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Article: Effects of Azithromycin in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic SCTa randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study

TitleEffects of Azithromycin in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic SCTa randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study
Authors
KeywordsAzithromycin
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS)
Hematopoietic SCT (HSCT)
Issue Date2011
PublisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/bmt
Citation
Bone Marrow Transplantation, 2011, v. 46 n. 12, p. 1551-1556 How to Cite?
AbstractBronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is an important complication after hematopoietic SCT (HSCT). Recent observations suggested that azithromycin might improve lung function in BOS after HSCT. We conducted a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study on azithromycin in patients with BOS after HSCT. The treatment group (n10) received oral azithromycin 250 mg daily while the control group (n12) received placebo daily for 12 weeks. Respiratory symptoms were assessed by the St George Respiratory Questionnaires and spirometry at baseline (drug commencement), 1, 2, 3 (drug cessation) and 4 months (1 month after drug cessation). There was no significant difference in the baseline demographic characteristics between the treatment and the control groups in age, gender, time from HSCT to BOS, time since diagnosis of BOS, chronic GVHD, baseline respiratory symptom scores and baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1). Throughout and after 3 months of treatment, there were no significant changes in respiratory symptom scores and FEV 1 measurements between the treatment and the control groups. In conclusion, there was no significant benefit of 3 months of oral azithromycin on the respiratory symptoms and lung function in patients with relatively late BOS after HSCT in this randomized placebo-controlled study. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139447
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 4.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.318
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Funding Information:

This study and the drug used in this study were sponsored by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

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dc.contributor.authorAu, WYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTse, EWCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, AYHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKwong, YLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiang, RHSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, WKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorIp, MSMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLie, AKWen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T05:50:01Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-23T05:50:01Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBone Marrow Transplantation, 2011, v. 46 n. 12, p. 1551-1556en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0268-3369en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139447-
dc.description.abstractBronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is an important complication after hematopoietic SCT (HSCT). Recent observations suggested that azithromycin might improve lung function in BOS after HSCT. We conducted a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study on azithromycin in patients with BOS after HSCT. The treatment group (n10) received oral azithromycin 250 mg daily while the control group (n12) received placebo daily for 12 weeks. Respiratory symptoms were assessed by the St George Respiratory Questionnaires and spirometry at baseline (drug commencement), 1, 2, 3 (drug cessation) and 4 months (1 month after drug cessation). There was no significant difference in the baseline demographic characteristics between the treatment and the control groups in age, gender, time from HSCT to BOS, time since diagnosis of BOS, chronic GVHD, baseline respiratory symptom scores and baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1). Throughout and after 3 months of treatment, there were no significant changes in respiratory symptom scores and FEV 1 measurements between the treatment and the control groups. In conclusion, there was no significant benefit of 3 months of oral azithromycin on the respiratory symptoms and lung function in patients with relatively late BOS after HSCT in this randomized placebo-controlled study. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/bmten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBone Marrow Transplantationen_HK
dc.subjectAzithromycinen_HK
dc.subjectBronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS)en_HK
dc.subjectHematopoietic SCT (HSCT)en_HK
dc.titleEffects of Azithromycin in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic SCTa randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled studyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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