A comparison of the efficacy of once-daily fluticasone furoate/vilanterole with twice-daily fluticasone propionate/salmeterol in asthma-COPD overlap syndrome

Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS) is important because patients with ACOS have significantly worse outcomes compared with those with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) alone. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), together with a long-acting β2 agonist (LABA), are recommended, but no therapeutic studies for ACOS have been conducted. Recently, fluticasone furoate/vilanterole (FF/VI) has been approved...