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EPOC: de la etiopatogenia al tratamiento
Pages 22-27 (September 2010)
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Vol. 46. Issue S4.
EPOC: de la etiopatogenia al tratamiento
Pages 22-27 (September 2010)
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Budesónida/formoterol en el tratamiento de la EPOC
Budesonide/formoterol in the treatment of COPD
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Germán Peces-Barba Romero
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IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz, CIBERES, Madrid, España
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Existen dos grandes ensayos clínicos realizados con la combinación de budesónida-formoterol en la EPOC estable a largo plazo que han mostrado unos claros datos acerca de la eficacia de esta combinación sobre la mejoría de la función pulmonar, los síntomas, la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud y sobre la reducción del número de exacerbaciones. Previamente a estos estudios, ya existía información acerca de la eficacia de sus monocomponentes sobre esta misma enfermedad, aunque los principales datos clínicos obtenidos con formoterol y budesónida por separado en el tratamiento de la EPOC provienen del estudio de las respectivas ramas de estos fármacos en los dos grandes ensayos clínicos que se describen en este artículo.

Con respecto a la mejoría encontrada en las variables de función pulmonar (FEV1, FVC y PEF), siempre era mayor con la combinación de budesónida-formoterol. La puntuación obtenida en los cuestionarios de calidad de vida también fue más favorable en las ramas de tratamiento combinado ya desde la primera semana de tratamiento y mantenida hasta los 12 meses de seguimiento, así como en la mejoría de los síntomas y en el uso de medicación de rescate. La frecuencia de exacerbaciones leves y graves, así como el uso de corticoides orales, fue menor en el grupo tratado con budesónida-formoterol. De igual modo, el tiempo transcurrido hasta la primera exacerbación también fue más prolongado en este mismo grupo.

En esta revisión se ponen de manifiesto los principales hallazgos demostrados acerca de la eficacia de la combinación de budesónida-formoterol en la EPOC estable.

Palabras clave:
EPOC
Exacerbaciones
Función pulmonar
Budesónida-formoterol
Corticoides orales
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Two large, 12-month clinical trials have been performed with budesonide-formoterol in patients with stable COPD and have shown clear data on the efficacy of this combination in improving pulmonary function, symptoms and health-related quality of life and in reducing the number of exacerbations. Before these trials, information was already available on the efficacy of both monocomponents in this disease, although the main clinical data obtained with formoterol and budesonide separately in the treatment of COPD come from the respective branches of these drugs in the two large clinical trials described in the present article.

Improvement in pulmonary function variables [forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow (PEF)] was always greater with the combination of budesonideformoterol. The scores obtained in quality of life questionnaires were also more favorable in the combination treatment branches as early as the first week of treatment and persisted at 12 months of follow-up. Improvement in symptoms and in the use of reliever medication was also greater in the combination branch. The frequency of mild and severe exacerbations, as well as the use of oral corticosteroids, was lower in the budesonide-formoterol branch. The time to first exacerbation was also more prolonged in this group.

The present review discusses the main findings on the efficacy of the combination of budesonide-formoterol in stable COPD.

Keywords:
COPD
Exacerbations
Pulmonary function
Budesonide-formoterol
Oral corticosteroids
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