. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.
. Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP - Botucatu (SP) Brasil.
J Bras Pneumol. 2023 May 15;49(2):e20230040. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20230040. eCollection 2023.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that results in dysfunction of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein, which is a chloride and bicarbonate channel expressed in the apical portion of epithelial cells of various organs. Dysfunction of that protein results in diverse clinical manifestations, primarily involving the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems, impairing quality of life and reducing life expectancy. Although CF is still an incurable pathology, the therapeutic and prognostic perspectives are now totally different and much more favorable. The purpose of these guidelines is to define evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of pharmacological agents in the treatment of the pulmonary symptoms of CF in Brazil. Questions in the Patients of interest, Intervention to be studied, Comparison of interventions, and Outcome of interest (PICO) format were employed to address aspects related to the use of modulators of this protein (ivacaftor, lumacaftor+ivacaftor, and tezacaftor+ivacaftor), use of dornase alfa, eradication therapy and chronic suppression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Burkholderia cepacia complex. To formulate the PICO questions, a group of Brazilian specialists was assembled and a systematic review was carried out on the themes, with meta-analysis when applicable. The results obtained were analyzed in terms of the strength of the evidence compiled, the recommendations being devised by employing the GRADE approach. We believe that these guidelines represent a major advance to be incorporated into the approach to patients with CF, mainly aiming to favor the management of the disease, and could become an auxiliary tool in the definition of public policies related to CF.
囊性纤维化(CF)是一种遗传性疾病,导致 CF 跨膜电导调节蛋白(CFTR)功能障碍,该蛋白是各种器官上皮细胞顶部分泌的氯离子和碳酸氢根通道。该蛋白的功能障碍导致多种临床表现,主要涉及呼吸系统和胃肠道系统,降低生活质量并缩短预期寿命。尽管 CF 仍然是一种无法治愈的疾病,但治疗和预后前景现在已经完全不同,并且更加有利。这些指南的目的是定义关于在巴西使用药物治疗 CF 肺部症状的循证建议。采用患者关注问题(Patients of interest)、研究干预措施(Intervention to be studied)、干预措施比较(Comparison of interventions)和关注结局(Outcome of interest)(PICO)格式来解决与该蛋白调节剂(ivacaftor、lumacaftor+ivacaftor 和 tezacaftor+ivacaftor)、使用 dornase alfa、铜绿假单胞菌慢性抑制和根除治疗以及耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌和伯克霍尔德菌属复合群根除相关的问题。为了制定 PICO 问题,召集了一组巴西专家,并对主题进行了系统评价,在适用的情况下进行了荟萃分析。根据汇编的证据强度分析获得的结果,采用 GRADE 方法制定建议。我们相信这些指南是患者 CF 管理的重大进步,主要旨在有利于疾病的管理,并可能成为 CF 相关公共政策制定的辅助工具。