Cristiano Caruso MD, PhD , G. Walter Canonica MD , Manish Patel MBChB, PhD , Andrew Smith MBChB, PhD , Mark C. Liu MD , Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho MD, PhD , Robert G. Price MSc , Rupert W. Jakes PhD , Lydia Demetriou MSc , Antonio Valero MD , Thomas C. Köhler MD , Charles Pilette MD, PhD , Geoffrey Chupp MD , Guy Brusselle MD , Peter Howarth DM
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Mepolizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting IL-5, is of proven clinical benefit in severe asthma; however, prospective, long-term, real-world data in severe asthma are required.
Research Question
What is the real-world benefit of 2 years of mepolizumab treatment in severe asthma?
Study Design and Methods
REALITI-A was a 2-year, international, prospective study enrolling adults with asthma on newly initiated mepolizumab 100 mg subcutaneously (physician decision). Outcomes in the 1-year premepolizumab vs 2-year follow-up periods included rates of clinically significant asthma exacerbations (CSEs) (deterioration requiring systemic corticosteroids and/or emergency department [ED] visit/hospitalization), exacerbations requiring ED visit/hospitalization, exacerbations requiring hospitalization, proportion of patients with no exacerbations, median daily maintenance oral corticosteroids (mOCSs) dose, proportion of patients discontinuing mOCSs completely, Asthma Control Questionnaire-5 score, FEV1, and adverse events (AEs).
Results
After 2 years’ follow-up, 73% of patients (599 of 822) had no record of mepolizumab discontinuation. During the 2-year follow-up vs premepolizumab period (N = 822), rates of CSEs, exacerbations requiring ED visit/hospitalization, or hospitalization only were reduced by 74%, 79%, and 73%, respectively (odds ratio for no CSEs, 10.0; 95% CI, 7.55- 13.25). Median daily mOCS dose decreased from 10.0 (quartile 1, 5.0; quartile 3, 14.7) mg at week 0 (n = 297) to 0.0 (quartile 1, 0.0; quartile 3, 5.0) mg at weeks 101 to 104 (n = 168), and the proportion of patients discontinuing mOCSs increased progressively to 43% at 1 year and 57% at 2 years. There was a 1.53-point reduction in Asthma Control Questionnaire-5 scores from baseline at 2 years. At months 21 to 24, least square mean FEV1 improved by 142 mL from baseline. Ninety (11%) and 7 (< 1%) patients experienced mepolizumab-related AEs and serious AEs during the follow-up period, respectively.
Interpretation
In patients with severe asthma, real-world mepolizumab treatment for 2 years was well tolerated and was associated with sustained reductions in exacerbations and progressive reductions in mOCS use.