Twelve-month positive outcomes of Zephyr endobronchial valves in severe emphysema patients: LIBERATE trial

Dirk-Jan Slebos, Shawn Wright, Richard Sue, Mark Dransfield, Hiram Rivas-Perez, Tanya Wiese, Frank Sciurba, Pallav Shah, Momen Wahidi, Hugo De Oliviera, Brian Morrissey, Paulo Cardoso, Steven Hays, Adnan Majid, Nicholas Pastis, Lisa Kopas, Mark Vollenweider, Paul M. Mcfadden, Michael Machuzak, David HsiaArthur Sung, Nabil Jarad, Malgorzata Kornaszewska, Stephen Hazelrigg, Ganesh Krishna, Nick Ten Hacken, Narinder Shargill, Gerard Criner

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Introduction: Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve (EBV®) treatment in severe emphysema patients, improves lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life. Objective: Evaluate effectiveness and safety of EBV treatment in severe emphysema. Methods: 190 severe heterogeneous emphysema subjects (M47%/F53%) with hyperinflation (FEV1 27.4 %pred; RV 224.5 %pred) and absent collateral ventilation (Chartis®) were randomized 2:1 (EBV:Standard-of-Care (SoC). Responders were classified according to established Minimal Clinically Important Differences for outcome measures. Results: At 12-months 84.2% EBV subjects had a target lobe volume reduction ≥350mL. Between group differences (ΔEBV–SoC) for mean changes from baseline were significant (p<0.05) at 12 months: ΔFEV1= +0.106L (17.6%); ΔSGRQ= -7.1 points; ΔBODE Index= -1.2 points; and Δ6MWD= +39.3m. Responder rates significantly favored EBV over SoC for all measures. Major serious adverse events in the EBV group <45 days post-procedure were pneumothorax (EBV 26.6% vs SoC 0%), COPD exacerbations (7.8% vs 4.8%), and death (3.1% vs 0%). Between 45-days out to 12-months, these were COPD exacerbations (23.0% vs 30.6%) and death (0.8% vs 1.6%). Conclusions: Zephyr EBV treatment provides durable, clinically meaningful improvements in lung function, exercise capacity, dyspnea and quality of life in hyperinflated, severe emphysema patients with absent collateral ventilation.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Respiratory Journal
Volume52
Issue numberSuppl.62
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15-Sept-2018
Event28th International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS) - Paris, France
Duration: 15-Sept-201819-Sept-2018

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