Extract
We read with interest the data from Maijers et al. [1], suggesting that in a post hoc analysis of trials in oral corticosteroid (OC)-dependent asthma, the majority of the OC-sparing effects of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids are due to their systemic effects. The meta-regression estimates showed a prednisone (Pred) decrease of 4.9 mg per 1.0 mg increase in fluticasone propionate (FP) dose. This was based on the premise from an analysis of two studies where 1.0 mg FP was equivalent to 5.0 mg Pred for cortisol suppression, although this was only calculated in reference to a 10 mg dose of Pred. A ratio of 1.02 was then inferred for the proportion of the OC-sparing effect due to systemic absorption of FP.
Use of high dose fluticasone propionate requires similar considerations as starting maintenance low dose prednisone http://bit.ly/3aLXcjO
Footnotes
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Conflict of interest: B. Lipworth reports equipment supplied by GSK, grants, personal fees for advisory board work, lectures and consultancy, non-financial support for meeting attendance from AstraZeneca and Teva, personal fees for consultancy from Lupin, Glenmark, Vectura, Dr Reddy and Sandoz, during the conduct of the study; grants, personal fees for consultancy and lectures, non-financial support for meeting attendance from Boehringer Ingelheim, grants and personal fees for advisory board work, consultancy and lectures from Mylan, grants and personal fees for advisory board work and consultancy from Sanofi Regeneron, outside the submitted work; and has a family member who is employee of AstraZeneca.
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Conflict of interest: C.R.W. Kuo reports personal fees for meeting attendance from AstraZeneca, personal fees for meeting attendance and lectures from Chiesi, outside the submitted work.
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Conflict of interest: R. Chan has nothing to disclose.
- Received January 17, 2020.
- Accepted January 20, 2020.
- Copyright ©ERS 2020
