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Table 1 Summary of patient baseline characteristics by number of observed clinical benefits (responder analysis)

From: Benefit of switching to mepolizumab from omalizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma based on patient characteristics

Baseline characteristics

Non-responders

Responders

 

0 clinical benefits (N = 8)

 ≥ 1 clinical benefit (N = 137)

 ≥ 2 clinical benefits (N = 120)

 ≥ 3 clinical benefits (N = 92)

 ≥ 4 clinical benefits (N = 45)

 < 2 clinical benefits (N = 25)

 < 3 clinical benefits (N = 53)

 < 4 clinical benefits (N = 100)

Age, years, mean (SD)

49.5 (19.64)

53.8 (13.48)

54.2 (13.54)

54.3 (13.97)

53.9 (13.18)

50.5 (15.05)

52.3 (13.61)

53.5 (14.17)

Gender, female, %

75

58

58

61

73

68

57

53

Race, n (%)

        

 White

6 (75)

122 (89)

107 (89)

82 (89)

39 (87)

21 (84)

46 (87)

89 (89)

 Asian

0

5 (4)

3 (3)

2 (2)

1 (2)

2 (8)

3 (6)

4 (4)

 Black or African American

2 (25)

9 (7)

9 (8)

7 (8)

4 (9)

2 (8)

4 (8)

7 (7)

 Mixed

0

1 (< 1)

1 (< 1)

1 (1)

1 (2)

0

0

0

BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

29.8 (5.78)

30.2 (6.31)

30.0 (6.15)

30.1 (6.18)

30.0 (5.70)

31.1 (6.89)

30.4 (6.47)

30.3 (6.53)

Duration of asthma, years, mean (SD)

30.9 (21.47)

25.3 (16.54)

25.0 (16.62)

24.4 (15.63)

26.2 (16.49)

28.5 (17.71)

27.7 (18.64)

25.3 (17.02)

Comorbidities at screening, n (%)

        

 Allergic rhinitis

1 (13)

28 (20)

23 (19)

17 (18)

11 (24)

6 (24)

12 (23)

18 (18)

 Nasal polyps

0

20 (15)

20 (17)

15 (16)

10 (22)

0

5 (9)

10 (10)

Baseline maintenance OCS therapy, n (%)

0

35 (26)

31 (26)

20 (22)

8 (18)

4 (16)

15 (28)

27 (27)

Baseline maintenance OCS, mg/day, median (range)

0

10.0 (4–40)

10.0 (4–40)

10.0 (4–40)

5.0 (5–40)

7.5 (5–20)

10.0 (5–30)

10.0 (4–40)

Exacerbations in previous 12 months, mean (SD)

2.5 (1.07)

3.3 (2.71)

3.4 (2.79)

3.5 (3.10)

3.7 (3.52)

2.7 (1.74)

2.9 (1.55)

3.1 (2.14)

Pre-BD % predicted FEV1 at baseline, mean (SD)

52.9 (23.91)

59.9 (17.57)

59.5 (17.71)

59.4 (17.55)

57.4 (16.79)

59.5 (19.40)

59.7 (18.76)

60.5 (18.44)

Pre-BD FEV1 at baseline, mL, mean (SD)

1420 (550)

1780 (690)

1770 (700)

1760 (670)

1610 (570)

1690 (580)

1760 (700)

1820 (720)

Post-BD FEV1 at baseline, mL, mean (SD)

1590 (650)

2020 (800)

2010 (810)

2000 (770)

1840 (660)

1920 (730)

1990 (850)

2060 (850)

Baseline ACQ-5 score, mean (SD)

2.83 (0.705)

3.21 (0.947)

3.22 (0.942)

3.25 (0.881)

3.21 (0.832)

3.06 (0.923)

3.09 (1.030)

3.18 (0.985)

Baseline SGRQ total score, mean (SD)

52.7 (15.32)

56.8 (17.49)

57.2 (18.00)

56.1 (17.94)

56.8 (17.36)

53.5 (13.78)

57.5 (16.43)

56.5 (17.44)

Baseline blood eosinophil count, geometric mean (SD logs)

290 (0.884)

290 (1.151)

290 (1.206)

320 (1.220)

310 (1.403)

290 (0.722)

250 (0.959)

290 (0.998)

Prior omalizumab therapy

      

Duration of prior omalizumab use, median months (range)

41.3 (6–63)

29.4 (4–161)

29.7 (4–161)

29.4 (5–161)

28.7 (5–129)

27.4 (6–81)

30.1 (4–104)

30.5 (4–161)

 Frequency of prior omalizumab dosing, n (%)

        

 2-weekly

4 (50)

71 (52)

61 (51)

50 (54)

23 (51)

14 (56)

25 (48)

52 (53)

 4-weekly

4 (50)

65 (48)

58 (49)

42 (46)

22 (49)

11 (44)

27 (52)

47 (47)

Prior omalizumab monthly dose, mg, median (range)

300 (150–900)

450 (100–1200)

450 (100–1200)

450 (100–1200)

450 (100–1200)

525 (150–1200)

450 (100–1200)

450.0 (100–1200)

  1. Clinical benefit was defined according to the treatment response of four different efficacy outcomes: ACQ-5 score improvement from baseline of ≥ 0.5-points at Week 32, SGRQ total score improvement from baseline of 4-points at Week 32, FEV1 improvement from baseline of ≥ 100 mL at Week 32, a reduction of ≥ 50% in annualised exacerbation rate during the study treatment period versus the previous year
  2. ACQ-5 Asthma Control Questionnaire-5, BD bronchodilator, BMI body mass index, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1s, OCS oral corticosteroid, SD standard deviation, SGRQ St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire