Unmet needs in patients with COPD in Germany: a retrospective, cross-sectional study
A substantial number of unstable COPD patients were either on suboptimal maintenance therapy (monotherapy or inhaled corticosteroid-based dual therapy) or not receiving any maintenance therapy. The study highlights a substantial need in Germany for improved maintenance therapy, which could reduce disease burden, improve disease stability and reduce reliance on OCS and rescue therapies, thereby minimising side effects.
Authors
- Kai Michael Beeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-118X)
- Jing Claussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8703-0020)
- Felix Herth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7638-2506)
- Tharishini Mohan
- Claus Franz Vogelmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9798-2527)
- Hartmut Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-6427)
- Sabine Bartel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9163-795X)
- Franziska Christina Trudzinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-7586)
- Dirk Skowasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-5936)
- Henrik Watz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1506-2661)
- Chris Compton
Institutions
- MorphoSys (Germany) (DE)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Respiratory Research Institute (DE)
- Medical Genetics Center (DE)
- Frauenklinik Heidelberg (DE)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
- Velocity Clinical Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ERJ Open Research
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00976-2024
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- GlaxoSmithKline