Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2026
Evaluating Long-Term Effectiveness of Cystic Fibrosis Modulator Therapies after Rapid Adoption: A Dual-Approach Study.
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Miranda Afonso Pedro, Zhou Grace C, Su Weiji, Burgel Pierre-Régis, Cromwell Elizabeth, Goss Christopher H, Keogh Ruth H, Liou Theodore G, Marshall Bruce C, Mayer-Hamblett Nicole, Morgan Wayne J, Ostrenga Joshua S, Pasta David J, Schechter Michael S, Stanojevic Sanja, Wainwright Claire E, Szczesniak Rhonda D, Andrinopoulou Eleni-Rosalina
Аннотация
RATIONALE: Modulator therapies like ivacaftor have revolutionized clinical management of cystic fibrosis, showing marked short-term benefits in trials but heterogeneous findings in long-term observational studies. Since newer modulators have become the standard of care for the majority living with cystic fibrosis in the United States, characterizing long-term effectiveness with real-world data is increasingly difficult because of the lack of contemporary comparator groups for performing between-subjects analyses.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the extent to which ivacaftor preserves long-term lung function and compare the results of within- and between-subjects analyses for evaluating its real-world effectiveness.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used data from the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (2003-2016). We used two approaches to evaluate ivacaftor effectiveness on percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppFEV1): 1) within-subject comparisons of ppFEV1 before and after ivacaftor initiation; and 2) comparisons between ivacaftor-treated and untreated individuals with similar disease pathology. We modeled data from 560 ivacaftor-treated individuals with the G551D variant. For between-subjects comparisons, we used propensity scores to match the treated group with 2,800 untreated F508del homozygous individuals. Modulator initiation bias was assessed and accounted for in each model.
RESULTS: Our results showed an initial average improvement in ppFEV1 in ivacaftor-treated children and adults (ranging from 4.54% to 6.53% predicted based on within-subject comparison of before vs. after ivacaftor initiation). There was a slower decline in adults, compared with children. These ivacaftor-treated cohorts experienced less decline relative to their F508del homozygous counterparts (between-group differences in treated vs. control ranged from 0.36% to 0.64% predicted). Both the within- and between-subjects comparisons demonstrated similar degrees of ivacaftor effectiveness. However, small differences between the two approaches were observed in younger individuals.
CONCLUSIONS: Ivacaftor was associated with improved ppFEV1 across all age groups, with the magnitude of improvement roughly 50% of that observed in clinical trials. The results support the need to account for modulator initiation bias and the use of within-subject analysis in future CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) modulator effectiveness studies, but caution is advised in younger individuals because of developmental changes that may affect pre- and post-treatment comparability.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the extent to which ivacaftor preserves long-term lung function and compare the results of within- and between-subjects analyses for evaluating its real-world effectiveness.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used data from the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (2003-2016). We used two approaches to evaluate ivacaftor effectiveness on percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppFEV1): 1) within-subject comparisons of ppFEV1 before and after ivacaftor initiation; and 2) comparisons between ivacaftor-treated and untreated individuals with similar disease pathology. We modeled data from 560 ivacaftor-treated individuals with the G551D variant. For between-subjects comparisons, we used propensity scores to match the treated group with 2,800 untreated F508del homozygous individuals. Modulator initiation bias was assessed and accounted for in each model.
RESULTS: Our results showed an initial average improvement in ppFEV1 in ivacaftor-treated children and adults (ranging from 4.54% to 6.53% predicted based on within-subject comparison of before vs. after ivacaftor initiation). There was a slower decline in adults, compared with children. These ivacaftor-treated cohorts experienced less decline relative to their F508del homozygous counterparts (between-group differences in treated vs. control ranged from 0.36% to 0.64% predicted). Both the within- and between-subjects comparisons demonstrated similar degrees of ivacaftor effectiveness. However, small differences between the two approaches were observed in younger individuals.
CONCLUSIONS: Ivacaftor was associated with improved ppFEV1 across all age groups, with the magnitude of improvement roughly 50% of that observed in clinical trials. The results support the need to account for modulator initiation bias and the use of within-subject analysis in future CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) modulator effectiveness studies, but caution is advised in younger individuals because of developmental changes that may affect pre- and post-treatment comparability.