Changes in physiological, functional and structural markers of cystic fibrosis lung disease with treatment of a pulmonary exacerbation

Alexander Horsley, Alex R. Horsley, Jane C. Davies, Robert D. Gray, Kenneth A. MacLeod, Jackie Donovan, Zelena A. Aziz, Nicholas J. Bell, Margaret Rainer, Shahrul Mt-Isa, Nia Voase, Maria H. Dewar, Clare Saunders, James S. Gibson, Javier Parra-Leiton, Mia D. Larsen, Sarah Jeswiet, Samia Soussi, Yusura Bakar, Mark G. MeisterPhilippa Tyler, Ann Doherty, David M. Hansell, Deborah Ashby, Stephen C. Hyde, Deborah R. Gill, Andrew P. Greening, David J. Porteous, J. Alastair Innes, A. Christopher Boyd, Uta Griesenbach, Steve Cunningham, Eric W F W Alton

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    Abstract

    Background: Clinical trials in cystic fibrosis (CF) have been hindered by the paucity of well characterised and clinically relevant outcome measures. Aim: To evaluate a range of conventional and novel biomarkers of CF lung disease in a multicentre setting as a contributing study in selecting outcome assays for a clinical trial of CFTR gene therapy. Methods: A multicentre observational study of adult and paediatric patients with CF (>10 years) treated for a physician-defined exacerbation of CF pulmonary symptoms. Measurements were performed at commencement and immediately after a course of intravenous antibiotics. Disease activity was assessed using 46 assays across five key domains: symptoms, lung physiology, structural changes on CT, pulmonary and systemic inflammatory markers. Results: Statistically significant improvements were seen in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (p
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)532-539
    Number of pages7
    JournalThorax
    Volume68
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2013

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