| Title | Deterioration in asthma control when subjects receiving fluticasone propionate/salmeterol 100/50 mcg Diskus are "stepped-down". | | Author(s) | Koenig SM, Ostrom N, Pearlman D, Waitkus-Edwards K, Yancey S, Prillaman BA, Dorinsky P | | Institution | University of Virginia, Division of Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. smk4q@virginia.edu | | Source | J Asthma 2008 Oct; 45(8):681-7. | | Abstract | In this study, 647 subjects stable on fluticasone propionate/salmeterol Diskus 100/50 mcg BID (FSC) were randomized to continue FSC 100/50 mcg BID or "step down" to either fluticasone propionate (FP) 100 mcg BID, salmeterol (SAL) 50 mcg BID, or montelukast (MON) 10 mg once daily for 16 weeks. Overall asthma control significantly improved in the FSC group; whereas, "stepping down" to FP, SAL, or MON resulted in deterioration in asthma control, as determined by decreased measures of lung function and clinical features. This study provides support that treatment of both inflammation and smooth muscle dysfunction may be necessary to achieve and maintain asthma control in patients uncontrolled on ICS. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 18951261 |
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