Inhaled GM-CSF for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Inhaled GM-CSF for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa1816216
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发表时间:
2019-09-05
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Nakata, Koh
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作者:
Tazawa, Ryushi;Ueda, Takahiro;Nakata, Koh
Background Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of surfactant in the alveoli. Most cases are autoimmune and are associated with an autoantibody against granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) that prevents clearing of pulmonary surfactant by alveolar macrophages. An open-label, phase 2 study showed some therapeutic efficacy of inhaled recombinant human GM-CSF in patients with severe pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; however, the efficacy in patients with mild-to-moderate disease remains unclear. Methods We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of daily inhaled recombinant human GM-CSF (sargramostim), at a dose of 125 mu g twice daily for 7 days, every other week for 24 weeks, or placebo in 64 patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis who had a partial pressure of arterial oxygen (Pao(2)) while breathing ambient air of less than 70 mm Hg (or