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The purpose of the MEMORY trial is to compare the effects of mepolizumab with Placebo on airway physiology in patients with eosinophilic asthma


Clinical Trial Description

Asthma with eosinophilic inflammation in the airways and/or blood eosinophilia is associated with clinical severity including the risk of exacerbations and relevant comorbidities (e.g. nasal polyposis). Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine essential for eosinophil trafficking and survival. Clinical trials of blocking IL-5 with anti-IL-5 antibodies (mepolizumab and reslizumab) in patients with uncontrolled eosinophilic asthma resulted in an improvement in exacerbation rate and oral corticosteroid use. In some studies with mepolizumab and reslizumab there was a beneficial effect on lung function (FEV1). In addition, many patients described a profound impact on asthma symptoms and quality of life in personal reports which is not uniformly reflected in clinical trials.

The MEMORY trial is the first to primarily evaluate the effect of mepolizumab treatment on pulmonary function in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma. Importantly, using spirometry and bodyplethysmography will allow to evaluate additional parameters beyond FEV1 that more closely mirror the pathophysiological changes and functional aspects of airflow limitation in asthma in real life, e.g. airway resistance, hyperinflation and diffusion capacity. The proposed trial will answer the important questions: if, and if so, which parameters of airway (patho-) physiology as assessed by bodyplethysmography best reflect clinical response to mepolizumab therapy in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma. In addition, the time course to clinical response will be assessed. Equally important, there is only a loose correlation between FEV1 and parameters of asthma control and asthma-related quality of life. This is why another new and important aspect of this trial is to carefully monitor asthma control and asthma quality in life in correlation with lung function changes beyond FEV1. Finally, it is tempting to speculate that the proposed trial will contribute to the question how to best define clinical response to mepolizumab. ;


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NCT number NCT02594332
Study type Interventional
Source Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Status Terminated
Phase Phase 3
Start date November 17, 2015
Completion date May 22, 2017

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