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Table 2 Change from baseline in lung function parameters after 52 weeks

From: In patients with severe asthma with eosinophilia in reslizumab clinical trials, high peripheral blood eosinophil levels are associated with low FEV1 reversibility

 

Placebo

Reslizumab

52-week treatment difference (reslizumab vs placebo) (95% CI)

p value

Baseline

Change at 52 weeks

Baseline

Change at 52 weeks

≥ 400 EOS < 14% reversibility group

 N

52

42

64

52

  

 FEV1, mL

2339 (107)

265 (98)

1945 (92)

439 (105)

174 (1 to 348)

0.0493

 FEV1% predicted

73.3 (2.6)

6.7 (3.2)

67.4 (2.2)

13.8 (3.4)

7.1 (1.4 to 12.7)

0.0144

 FVC, mL

3.5 (0.14)

271 (121)

2.9 (0.13)

419 (129)

148 (− 65 to 362)

0.1714

 FEF25–75%, mLa

1.7 (0.14)

297 (133)

1.3 (0.090)

444 (141)

147 (− 88 to 383)

0.2172

Overall population excluding the ≥ 400 EOS < 14% reversibility group

 N

424

358

413

365

  

 FEV1, mL

1919 (35)

130 (37)

2018 (38)

270 (36)

139 (76 to 202)

< 0.0001

 FEV1% predicted

65.7 (0.94)

4.7 (1.2)

66.8 (1.0)

9.1 (1.2)

4.4 (2.3 to 6.5)

< 0.0001

 FVC, mL

2.9 (0.049)

157 (46)

3.1 (0.049)

288 (45)

131 (52 to 210)

0.0013

 FEF25–75%, mLb

1.7 (0.29)

79 (53)

1.4 (0.043)

207 (51)

128 (39 to 217)

0.0047

  1. Baseline data are mean (SE). All change from baseline data are LS mean (SE)
  2. CI confidence interval, EOS blood eosinophil level, FEF2575% forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of pulmonary volume, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, LS least square, SE standard error
  3. aFEF25–75% data unavailable for n = 1 (placebo), n = 1 (reslizumab) patients
  4. bFEF25–75% data unavailable for n = 3 (placebo), n = 5 (reslizumab) patients