Bilateral Thyroarytenoid Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection for the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Cough.

Bilateral Thyroarytenoid Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection for the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Cough.

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Jun 30;

Authors: Sasieta HC, Iyer VN, Orbelo DM, Patton C, Pittelko R, Keogh K, Lim KG, Ekbom DC

Abstract
Importance: Refractory chronic cough is a debilitating condition with limited therapeutic options. Laryngeal botulinum toxin type A (BtxA) has been anecdotally reported to benefit patients with chronic cough. We report on our experience with the use of BtxA for the treatment of patients with refractory chronic cough.
Objective: To describe the effects of electromyography (EMG)-guided thyroarytenoid (TA) BtxA injection for the treatment of refractory chronic cough.
Design, Setting, and Participants: For this single tertiary referral center retrospective case series, we included all patients with refractory chronic cough who received bilateral EMG-guided TA BtxA injections (n = 22) between July 1, 2013, and July 31, 2014, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Intervention: Bilateral TA BtxA injection.
Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome is a self-reported improvement of 50% or more in cough severity and/or symptoms by a 2-month follow-up telephone call. Adverse events and patient-reported quality measures were also assessed.
Results: A total of 22 patients (median [interquartile range] age 61 [57.5-85] years; 19 of 22 women) underwent 31 distinct laryngeal BtxA treatment sessions. The primary outcome of self-reported improvement of 50% or more of cough severity and/or symptoms was achieved in 16 of 31 (52%) treatment sessions. Eleven patients (50%) reported greater than 50% improvement after the first BtxA injection. No major complications occurred. Postprocedural liquid dysphagia had a positive predictive value of 84% and negative predictive value of 100% for response to therapy.
Conclusions and Relevance: In this case series, laryngeal BtxA injection was well tolerated in patients with refractory chronic cough with half of participants experiencing at least short-term improvement in their cough. The occurrence of liquid dysphagia after a BtxA injection appeared to be predictive of a beneficial response. The durability of response, patient selection criteria, and optimal BtxA dosage remains to be determined.

PMID: 27367917 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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