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. 2020 Nov 27;15:3105–3122. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S273497

Table 4.

Efficacy of Formoterol in Combination with LAMAs

Clinical Trial Patient Population Treatments and Durationa Key Findings
PINNACLE-130
US, Australia, New Zealand
  • Current or ex-smokers (≥10 pack-years)

  • Age 40–80 years

  • Moderate to very severe COPD

  • Postbronchodilator FEV1 <80%

  • FEV1/FVC <70%

GFF pMDI 18/9.6 μg BID (n=526)
vs
GP pMDI 18 μg BID (n=451)
vs
FF pMDI 9.6 μg BID (n=449)
vs
OL tiotropium 18 μg QD (n=451)
vs
Placebo BID (n=219)
× 24 weeks
  • GFF, GP, and FF pMDI significantly improved predose morning trough FEV1 at week 24 vs placebo (all p<0.0001)

  • GFF showed significant differences of 59 mL and 64 mL vs GP and FF, respectively

  • GFF significantly improved 2-hour postdose change from baseline FEV1 at week 24 vs monocomponents (all p<0.0001)

  • Across both studies, most common AEs were nasopharyngitis, cough, upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis, dyspnea; all occurred with similar frequency in active vs placebo groups

PINNACLE-230
US
Same as above GFF pMDI 18/9.6 μg BID (n=510)
vs
GP pMDI 18 μg BID (n=439)
vs
FF pMDI 9.6 μg BID (n=437)
vs
Placebo BID (n=223)
× 24 weeks
  • GFF, GP, and FF pMDI significantly improved predose morning trough FEV1 at week 24 vs placebo (all p<0.02)

  • GFF showed significant differences of 54 mL and 56 mL vs GP and FF, respectively

  • GFF significantly improved 2-hour postdose change from baseline FEV1 at week 24 vs monocomponents (all p<0.0001)

PINNACLE-331
US, Australia, New Zealand
  • Extension study of PINNACLE-1, −2

  • Patients receiving GFF, GP, FF, or tiotropium were eligible to continue

  • Patients receiving placebo were not eligible

GFF pMDI 18/9.6 μg BID (n=1035)
vs
GP pMDI 18 μg BID (n=888)
vs
FF pMDI 9.6 μg BID (n=884)
vs
OL tiotropium 18 μg QD (n=450)
× 28 weeks
  • GFF pMDI significantly improved predose morning trough FEV1 over 52 weeks vs GP, FF, and tiotropium (p<0.0001 vs GP, FF and p=0.0117 vs tiotropium)

  • GFF also significantly improved 2-hour postdose FEV1 over 52 weeks vs both monocomponents and tiotropium (all p<0.0001)

  • Dyspnea scores improved significantly for GFF vs monocomponents

  • No new safety risks were identified for GFF pMDI vs monocomponents

PINNACLE-432
Asia, EU, US
Same as PINNACLE-1 and −2 GFF pMDI 18/9.6 μg BID (n=555)
vs
GP pMDI 18 μg BID (n=480)
vs
FF pMDI 9.6 μg BID (n=483)
vs
Placebo BID (n=238)
× 24 weeks
  • GFF pMDI significantly improved predose morning trough FEV1 at week 24 vs GP, FF, and placebo (all p<0.0001)

  • GFF significantly improved 2-hour postdose change from baseline FEV1 at week 24 vs monocomponents and placebo (all p<0.0001)

  • Significant improvement in TDI over 24 weeks for GFF vs GP (LSM difference, 0.33; p=0.0125) and placebo (LSM difference, 0.80; p<0.001)

  • GFF improved SGRQ total score vs placebo (LSM difference, −5.33; p=0.0011)

AUGMENT34
North America, Australia, New Zealand
  • Current or ex-smokers (≥10 pack-years)

  • Age ≥40 years

  • Postbronchodilator FEV1 ≥30% to <80%

  • FEV1/FVC <70%

ACL/FF DPI 400/12 μg BID (n=335)
vs
ACL/FF DPI 400/6 μg BID (n=333)
vs
ACL DPI 400 μg BID (n=337)
vs
FF DPI 12 μg BID (n=332)
vs
Placebo DPI (n=331)
× 24 weeks
  • Both doses of ACL/FF significantly improved 1-hour postdose FEV1 change from baseline to week 24 vs ACL (LSM difference, 108 mL and 87 mL, respectively p<0.0001)

  • ACL/FF 400/12 μg significantly improved predose morning trough FEV1 from baseline to week 24 vs FF (LSM difference, 45 mL; p=0.01)

  • Numerically greater improvements in FEV1 measurements were observed for the higher dose of ACL/FF vs the lower dose

  • TDI focal scores were significantly improved with ACL/FF vs ACL, FF (p≤0.01), and placebo (p<0.0001)

  • SGRQ total scores were significantly improved at week 24 for ACL/FF and monocomponents vs placebo (p<0.05)

  • Most common AEs were cough and nasopharyngitis

ACLIFORM-COPD35
EU, South Africa, South Korea
  • Current or ex-smokers (≥10 pack-years)

  • Age ≥40 years

  • Postbronchodilator FEV1 ≥30% -<80%

  • FEV1/FVC <70%

ACL/FF DPI 400/12 μg BID (n=385)
vs
ACL/FF DPI 400/6 μg BID (n=381)
vs
ACL DPI 400 μg BID (n=385)
vs
FF DPI 12 μg BID (n=384)
vs
Placebo DPI (n=194)
× 24 weeks
  • Both doses of ACL/FF significantly improved 1-hour postdose FEV1 change from baseline to week 24 vs ACL and FF (p<0.001), with the 400/12 μg dose superior to the 400/6 μg dose

  • TDI focal scores improved above 1-unit threshold for both doses of ACL/FF (1.29 and 1.16)

  • Incidences of AEs were similar across combination, monotherapy, and placebo arms

AFFIRM-COPD25
EU, Canada, South Africa
  • Current or ex-smokers (≥10 pack-years)

  • Age ≥40 years

  • Postbronchodilator FEV1 <80%

  • FEV1/FVC <70%

  • CAT score ≥10

ACL/FF DPI 400/12 μg BID (n=468)
vs
Salmeterol/fluticasone DPI 50/500 μg BID (n=463)
× 24 weeks
  • Peak FEV1 was significantly greater with ACL/FF vs salmeterol/fluticasone at week 24, with significant differences observed after first dose (p<0.0001)

  • Mean increase in peak FEV1 at week 24 was 93 mL greater with ACL/FF

  • No significant differences in changes in TDI scores, CAT total scores, or exacerbations between groups

  • Most common AEs were COPD exacerbation, headache, and nasopharyngitis and were similar between groups

AMPLIFY39
EU, Israel, US
  • Current or ex-smokers (≥10 pack-years)

  • Age ≥40 years

  • Postbronchodilator FEV1 <80%

  • FEV1/FVC <70%

  • CAT score ≥10

ACL/FF DPI 400/12 μg BID (n=314)
vs
ACL DPI 400 μg BID (n=475)
vs
FF DPI 12 μg BID (n=319)
vs
Tiotropium DPI 18 μg QD (n=475)
× 24 weeks
  • ACL/FF significantly improved 1-hour postdose FEV1 from baseline at week 24 vs ACL, FF, and tiotropium (all p<0.0001)

  • ACL/FF significantly improved predose morning trough FEV1 vs FF (p<0.001)

  • SGRQ total score improved vs baseline >MCID for ACL/FF (4.68), ACL (4.95), and tiotropium (5.58); improvement for FF was 3.96

  • Early morning symptom severity was significantly improved with ACL/FF vs tiotropium (p<0.05)

  • Most common AEs: COPD exacerbation, nasopharyngitis, and headache

Abbreviations: ACL, aclidinium; AE, adverse event; BID, twice daily; CAT, COPD Assessment Test; DPI, dry powder inhaler; EU, European Union; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FF, formoterol fumarate; FVC, forced vital capacity; GFF, glycopyrronium/formoterol fumarate; GP, glycopyrronium; LAMA, long-acting muscarinic antagonist; LSM, least squares mean; MCID, minimal clinically important difference; OL, open-label; pMDI, pressurized metered-dose inhaler; QD, once daily; SGRQ, St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire; TDI, Transition Dyspnea Index; US, United States.

Note: aBold font indicates trial duration.