Effect of baseline FVC on decline in lung function with nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): results from the INPULSIS® trials

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Background: The two replicate, randomised, placebo-controlled, 52-week INPULSIS ® trials assessed the efficacy and safety of nintedanib 150 mg bid in patients with IPF. Patients with FVC ≥50% predicted were included. The primary endpoint, the annual rate of FVC decline, was significantly reduced in the nintedanib group compared with placebo in both trials, consistent with slowing of disease progression. Key secondary endpoints were time to first acute exacerbation and change from baseline in SGRQ total score, both over 52 weeks. Methods: A post-hoc subgroup analysis of patients with baseline FVC > 90% versus ≤90% predicted was undertaken using pooled data from the INPULSIS ® trials to investigate whether patients with marginally impaired FVC receive the same benefit from nintedanib. Results: There was no significant treatment-by-subgroup interaction for the primary endpoint (p = 0.5300); in patients with baseline FVC > 90% predicted, the adjusted annual rate of decline in FVC was -91.5 mL/year with nintedanib and -224.6 mL/year with placebo (difference: 133.1 mL/year [95% CI: 68.0, 198.2]) while in patients with baseline FVC ≤90% predicted, it was -121.5 mL/year with nintedanib and -223.6 mL/year with placebo (difference: 102.1 mL/year [95% CI: 61.9, 142.3]). Consistent results were observed for changes from baseline in FVC over time. No significant treatment-by-subgroup interaction was observed for the key secondary endpoints. The frequency of adverse events and serious adverse events was comparable between the treatment arms of each subgroup. Conclusion: In a subgroup analysis of pooled data from the INPULSIS ® trials, nintedanib 150 mg bid slowed the decline in lung function in patients with IPF independent of degree of lung function impairment at baseline, suggesting that patients with marginally impaired FVC also benefit from treatment with nintedanib.

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