanterol(N=4121)Moderate/severe eCOPDModelled rate (exacerbations per year)0.350.310.310.25Active vs. Placebo %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value12% (4%, 19%)0.00410% (2%, 18%)0.01729% (22%, 35%)<0.001Combination vs. Component %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value19% (12%, 26%)<0.00121% (14%, 28%)<0.001eCOPD Requiring HospitalizationModelled rate (exacerbations per year)0.070.060.060.05Active vs. Placebo %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value18% (3%, 31%)0.02320% (5%, 32%)0.01327% (13%, 39%)<0.001Combination vs. Component %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value11% (-6%, 25%)0.2049% (-8%, 24%)0.282Table 2. The effect of fluticasone furoate, vilanterol, or their combination on the rate of eCOPD treated with systemic corticosteroids alone, antibiotics alone, or systemic corticosteroids plus antibiotics.Placebo(N=4111)Fluticasone furoate(N=4135)Vilanterol(N=4118)Fluticasone furoate/vilanterol(N=4121)eCOPD Treated with Systemic Corticosteroids with or without AntibioticsModelled rate (exacerbations per year)0.230.170.190.13Active vs. Placebo %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value25% (15%, 33%)<0.00118% (8%, 27%)<0.00145% (38%, 42%)<0.001Combination vs. Component %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value27% (18%, 36%)<0.00133% (24%, 41%)<0.001eCOPD Treated with Systemic Corticosteroids AloneModelled rate (exacerbations per year)0.070.040.060.03Active vs. Placebo %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value45% (32%, 56%)<0.00117% (-1%, 32%)0.06461% (51%, 69%)<0.001Combination vs. Component %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value28% (9%, 43%)0.00552% (40%, 62%)<0.001eCOPD Treated with Antibiotics AloneModelled rate (exacerbations per year)0.120.130.120.12Active vs. Placebo %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value-12% (-26%, -0%)0.049-6% (-19%, 6%)0.333-2% (-15%, 9%)0.748Combination vs. Component %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value9% (-2%, 19%)0.0954% (-8%, 14%)0.512eCOPD Treated with Both Systemic Corticosteroids and AntibioticsModelled rate (exacerbations per year)0.160.130.130.10Active vs. Placebo %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value15% (3%, 25%)0.01418% (7%, 28%)0.00238% (29%, 45%)<0.001Combination vs. Component %Reduction in rate of eCOPD (95% CI) p-value27% (17%, 36%)<0.00124% (13%, 34%)<0.001FIGURE LEGENDSFigure 1: Time to the first moderate/severe eCOPD or eCOPD requiring hospitalization for the combination of fluticasone furoate and vilanterol compared with placebo.Figure 2: The effect of the combination of fluticasone furoate and vilanterol compared with placebo on the rate of moderate/severe eCOPD (Panel A) or eCOPD requiring hospitalization (Panel B) by subgroups. 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Cowans6, Courtney Crim,7 Mark Dransfield8, Sally Kilbride,4 Julie Yates,7 David E Newby9, Dennis Niewhoener10*, Peter MA Calverley11* on behalf of the SUMMIT InvestigatorsOn-Line supplementTable e1: Impact of fluticasone furoate, vilanterol or their combination on the time to first moderate/severe eCOPD or eCOPD requiring hospitalization.Placebo(N=4111)Fluticasone furoate(N=4135)Vilanterol(N=4118)Fluticasone furoate/vilanterol(N=4121)Moderate/severe eCOPDHad eCOPD, n (%)1221 (30%)1232 (30%)1176 (29%)1075 (26%)Active vs. Placebo Hazard Ratio %Reduction in risk of first eCOPD (95% CI) p-value0.973% (-5%, 10%)0.4700.919% (1%, 16%)0.0230.7921% (14%, 27%)<0.001Combination vs. Component Hazard Ratio %Reduction in risk of first eCOPD (95% CI) p-value0.8218% (11%, 25%)<0.0010.8713% (5%, 20%)0.001eCOPD Requiring HospitalizationHad eCOPD, n (%)356 (9%)321 (8%)316 (8%)300 (7%)Active vs. Placebo Hazard Ratio %Reduction in risk of first eCOPD (95% CI) p-value0.8812% (-2%, 25%)0.0860.8515% (2%, 27%)0.0310.7822% (8%, 33%)0.002Combination vs. Component Hazard ratio %Reduction in risk of first eCOPD (95% CI) p-value0.9010% (-5%, 23%)0.1730.937% (-9%, 21%)0.353Table e2a: Percent reduction in exacerbation rates for FF/VI vs Placebo by previous exacerbation history Number of PatientsCOPD Exacerbation Rate per yearExacerbation EndpointSubgroup by history of moderate/severe exacerbationsPlaceboFF/VI Placebo FF/VI% reduction (95% CI) FF/VI vs placebo Event Based NNT* FF/VI vs placebo Moderate/severeITT411141210.350.2529 (22, 35) 100 exacerbations244725280.290.2129 (20, 37)121 exacerbation10449980.390.2731 (18, 42)8≥2 exacerbations6205950.560.4226 (9, 39 )7HospitalisedITT411141210.070.0527 (13, 39) 530 exacerbations244725280.050.0430 (10, 46) 631 exacerbation10449980.070.0616 ( -18, 40)84≥2 exacerbations6205950.170.1232 (4, 51)18Treated with SCS with or without ABITT411141210.230.1345 (38, 52) 100 exacerbations244725280.190.1049 (40, 57)101 exacerbation10449980.250.1539 (23, 52)10≥2 exacerbations6205950.410.2442 (23, 56)6*NNT = Number Needed to Treat (event based), i.e. the number of patients needed to be treated for 1 year to prevent 1 additional eCOPD, calculated as 1/(rate per year on placebo – rate per year on FF/VI). Table e2b: Percent reduction in exacerbation rates for FF/VI vs VI by previous exacerbation history Number of PatientsCOPD Exacerbation Rate per yearExacerbation EndpointSubgroup by history of moderate/severe exacerbationsVIFF/VI VIFF/VI% reduction (95% CI) FF/VI vs VI Event Based NNT* FF/VI vs VI Moderate/severeITT411841210.310.2521 (14, 28) 150 exacerbations250025280.260.2119 (8, 28) 201 exacerbation9889980.360.2726 (12, 38)10≥2 exacerbations6305950.510.4218 (0, 33)11HospitalisedITT411841210.060.059 (-8, 24) 1930 exacerbations250025280.040.041 (-29, 24) 30791 exacerbation9889980.080.0620 (-12, 43)65≥2 exacerbations6305950.130.1210 (-27, 36)76Treated with SCS with or without ABITT411841210.190.1333 (24, 41) 160 exacerbations250025280.150.1032 (19, 43) 211 exacerbation9889980.230.1536 (18, 50)12≥2 exacerbations6305950.340.2430 (8, 46)10*NNT = Number Needed to Treat (event based), i.e. the number of patients needed to be treated for 1 year to prevent 1 additional eCOPD, calculated as 1/(rate per year on VI – rate per year on FF/VI). Figure e1. The effect of the combination of fluticasone furoate and vilanterol vs. vilanterol alone (Panel A) and fluticasone furoate alone (Panel B) on the rate of moderate/severe eCOPD by subgroups.B. Figure e2. The effect of the combination of fluticasone furoate and vilanterol vs. vilanterol alone (Panel A) and fluticasone furoate alone (Panel B) on the rate of eCOPD requiring hospitalization by subgroups.A.B. ................
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