You are now leaving GSK’s website

You are now leaving a GSK Website. By clicking this link, you will be taken to a website that is not owned or controlled by GSK, and GSK is not responsible for the content provided on that site.

Continue

Go back

The therapeutic index of Relvar

Efficacy is paramount to offering a suitable asthma treatment for your patients – but it shouldn’t come at the expense of safety.

Relvar has a wide therapeutic index window thanks to its unique molecular profile, most notably its high receptor binding affinity.1 The result is an asthma treatment that treats underlying inflammation*†1 and provides long-lasting bronchodilation,*2 with very little systemic effect.*†1

Therapeutic index explained

00:00
00:00

Receptor binding affinity

The receptor binding affinity of a treatment is an important characteristic in its ability to provide a medicinal benefit, particularly when it comes to anti-inflammatory effect.3

Both fluticasone furoate and vilanterol are associated with high receptor binding affinities.*2,3

Relationship between glucocorticoid receptor binding affinity and the therapeutic index for various ICS dose regimens*3

Therapeutic Index study graph fluticasone furoate

From: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Daley-Yates PT. Inhaled corticosteroids: potency, dose equivalence and therapeutic index. Volume 80(3), pp. 372–380. © 2015 The Authors. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The British Pharmacological Society.

Airway protection and systemic effects

Of course, therapeutic index does not just consider a treatment’s receptor binding affinity though – systemic effects are considered too.1

Relvar’s ICS treats underlying inflammation, with more airway protection and less systemic effect vs budesonide.*1

airway protection and systemic effects graph

20% cortisol suppression is the lowest boundary of detectable systemic exposure for corticosteroids, after which systemic adverse events become more likely.3
This graph has been independently created by GSK from the original data. The same results were first published in Daley-Yates P, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2020;1–11.
Fluticasone furoate is not licensed as a monotherapy in asthma in all markets.

Relative airway potency of FF was higher than predicted from its relative glucocorticoid receptor (GR) binding affinity vs FP and BUD.1 This may be due to:

Arrow icon pointing upwards

High lipophilicity and tissue permeability1

Arrow icon pointing downwards

Low solubility and slow inhaled drug particle dissolution1

Chainlink icon

High affinity for, and slow dissociation from, the GR1

These factors may result in:1

Receptor binding affinity graphic

Discover Relvar

Footnotes

*In vitro data: clinical relevance is uncertain.
Note that this study also included unlicensed doses of budesonide and fluticasone propionate – see full reference for details.1
Electrical field stimulated.
BUD 200 μg BD, 23.91 (95% CI 15.08–37.90) vs FF 100 μg OD, 81.45 (95% CI 44.65–148.58).

Abbreviations

AMP PC20, provocative concentration of adenosine 5-monophosphate that induces a 20% decline in forced expiratory volume in one second; BD, twice daily; BUD, budesonide; CI, confidence interval; FF, fluticasone furoate; FP, fluticasone propionate; GR, glucocorticoid receptor; ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; OD, once daily; TI, therapeutic index.

References
  1. Daley-Yates P, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2020;1–11.
  2. Slack RJ, et al. Pharmacol Exp Ther 2013;344:218–230.
  3. Daley-Yates PT. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2015;80:372–380.

RELVAR Ellipta was created in collaboration with

Innoviva logo

Adverse events should be reported directly to the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) on their website: www.hpra.ie . Adverse events should also be reported to GlaxoSmithKline on 1800 244 255.

Relvar is a registered trademark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies

PM-IE-FFV-WCNT-230008 June 2023

Welcome to GSK’s product website

Here you will find information about GSK’s medicines and vaccines

I'm a healthcare professional registered in Ireland 

Important notice: this site is intended for healthcare professionals registered in Ireland. By entering this site, you are confirming that you are a healthcare professional registered in Ireland. This site may contain promotional information.

I'm a member of the public in Ireland

Since you are not a healthcare professional, you will be re-directed to our public site.

PM-IE-NA-WCNT-230003