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© 2019 Article author(s). Background/aim To assess the treatment effect of 0.1% ciclosporin A cationic emulsion (CsA CE) versus vehicle on signs/symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) in various subgroups (moderate-to-severe DED/severe DED/Sjögren's syndrome (SS)/SS with severe DED). Methods Pooled data were analysed from two similar phase III studies: SICCANOVE (moderate-to-severe DED) and SANSIKA (severe DED with severe keratitis). In both studies, patients aged ≥18 years received CsA CE 0.1% (n=395) or vehicle (n=339) once daily for 6 months. A composite responder efficacy endpoint (corneal fluorescein staining-Ocular Surface Disease Index (CFS-OSDI) at month 6) was used to evaluate the efficacy of CsA CE in alleviating signs/symptoms of DED (response defined as improvement of ≥2 grades in CFS and ≥30% in OSDI (baseline to month 6)). Human leucocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR) conjunctival expression was used as a biomarker of ocular surface inflammation. Results CsA CE-treated patients were significantly more likely to be CFS-OSDI responders than vehicle-treated patients in the overall (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.50; P=0.015), severe DED (1.80, 1.04 to 3.19; P=0.038) and SS with severe DED (3.37, 1.20 to 11.19; P=0.030) populations. The difference was not significant for CsA CE versus vehicle for the overall Sjögren's population (OR 1.77, CI 0.89 to 3.66; P=0.109). CsA CE also significantly reduced median HLA-DR expression versus vehicle at 6 months (P=0.002). Conclusion Pooled phase III data indicate CsA CE produced significant improvement in signs/symptoms versus vehicle in patients with moderate-to-severe DED (especially in those with severe keratitis), including patients with SS with severe DED.
Author(s): Leonardi A, Messmer EM, Labetoulle M, Amrane M, Garrigue J-S, Ismail D, Sainz-de-la-Maza M, Figueiredo FC, Baudouin C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Ophthalmology
Year: 2019
Volume: 103
Issue: 1
Pages: 125-131
Print publication date: 01/01/2019
Online publication date: 15/03/2018
Acceptance date: 20/02/2018
Date deposited: 03/01/2019
ISSN (print): 0007-1161
ISSN (electronic): 1468-2079
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311801
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311801
PubMed id: 29545413
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