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Mepolizumab vs Benralizumab for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA): a European comparative study Short running title: Mepolizumab versus Benralizumab for EGPA
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  • Irene Mattioli,
  • Maria Letizia Urban,
  • Roberto Padoan,
  • Aladdin J. Mohammad,
  • Carlo Salvarani,
  • Chiara Baldini,
  • Alvise Berti,
  • paolo cameli,
  • Marco Caminati,
  • Pascal Cathébras,
  • Fulvia Chieco Bianchi,
  • Francesco Cinetto,
  • Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert,
  • Angelo Coppola,
  • Giulia Costanzo,
  • Vincent Cottin,
  • Claudia Crimi,
  • Stefano R. Del Giacco,
  • Charlene Desaintjean,
  • Allyson Egan,
  • Georgina Espigol-Frigolé,
  • Marco Folci,
  • Marco Fornaro,
  • Franco Franceschini,
  • Marcello Govoni,
  • Matthieu Groh,
  • Gabriella Guarnieri,
  • Bernhard Hellmich,
  • Florenzo Iannone,
  • Rachel Jones,
  • Anna Kernder,
  • Alberto Lo Gullo,
  • Carlo Lombardi,
  • Giuseppe Lopalco,
  • Laura Losappio,
  • Maria Rita Marchi,
  • Carlos Martinez Rivera,
  • Chiara Marvisi,
  • Matteo Maule,
  • Laura Moi,
  • Sara Monti,
  • Frank Moosig,
  • Gianluca Moroncini,
  • Simone Matteo Negrini,
  • Thomas Neumann,
  • Santi Nolasco,
  • Pavel Novikov,
  • Dario Roccatello,
  • Maxime Samson,
  • Jan Schroeder,
  • Benjamin Seeliger,
  • Renato Alberto Sinico,
  • Roser Solans,
  • Colas Tcherakian,
  • Paola Toniati,
  • Elena Treppo,
  • Giorgio Trivioli,
  • Angelo Vacca,
  • David Jayne,
  • Alessandra Bettiol,
  • Augusto Vaglio,
  • Giacomo Emmi
Irene Mattioli
University of Florence
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Maria Letizia Urban
University of Florence
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Roberto Padoan
University of Padua
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Aladdin J. Mohammad
Lund University
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Carlo Salvarani
Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
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Chiara Baldini
University of Pisa
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Alvise Berti
APSS Santa Chiara Hospital
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paolo cameli
University of Siena
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Marco Caminati
University of Verona
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Pascal Cathébras
CHU
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Fulvia Chieco Bianchi
University of Padua
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Francesco Cinetto
Internal Medicine
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Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert
Maastricht University
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Angelo Coppola
Ospedale San Filippo Neri-ASL Roma
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Giulia Costanzo
University of Cagliari
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Vincent Cottin
Hospices Civils de Lyon
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Claudia Crimi
University of Catania
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Stefano R. Del Giacco
University of Cagliari
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Charlene Desaintjean
Hospices Civils de Lyon
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Allyson Egan
Trinity Health Kidney Centre
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Georgina Espigol-Frigolé
Institut d’Iinvestigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS
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Marco Folci
Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero
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Marco Fornaro
University of Bari
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Franco Franceschini
ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia
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Marcello Govoni
UOC Reumatologia - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S Anna - Ferrara (loc Cona
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Matthieu Groh
National Referral Center for Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
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Gabriella Guarnieri
University of Padua
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Bernhard Hellmich
University of Tübingen
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Florenzo Iannone
University of Bari
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Rachel Jones
University of Cambridge
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Anna Kernder
UKD Heinrich-Heine University
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Alberto Lo Gullo
ARNAS Garibaldi
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Carlo Lombardi
Fondazione Poliambulanza
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Giuseppe Lopalco
University of Bari
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Laura Losappio
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
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Maria Rita Marchi
Cittadella Hospital
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Carlos Martinez Rivera
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol de Badalona
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Chiara Marvisi
Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
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Matteo Maule
University of Verona
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Laura Moi
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
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Sara Monti
IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano
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Frank Moosig
Rheumazentrum Schleswig-Holstein Mitte
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Gianluca Moroncini
Marche University Hospital
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Simone Matteo Negrini
SCDU Immunologia e Allergologia - AO Ordine Mauriziano Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche
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Thomas Neumann
Jena University Hospital
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Santi Nolasco
University of Catania
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Pavel Novikov
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
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Dario Roccatello
San Giovanni Bosco Hospital
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Maxime Samson
Dijon Bourgogne University Hospital
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Jan Schroeder
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
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Benjamin Seeliger
Hannover Medical School
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Renato Alberto Sinico
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital Rozzano
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Roser Solans
Autònoma de Barcelona
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Colas Tcherakian
Hôpital Foch
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Paola Toniati
ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia
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Elena Treppo
University of Udine
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Giorgio Trivioli
University of Cambridge
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Angelo Vacca
UOC Medicina Interna Universitaria “Guido Baccelli
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David Jayne
University of Cambridge
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Alessandra Bettiol
University of Florence
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Augusto Vaglio
University of Florence
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Giacomo Emmi
University of Trieste

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Abstract

Background: Following the results of the MANDARA trial, this real-life study aimed at comparing the effectiveness and safety profile of mepolizumab versus benralizumab in a European EGPA cohort. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational comparative study including EGPA patients, who received mepolizumab or benralizumab at the asthma dose. Patients were matched 1:1 by sex, age, BVAS and oral corticosteroid (OCS) dosage at the treatment initiation (T0). Complete response (CR) and partial response (PR), disease activity, OCS, pulmonary parameters, eosinophil count, relapses, and safety outcomes were also compared at 3, 6 and 12 months. Results: Patients treated with mepolizumab or benralizumab (n=88 each) were matched: 57% were females, median age was 54 years (IQR 45-60), median OCS dose 10 (7.5-12.5) and 10 (7-13) mg/day, median BVAS 4 (2-7) and 3 (2-8), respectively. 45.4% of patients in the mepolizumab group and 51.1% in the benralizumab group achieved CR or PR at T3, with CR steadily increasing during follow-up for both treatments. At T12, a higher CR rate was found in the benralizumab group (48.1% vs 32.4%, p=0.005). No differences in BVAS, OCS, and respiratory parameters were observed between groups at the different timepoints. Throughout the follow-up, both treatments reduced eosinophil count, although a deeper reduction was found in the benralizumab group at all timepoints (p<0.0001). Safety profile was comparable between patient groups. Conclusion: Mepolizumab and benralizumab showed comparable overall effectiveness and safety in EGPA. However, benralizumab achieved a higher CR rate at T12, and a deeper peripheral eosinophil reduction.