A randomised, phase III trial of once-daily fluticasone furoate/vilanterol 100/25 μg versus once-daily vilanterol 25 μg to evaluate the contribution on lung function of fluticasone furoate in the combination in patients with COPD.

Journal: Respiratory medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The contribution of fluticasone furoate (FF) on lung function in the FF/vilanterol (VI) 100/25 μg combination has been demonstrated numerically, but not statistically.

Authors

  • Thomas M Siler
    Midwest Chest Consultants, PC, St Charles, MO, USA. Electronic address: Thomas.siler.md@midwestchest.com.
  • Atsushi Nagai
    Research Institute for Respiratory Disease, Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Catherine A Scott-Wilson
    GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Dawn A Midwinter
    GlaxoSmithKline, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, UK.
  • Courtney Crim
    GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.