Trial Outcomes & Findings for Safety and Efficacy Study of Aztreonam for Inhalation Solution (AZLI) in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients With Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (PA) (NCT NCT00128492)

Open-label, Phase 3 follow-on study for participants from Studies CP-AI-005 (NCT00104520) and CP-AI-007 (NCT00112359). Participants were enrolled at 71 sites in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The date of first enrollment was 17 August 2005, and the date of database lock was 23 January 2009.

Participants enrolled in this study were required to have previously participated in CP-AI-005 or CP-AI-007. Participants from CP-AI-005 received open-label AZLI (75 mg) in the same regimen (twice daily \[BID\] or three times daily \[TID\]) to which they were previously randomized. Participants from CP-AI-007 received open-label AZLI (75 mg) TID.

Safety and Efficacy Study of Aztreonam for Inhalation Solution (AZLI) in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients With Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (PA)

Participants experiencing at least 1 treatment-emergent AE or at least 1 serious adverse event (SAE) were summarized for the study as a whole. A treatment-emergent AE was any physical or clinical worsening in symptoms or disease experienced by the participant, whether or not the event was considered related to study participation or study procedures. An SAE was any adverse experience that resulted in hospitalization or death. Participants were monitored for AEs and SAEs during all on-treatment and off-treatment intervals throughout the 18-month study period.

Airway reactivity (percent change in FEV1 from pretreatment to 30 minutes after treatment with AZLI) was assessed at all study visits in which a participant received AZLI treatment. A participant was included in this endpoint if they experienced a decline in FEV1 of ≥15% at any visit in which they received AZLI.

HR was recorded at all visits. Change from baseline at the end of AZLI treatment Courses 1 (Visit 2), 3 (Visit 4), and 9 (Visit 19) was determined.

BP was recorded at all visits. Change from baseline at the end of AZLI treatment Courses 1 (Visit 2), 3 (Visit 4), and 9 (Visit 19) was determined.

Temperature was recorded at all visits. Change from baseline at the end of AZLI treatment Courses 1 (Visit 2), 3 (Visit 4), and 9 (Visit 19) was determined.

RR was recorded at all visits. Change from baseline at the end of AZLI treatment Courses 1 (Visit 2), 3 (Visit 4), and 9 (Visit 19) was determined.

Sputum samples were collected at all participant visits of the study for analysis of microbiology endpoints. Sputum samples were processed for qualitative and quantitative culture of PA (each morphotype). Due to the skewness of the distribution of CFU data, the data were transformed using the base 10 logarithm, in an attempt to normalize the data and allow for parametric tests, before calculating changes. To account for zero values, 1 was added to each CFU measurement before being transformed. Any CFU data values where PA was not isolated from a valid culture were set to zero.

Sputum samples were collected at all study visits for qualitative and quantitative culture for Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-sensitive \[MSSA\] and methicillin-resistant \[MRSA\] S.aureus), and fungal organisms. Number of participants with other pathogens at baseline and end of AZLI treatment Courses 1, 3, and 9 are reported.

The aztreonam susceptibility of PA isolates from expectorated sputum samples (collected at all visits) was assessed. MIC50 = minimum inhibitory concentration (minimum concentration of an agent that inhibits 50% of isolates from a particular organism). MIC90 = minimum inhibitory concentration (minimum concentration of an agent that inhibits 90% of isolates from a particular organism). MIC50 and MIC90 values are single measurements for the entire population and not measured on a per-participant basis.

Spirometry was performed at each visit. FEV1, FVC, and FEF25-75 were recorded at all visits according to American Thoracic Society (ATS) guidelines. FEV1 = the volume of air exhaled in 1 second. FEV1 % predicted is a normalized value of FEV1 calculated using the Knudson equation, based upon participant age, gender, and height. FVC = (forced vital capacity) the maximal volume of air exhaled with maximally forced effort from a position of maximal inspiration. FEF25-75 = forced expiratory flow from 25% to 75% of the FVC. The percent change from baseline is presented for each endpoint.

The CFQ-R was administered at baseline and every visit thereafter. The endpoint was change in respiratory symptoms from baseline, assessed with the CFQ-R RSS (range of scores: 0-100; higher scores indicate fewer symptoms). The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) corresponds to the smallest change in symptoms that a patient can detect and is a change in score of 4 points.

Details of all hospitalizations, including the dates of admission and discharge, were recorded on the serious adverse event (SAE) electronic case report form (eCRF). Time to first hospitalization was the number of days from baseline (Visit 1) to the date of first hospitalization or the date of study completion (last visit) /or early withdrawal if censored.

Weight was measured at all visits and was reported to the nearest 0.1 kg/lb. Percent change in weight from baseline was calculated.

Participants were provided with a diary card at each visit to record days of work and/or school missed due to their CF symptoms. The percentage of school/work days missed was calculated as the total number of school/work days missed divided by the total number of on-study days multiplied by 100 across all participants in a treatment group.

Use of IV antipseudomonal antibiotics was compiled from data recorded on the Concomitant Medications eCRF. The time to first IV antipseudomonal antibiotic use was the number of days from baseline (Visit 1) to the date of first IV antipseudomonal antibiotic use or the date of study completion (last visit) /or early withdrawal if censored.