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We hypothesised that airway inflammation increases after ICS withdrawal following long-term ICS treatment in COPD.<\/jats:p><jats:p>In the GLUCOLD-1 study (GL1), 114 patients with moderate-severe COPD were randomised to 6-month or 30-month treatment with fluticasone propionate (500\u2005\u00b5g twice daily), 30-month treatment with fluticasone\/salmeterol (500\/50\u2005\u00b5g twice daily) or placebo. During the 5-year follow-up study (GL2), patients were followed prospectively while being treated by their physician. Bronchial biopsies and induced sputum were collected at baseline, at 30 months (end of GL1) and at 7.5\u2005years (end of GL2) to assess inflammatory cell counts. 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The sputum total cell counts increased significantly in GL2 (1.90, 95% CI 1.42\u20132.54), as did counts of macrophages (2.10, 95% CI 1.55\u20132.86), neutrophils (1.92, 95% CI 1.39\u20132.65) and lymphocytes (2.01, 95% CI 1.46\u20132.78).<\/jats:p><jats:p>ICS discontinuation increases airway inflammation in patients with moderate-severe COPD, suggesting that the anti-inflammatory effects of ICS in COPD are not maintained after ICS discontinuation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1183\/13993003.00839-2016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,4]],"date-time":"2017-01-04T01:10:20Z","timestamp":1483492220000},"page":"1600839","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1183\/ers-crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Airway inflammation in COPD after long-term withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids"],"prefix":"10.1183","volume":"49","author":[{"given":"Lisette 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