• Results enhance existing evidence base showing Spiolto^® Respimat^® improves symptom reduction and quality of life over Spiriva^® Respimat^®2,3,4,5,6

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DYNAGITO® One of the Largest Studies to Date of Exacerbations in COPD		Importance of Preventing COPD  Exacerbations

INGELHEIM, Germany—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Boehringer Ingelheim today announced data from the landmark 52-week DYNAGITO^® trial which show that in people with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Spiolto^® Respimat^® (tiotropium/olodaterol 5/5µg) lowers the rate of moderate-to-severe exacerbations compared with Spiriva^® Respimat^® (tiotropium). The pre-specified significance level of p<0.01 for the primary endpoint of DYNAGITO^® was not met.¹ Treatment with tiotropium/olodaterol resulted in a 7% lower rate of moderate-to-severe COPD exacerbations compared with tiotropium alone (p=0.0498).¹ This study, involving more than 7,800 people with COPD over 1 year, was published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.¹

“The results of DYNAGITO^® are of value, as they show that tiotropium/olodaterol can lower the rate of moderate-to-severe exacerbations in many patients compared to tiotropium – a tough comparator which has consistently demonstrated exacerbation risk reduction through long-term, real-world experience,” said study investigator Professor Peter M.A. Calverley, Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK. “These data support evidence-based expert recommendations that dual bronchodilator LAMA/LABA therapy has a central role in the management of people with COPD, in terms of symptom improvement and exacerbation risk reduction.”⁷

COPD is a progressive, yet treatable condition that significantly impacts patients’ lives, restricting their daily activities from early on in the disease.^8,9,10 COPD exacerbations, or flare-ups, are sudden episodes of increased breathlessness, cough and mucus production that can last for several days or even weeks.¹¹ These episodes can be seriously disabling, resulting in a need for urgent medical care, including hospitalisation, and sometimes lead to death.¹¹

Further DYNAGITO^® data demonstrated that tiotropium/olodaterol was associated with fewer moderate-to-severe exacerbations that needed intervention with a systemic corticosteroid, with or without antibiotics, compared with tiotropium:^1*

• A 20% lower rate of moderate-to-severe exacerbations that required treatment with a systemic corticosteroid (p=0.0068).^1*
• A 9% lower rate of exacerbations where the use of both a systemic corticosteroid and antibiotics were needed (p=0.0447).^1*
• No difference was observed in the rate of exacerbations that required treatment with antibiotics only (p=0.2062).^1*

No new side effects or safety concerns were identified in the DYNAGITO^® study.¹ These data also show that tiotropium/olodaterol has a similar safety profile to tiotropium.¹

Reducing symptoms and the future risk of exacerbations are key treatment goals for COPD.⁷ According to the international GOLD^†2018 Strategy recommendations, LAMA/LABA treatments such as tiotropium/olodaterol play a central role in the management of COPD and help to achieve these treatment goals.⁷

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^* The pre-specified significance level of p<0.01 for the primary endpoint of DYNAGITO^® was not met
^† Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

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