Defining and identifying early-onset lung disease in cystic fibrosis with cumulative clinical characteristics. Pediatr Pulmonol 2022 Oct;57(10):2363-2373
Date
06/18/2022Pubmed ID
35712759Pubmed Central ID
PMC9489630DOI
10.1002/ppul.26040Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85132588336 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 8 CitationsAbstract
BACKGROUND: Because of the heterogeneity in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease among young children, a clinical method to identify early-onset lung disease is needed.
OBJECTIVE: To develop a CF early-onset lung disease (CFELD) scoring system by utilizing prospectively collected longitudinal data on manifestations in the first 3 years of life.
DESIGN: We studied 145 infants born during 2012-2017, diagnosed through newborn screening by age 3 months, and followed to 36 months of age. Cough severity, pulmonary exacerbations (PEx), respiratory cultures, and hospitalizations were collected at each CF center visit (every 1-2 months in infancy and quarterly thereafter). These data were used to construct the CFELD system and to classify lung disease into five categories: asymptomatic, minimal, mild, moderate, and severe.
RESULTS: The most frequent manifestation of CF early lung disease was MD-reported PEx episodes, PEx hospitalizations, and positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures. Parent-reported cough severity was correlated with the number of respiratory hospitalizations (r = 0.48, p < 0.0001). The distribution of CFELD categories was 10% asymptomatic, 17% minimal, 29% mild, 33% moderate, and 12% severe. The moderate and severe categories occurred threefold higher in pancreatic insufficient (PI, 49%) versus sufficient subjects (16%), p < 0.0001. In addition to PI, gastrointestinal and nutrition-related hospitalizations, plasma cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10, duration of CFTR modulator therapy, and type of health insurance were significant predictors of CFELD scores.
CONCLUSION: The CFELD scoring system is novel, allows systematic evaluation of lung disease prognosis early, and may aid in therapeutic decision-making particularly in the initiation of CFTR modulator therapy.
Author List
Huang L, Lai HJ, Antos N, Rock MJ, Asfour F, Howenstine M, Gaffin JM, Farrell PMAuthor
Nicholas Antos MD Associate Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Child, PreschoolCough
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Interleukin-10
Lung
