Real-Life Safety and Effectiveness of Lumacaftor–Ivacaftor in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Authors: Pierre-Régis Burgel, Anne Munck, Isabelle Durieu, Raphaël Chiron, Laurent Mely, Anne Prevotat, Marlene Murris-Espin, Michele Porzio, Michel Abely, Philippe Reix, Christophe Marguet, Julie Macey, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Harriet Corvol, Stéphanie Bui, Lydie Lemonnier, Clémence Dehillotte, Jennifer Da Silva, Jean-Louis Paillasseur, Dominique Hubert, Julie Mounard, Claire Poulet, Cinthia Rames, Christine Person, Françoise Troussier, Thierry Urban, Marie-Laure Dalphin, Jean-Claude Dalphin, Didier Pernet, Bénédicte Richaud-Thiriez, Stéphanie Bui, Mickael Fayon, Julie Macey-Caro, Karine Campbell, Muriel Laurans, Corinne Borderon, Marie-Christine Heraud, André Labbé, Sylvie Montcouquiol, Laurence Bassinet, Natascha Remus, Annlyse Fanton, Anne Houzel-Charavel, Frédéric Huet, Stéphanie Perez-Martin, Amale Boldron-Ghaddar, Manuela Scalbert, Laurent Mely, Boubou Camara, Catherine Llerena, Isabelle Pin, Sébastien Quétant, Aurélie Cottereau, Antoine Deschildre, Alice Gicquello, Thierry Perez, Lidwine Stervinou-Wemeau, Caroline Thumerelle, Benoit Wallaert, Nathalie Wizla, Jane Languepin, Céline Ménétrey, Magalie Dupuy-Grasset, Lucie Bazus, Clelia Buchs, Virginie Jubin, Marie-Christine Werck-Gallois, Catherine Mainguy, Thomas Perrin, Philippe Reix, Agnès Toutain-Rigolet, Isabelle Durieu, Stéphane Durupt, Quitterie Reynaud, Raphaele Nove-Josserand, Melisande Baravalle-Einaudi, Bérangère Coltey, Nadine Dufeu, Jean-Christophe Dubus, Nathalie Stremler, Davide Caimmi, Raphaël Chiron, Yves Billon, Jocelyne Derelle, Sébastien Kieffer, Anne-Sophie Pichon, Cyril Schweitzer, Aurélie Tatopoulos, Sarah Abbes, Tiphaine Bihouée, Isabelle Danner-Boucher, Valérie David, Alain Haloun, Adrien Tissot, Sylvie Leroy, Carole Bailly-Piccini, Annick Clément, Harriet Corvol, Aline Tamalet, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Isabelle Honoré, Dominique Hubert, Reem Kanaan, Clémence Martin, Cécile Bailly, Frédérique Chédevergne, Jacques De Blic, Brigitte Fauroux, Murielle Le Bourgeois, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Bertrand Delaisi, Michèle Gérardin, Anne Munck, Michel Abély, Bruno Ravoninjatovo, Chantal Belleguic, Benoit Desrues, Graziella Brinchault, Michel Dagorne, Eric Deneuville, Sylvaine Lefeuvre, Anne Dirou, Jean Le Bihan, Sophie Ramel, Stéphane Dominique, Christophe Marguet, Annabelle Payet, Romain Kessler, Michele Porzio, Vincent Rosner, Laurence Weiss, Sandra de Miranda, Dominique Grenet, Abdoul Hamid, Clément Picard, François Brémont, Alain Didier, Géraldine Labouret, Marie Mittaine, Marlène Murris-Espin, Laurent Têtu, Laure Cosson, Charlotte Giraut, Anne-Cécile Henriet, Julie Mankikian, Sophie Marchand, Sandrine Hugé, Véronique Storni, Emmanuelle Coirier-Duet
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2019)

Rationale: Lumacaftor-ivacaftor is a CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) modulator combination recently approved for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) homozygous for the Phe508del mutation.Objectives: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of lumacaftor-ivacaftor in adolescents (≥12 yr) and adults (≥18 yr) in a real-life postapproval setting.Methods: The study was conducted in the 47 CF reference centers in France. All patients who initiated lumacaftor-ivacaftor from January 1 to December 31, 2016, were eligible. Patients were evaluated for lumacaftor-ivacaftor safety and effectiveness over the first year of treatment following the French CF Learning Society's recommendations.Measurements and Main Results: Among the 845 patients (292 adolescents and 553 adults) who initiated lumacaftor-ivacaftor, 18.2% (154 patients) discontinued treatment, often owing to respiratory (48.1%, 74 patients) or nonrespiratory (27.9%, 43 patients) adverse events. In multivariable logistic regression, factors associated with increased rates of discontinuation included adult age group, percent predicted FEV1 (ppFEV1) less than 40%, and numbers of intravenous antibiotic courses during the year before lumacaftor-ivacaftor initiation. Patients with continuous exposure to lumacaftor-ivacaftor showed an absolute increase in ppFEV1 (+3.67%), an increase in body mass index (+0.73 kg/m2), and a decrease in intravenous antibiotic courses by 35%. Patients who discontinued treatment had significant decrease in ppFEV1, without improvement in body mass index or decrease in intravenous antibiotic courses.Conclusions: Lumacaftor-ivacaftor was associated with improvement in lung disease and nutritional status in patients who tolerated treatment. Adults who discontinued lumacaftor-ivacaftor, often owing to adverse events, were found at high risk of clinical deterioration.