Intravenous augmentation treatment and lung density in severe α1 antitrypsin deficiency (RAPID): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Kenneth R Chapman, Jonathan G W Burdon, Eeva Piitulainen, Robert A Sandhaus, Niels Seersholm, James M Stocks, Berend C Stoel, Liping Huang, Zhenling Yao, Jonathan M Edelman, Noel G McElvaney

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Abstract

The efficacy of α1 proteinase inhibitor (A1PI) augmentation treatment for α1 antitrypsin deficiency has not been substantiated by a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. CT-measured lung density is a more sensitive measure of disease progression in α1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema than spirometry is, so we aimed to assess the efficacy of augmentation treatment with this measure.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)360-368
JournalThe Lancet
Volume386
Issue number9991
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Respiratory Medicine and Allergy

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