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Background The clinical benefit of inhaled antibiotics in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis has not been established in randomised controlled trials. We aimed to assess safety and efficacy of aztreonam for inhalation solution (AZLI) in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis and Gram-negative bacterial colonisation.Methods AIR-BX1 and AIR-BX2 were two double-blind, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trials, which included patients aged 18 years or older who had bronchiectasis and history of positive sputum or bronchoscopic culture for target Gram-negative organisms. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either AZLI or placebo (1:1). Randomisation was done without stratification and the code was generated by a Gilead designee. In both studies, two 4-week courses of AZLI 75 mg or placebo (three-times daily; eFlow nebulizer) were each followed by a 4-week off-treatment period. Primary endpoint was change from baseline Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis Respiratory Symptoms scores (QOL-B-RS S) at 4 weeks. These trials are registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, numbers are NCT01313624 for AIRBX1 and NCT01314716 for AIR-BX2.Findings We recruited participants from 47 ambulatory clinics for AIR-BX1 and 65 ambulatory clinics for AIR-BX2; studies were done between April 25, 2011, and July 1, 2013. In AIR-BX1, of the 348 patients screened, 134 were randomly assigned to receive AZLI and 132 to receive placebo. In AIR-BX2, of the 404 patients screened, 136 were randomly assigned to receive AZLI and 138 to receive placebo. The difference between AZLI and placebo for adjusted mean change from baseline QOL-B-RS S was not significant at 4 weeks (0.8 [95% CI 3.1 to 4. 7], p=0. 68) in AIRBX1, but was significant (4. 6 [1.1 to 8. 2], p=0 011) in AIR-BX2. The 4.6 point difference in QOL-B-RSS after 4 weeks in AIR-BX2 was not deemed clinically significant. In both studies, treatment-related adverse events were more common in the AZLI group than in the placebo group, as were discontinuations from adverse events. The most commonly reported treatment-emergent adverse events were dyspnea, cough, and increased sputum. Each was more common for AZLI-treated than for placebo-treated patients, but the incidences were more balanced in AIR-BX2.Interpretation AZLI treatment did not provide significant clinical benefit in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, as measured by QOL-B-RSS, suggesting a continued need for placebo-controlled studies to establish the clinical benefit of inhaled antibiotics in patients with this disorder.
Author(s): Barker AF, O'Donnell AE, Flume P, Thompson PJ, Ruzi JD, de Gracia J, Boersma WG, De Soyza A, Shao LX, Zhang J, Haas L, Lewis SA, Leitzinger S, Montgomery AB, McKevitt MT, Gossage D, Quittner AL, O'Riordan TG
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Year: 2014
Volume: 2
Issue: 9
Pages: 738-749
Print publication date: 01/09/2014
Online publication date: 18/08/2014
ISSN (print): 2213-2600
ISSN (electronic): 2213-2619
Publisher: Lancet Publishing Group
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70165-1
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70165-1
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