Rapid Improvement after Starting Elexacaftor–Tezacaftor–Ivacaftor in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Advanced Pulmonary Disease
Authors: Pierre-Régis Burgel, Isabelle Durieu, Raphaël Chiron, Sophie Ramel, Isabelle Danner-Boucher, Anne Prevotat, Dominique Grenet, Christophe Marguet, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Julie Macey, Laurent Mely, Annlyse Fanton, Sébastien Quetant, Lydie Lemonnier, Jean-Louis Paillasseur, Jennifer Da Silva, Clémence Martin, Claire Andrejak, Arnaud Becourt, Julie Mounard, Claire Poulet, Cinthia Rames, Marie Talleux, Marie-Chantal Chevalier, Estelle Darviot, Marie Jouvenot, Caroline Marien, Audrey Paris, Cécile Pelatan, Christine Person, Pascaline Priou, Françoise Troussier, Thierry Urban, Marie-Laure Dalphin, Jean-Charles Dalphin, Alice Ladaurade, Didier Pernet, Bénédicte Richaud-Thiriez, Pauline Roux-Claude, Nathalia Blanc, Vincent Boisserie-Lacroix, Stephanie Bui, Cyrielle Collet, Stéphane Debelleix, Julie Macey, Emmanuel Bergot, Jacques Brouard, Karine Campbell, Muriel Laurans, Virginie Ribault, Corinne Borderon, Marie-Christine Heraud, Guillaume Labbe, Sylvie Montcouquiol, Isabelle Petit, Marc Ruivard, Céline Delestrain, Benoit Douvry, Ralph Epaud, Bernard Maitre, Natascha Remus, Guillaume Beltramo, Annlyse Fanton, Anne Houzel, Frédéric Huet, Stéphanie Perez, Amale Boldron-Ghaddar, Manuela Scalbert, Rabah Bouzioukh, Laurent Mely, Charles Simon, Boubou Camara, Rébecca Hamidfar, Catherine Llerena, Isabelle Pin, Sébastien Quetant, Antoine Deschildre, Alice Gicquello, Olivier Le Rouzic, Clara Leroy, Nicolas Paris, Thierry Perez, Anne Prevotat, Caroline Thumerelle, Dominique Turck, Nathalie Wizla, Magali Dupuy-Grasset, Jane Languepin, Alexandra Masson-Rouchaud, Céline Menetrey, Isabelle Durieu, Stéphane Durupt, Sophie L’Excellent, Raphaele Nove-Josserand, Camille Ohlmann, Phillipe Reix, Quitterie Reynaud, Marie-Christine Werck-Gallois, Mélissandre Baravalle, Bérangère Coltey, Nadine Desmazes-Dufeu, Jean-Christophe Dubus, Clarisse Gautier, Jean-Baptiste Rey, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Nathalie Stremler, Davide Caimmi, Raphaël Chiron, Margot Devrait, Johan Moreau, Yves Billon, Aurore Blondé, Anne Guillaumot, Sébastien Kiefer, Laura Peretti, Aurélie Tatopoulos, Angélica Tiotiu, Myriam Benhamida, Tiphaine Bihouee, Isabelle Danner-Boucher, Emmanuel Eschapasse, Adrien Tissot, Marie Giannantonio, Sylvie Leroy, Carole Piccini-Bailly, Johana Pradelli, Jonathan Messika, Véronique Boussaud, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Nicolas Carlier, Isabelle Honoré, Dominique Hubert, Reem Kanaan, Clémence Martin, Céline Bailly-Botuha, Frédérique Chedevergne, Jacques De Blic, Christophe Delacourt, David Drummond, Brigitte Fauroux, Chantal Karila, Muriel Le Bourgeois, Isabelle Sermet, Bertrand Delaisi, Michèle Gerardin, Veronique Houdouin, Laurence Leclainche, Guillaume Aubertin, Laura Berdah, Annick Clement, Harriet Corvol, Nadia Nathan, Blandine Prevost, Nicolas Richard, Aline Tamalet, Jessica Taytard, Guillaume Thouvenin, Barbara Tourniaire, Michel Abely, Katia Bessaci-Kabouya, Sandra Dury, Bruno Ravoninjatovo, Alain Dabadie, Michel Dagorne, Eric Deneuville, Marie Jamin, Mélanie Ribault, Clémentine Vigier, Chantal Belleguic, Graziella Brinchault, Benoit Desrues, Audrey Barzic, Anne Dirou-Prigent, Jean Le Bihan, Sophie Ramel, Krista Revert, Thomas Ropars, Laure Couderc, Stéphane Dominique, Christophe Marguet, Hélène Morisse-Pradier, Stéphanie Pramil, Luc Thiberville, Nathalie Allou, Laurent Enaud, Elsa Gachelin, Eric Huchot, Annabelle Payet, Caroline Perisson, Saguiraly Piyaraly, Sophie Valois, Audrey Herzog, Romain Kessler, Michele Porzio, Laurence Weiss, Laurence Beaumont, Olivier Brugiere, Sylvie Colin, de Verdiere, Elise Cuquemelle, Sandra De Miranda, Dominique Grenet, Adbdul Monem Hamid, François Parquin, Clément Picard, Antoine Roux, Charlotte Roy, François Bremont, Alain Didier, Marion Dupuis, Guillaume Faviez, Géraldine Labouret, Marie Mittaine, Marlène Murris-Espin, Léa Roditis, Laure Cosson, Patrice Diot, Thomas Flament, Charlotte Giraut, Julie Mankikian, Baptiste Arnouat, Gaétane Mousset, Véronique Storni, Philippe Vigneron, Emmanuelle Coirier-Duet, Asma Gabsi
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2021)

Rationale: Elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor is a CFTR (cystic fibrosis [CF] transmembrane conductance regulator) modulator combination, developed for patients with CF with at least one Phe508del mutation. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of elexacaftor-tezacaftor- ivacaftor in patients with CF and advanced respiratory disease. Methods: A prospective observational study, including all patients aged ⩾12 years and with a percent-predicted FEV1 (ppFEV1) <40 who initiated elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor from December 2019 to August 2020 in France was conducted. Clinical characteristics were collected at initiation and at 1 and 3 months. Safety and effectiveness were evaluated by September 2020. National-level transplantation and mortality figures for 2020 were obtained from the French CF and transplant centers and registries. Measurements and Main Results: Elexacaftor-tezacaftor- ivacaftor was initiated in 245 patients with a median (interquartile range) ppFEV1 = 29 (24-34). The mean (95% confidence interval) absolute increase in the ppFEV1 was +15.1 (+13.8 to +16.4; P < 0.0001), and the mean (95% confidence interval) in weight was +4.2 kg (+3.9 to +4.6; P < 0.0001). The number of patients requiring long-term oxygen, noninvasive ventilation, and/or enteral tube feeding decreased by 50%, 30%, and 50%, respectively (P < 0.01). Although 16 patients were on the transplant waiting list and 37 were undergoing transplantation evaluation at treatment initiation, only 2 received a transplant, and 1 died. By September 2020, only five patients were still on the transplantation path. Compared with the previous 2 years, a twofold decrease in the number of lung transplantations in patients with CF was observed in 2020, whereas the number of deaths without transplantation remained stable. Conclusions: In patients with advanced disease, elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor is associated with rapid clinical improvement, often leading to the indication for lung transplantation being suspended.