Table 1

Patient baseline characteristics

Placebo (n=116)Lebrikizumab 37.5 mg (n=117)Lebrikizumab 125 mg (n=112)Lebrikizumab 250 mg (n=118)
Age, mean (SD), years50.0 (13.3)48.7 (13.1)46.8 (13.4)47.9 (11.9)
Female, n (%)74 (63.8)72 (61.5)60 (53.6)69 (58.5)
Weight, mean (SD), kg86.1 (17.3)85.2 (17.4)86.7 (18.1)87.1 (17.0)
Race
 White84 (72.4)91 (77.8)87 (77.7)86 (72.9)
 Black25 (21.6)21 (17.9)17 (15.2)17 (14.4)
 Asian1 (0.9)4 (3.4)2 (1.8)6 (5.1)
 Other6 (5.2)1 (0.9)6 (5.4)9 (7.6)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino14 (12.1)13 (11.1)6 (5.4)18 (15.3)
 Not Hispano or Latino102 (87.9)104 (88.9)105 (93.8)100 (84.7)
 Not reported001 (0.9)0
Number of asthma exacerbations in the last 12 months, n (%)
 059 (50.9)60 (51.3)61 (54.5)62 (52.5)
 1–247 (40.5)47 (40.2)43 (38.4)44 (37.3)
 ≥310 (8.6)10 (8.5)8 (7.1)12 (10.2)
Baseline ICS* dose ≥1000 μg/day+LABA use, n (%)46 (39.7)49 (41.9)53 (47.3)54 (45.8)
Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 (% of predicted), mean (SD)62.7 (10.2)62.5 (10.2)62.8 (10.9)60.9 (10.2)
Best bronchodilator response (% relative improvement), mean (SD)21.9 (11.4)23.4 (16.7)23.2 (17.5)23.8 (14.6)
AQLQ(S), mean (SD)4.4 (0.8)4.5 (0.8)4.5 (0.7)4.4 (0.8)
ACQ-5, mean (SD)3.3 (0.8)3.2 (0.8)3.2 (0.7)3.3 (1.0)
IgE, median, IU/mL149.0153.0146.5124.0
Periostin, median (day −7) (ng/mL)46.449.547.348.7
 <50, n (%)74 (63.8)60 (51.3)69 (61.6)65 (55.1)
 ≥50 , n (%)42 (36.2)57 (48.7)43 (38.4)53 (44.9)
Eosinophils, mean (SD),103/μL0.36 (0.69)0.30 (0.18)0.28 (0.22)0.31 (0.30)
FeNO, mean (SD), ppb26.8 (24.9)27.8 (30.0)31.3 (24.6)29.3 (27.6)
  • *Fluticasone dry powder inhaler or equivalent.

  • ACQ-5, Asthma Control Questionnaire-5; AQLQ(S), Asthma Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (standardised); ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; IgE, immunoglobulin E; LABA, long-acting β2-agonist.