Study shows superiority of Chiesi's triple combo over Ultibro Breezhaler in COPD

13 February 2018

Influential medical journal The Lancet has published the TRIBUTE study comparing the efficacy of the extrafine formulation triple combination, Trimbow (beclometasone/formoterol/glycopyrronium) to Ultibro Breezhaler (indacaterol/glycopyrronium) in reducing clinically relevant (moderate-to-severe) COPD exacerbations over 52 weeks of treatment.

There was a 15% reduction in the rate of moderate-to-severe exacerbations for Trimbow, from Italian family-owned drugmaker Chiesi, compared to the Novartis (NOVN: VX) combination, which is an effective and widely-used treatment in COPD. This meant that the study met its primary endpoint.

"I believe that the TRIBUTE results may impact the future management and treatment of COPD patients"

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