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. 2019 Feb 18;20:37. doi: 10.1186/s12931-019-1000-7

Table 2.

Efficacy endpoints Least Squares Means full analysis set

Placebo AZD7594 58μg AZD7594 250μg AZD7594 800μg
(n = 52) (n = 34) (n = 34) (n = 34)
Primary efficacy endpoint
Morning pre‐bronchodilator FEV1
Change from baseline (L) on day 15 0.059 0.086 0.136 0.207
Treatment difference (L) (95% CI) N.A. 0.027 (‐0.086, 0.140) 0.076 (‐0.036, 0.188) 0.148 (0.035, 0.261)
P value N.A. 0.638 0.183 0.011
Key secondary efficacy endpoints
Morning pre‐bronchodilator FEV1
Change from baseline (L) on day 8 0.071 0.102 0.089 0.227
Treatment difference (L) (95% CI) N.A. 0.031 (‐0.086, 0.147) 0.017 (‐0.010, 0.134) 0.156 (0.039, 0.273)
P value N.A. 0.604 0.767 0.009
Key secondary efficacy endpoints
Morning pre‐bronchodilator FEV1
Change from baseline (L) on day 8 0.071 0.102 0.089 0.227
Treatment difference (L) (95% CI) N.A. 0.031 (‐0.086, 0.147) 0.017 (‐0.010, 0.134) 0.156 (0.039, 0.273)
P value N.A. 0∙604 0∙767 0∙009
Fraction exhaled nitric oxide (FENO)
Change from baseline (ppb) on day 8 ‐4.296 ‐9.153 ‐14.71 ‐19.04
Treatment difference (ppb) (95% CI) N.A. ‐4.857 (‐11.24, 1.528) ‐10.41 (‐16.75, ‐4.075) ‐14.75 (‐21.18, ‐8.319)
P value N.A. 0.134 0.002 <0.0001
Change from baseline (ppb) on day 15 ‐0.549 ‐14.40 ‐14.81 ‐20.44
Treatment difference (ppb) (95% CI) N.A. ‐13.85 (‐24.06, ‐3.642) ‐14.26 (‐24.37, ‐4.149) ‐19.90 (‐30.10, ‐9.689)
P value N.A. 0.008 0.006 0.0002
Morning peak expiratory flow (mPEF)
Change from baseline Day 1‐14 0.0814 10.42 5.334 12.60
Treatment difference (L/min) (95% CI) N.A. 10.34 (‐1.335, 22.01) 5.253 (‐6.427, 16.93) 12.52 (0.748, 24.29)
P value N.A. 0.082 0.374 0.037
Evening peak expiratory flow (ePEF)
Change from baseline Day 1‐14 ‐8.257 7.475 6.04 11.65
Treatment difference (L/min) (95% CI) N.A. 15.73 (5.039, 26.43) 14.30 (3.534, 25.06) 19.91 (9.068, 30.75)
P value N.A. 0.004 0.010 0.0004
Forced vital capacity (FVC)
Change from baseline (L) on day 8 0.0844 0.062 0.084 0.153
Treatment difference (L) (95% CI) N.A. ‐0.023 (‐0.137, 0.091) ‐0.0003 (‐0.115, 0.114) 0.068 (‐0.046, 0.183)
P value N.A. 0.694 0.996 0.240
Change from baseline (L) on day 15 0.0765 0.042 0.104 0.138
Treatment difference (L) (95% CI) N.A. ‐0.035 (‐0.141, 0.072) 0.028 (‐0.078, 0.134) 0.062 (‐0.045, 0.168)
P value N.A. 0.521 0.598 0.254
Asthma symptom score
Change from baseline day 1 ‐ 14 ‐0.012 ‐0.119 ‐0.094 0.215
Treatment difference (95% CI) N.A. ‐0.107 (‐0.206, ‐0.008) ‐0.082 (‐0.182, 0.018) ‐0.203(‐0.303, ‐0.103)
P value N.A. 0.035 0.105 0.0001
Asthma symptom free days
Change from baseline day 1 ‐ 14 0.050 0.603 0.318 1.01
Treatment difference (95% CI) N.A. 0.553 (0.036, 1.069) 0.268 (‐0.252, 0.788) 0.956 (0.433, 1.48)
P value N.A. 0.036 0.308 0.0005
Asthma control days
Change from baseline day 1 ‐ 14 0.277 0.950 0.705 1.219
Treatment difference (95% CI) N.A. 0.673 (0.088, 1.258) 0.428 (‐0.161, 1.017) 0.942 (0.348, 1.535)
P value N.A. 0.025 0.152 0.002
ACQ‐5 day 15
Change from baseline 0.014 ‐0.293 ‐0.168 ‐0.416
Treatment difference (95% CI) N.A. ‐0.307 (‐0.516, ‐0.098) ‐0.182 (‐0.393, 0.028) ‐0.430 (‐0.640, ‐0.221)
P value N.A. 0.004 0.088 <0.0001
Rescue medication use (day 1 – 14)
Change from baseline (inhalations) per day ‐0.334 ‐0.678 ‐0.819 ‐1.137
Treatment difference (95% CI) N.A. ‐0.344 (‐0.719, 0.0318) ‐0.485 (‐0.863, ‐0.1073) ‐0.803 (‐1.183, ‐0.422)
P value N.A. 0.072 0.012 <0.0001
Nighttime awakenings
Change from baseline day 1‐ 14 0.007 ‐0.412 ‐0.173 ‐0.760
Treatment difference (95% CI) N.A. ‐0.419 (‐0.741, ‐0.956) ‐0.179 (‐0.503, 0.144) ‐0.766 (‐1.091, ‐0.441)
P value N.A. 0.0116 0.273 <0.0001

ACQ‐5 Asthma Control Questionnaire‐5, CI confidence interval, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 second, L liters, ppb parts per billion