Findings from a large US study suggest that early treatment with antibiotics is not associated with improved outcomes among patients hospitalised for asthma exacerbation and treated with systemic corticosteroids.
Patients with asthma who are treated with the once-daily inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta agonist regimen fluticasone furoate/vilanterol have better treatment adherence than those taking the twice-daily budesonide/formoterol combination, researchers report.
A genome-wide association study has identified novel genetic variants associated with the risk of developing moderate-to-severe asthma, a substantial proportion of which are also associated with mild asthma susceptibility.
Researchers have highlighted the need for blood eosinophils to be repeatedly measured in patients with severe asthma when designating treatment having found that levels vary in individuals over time.
Findings from the TROPOS trial indicate that treatment with the interleukin-13-targeted monoclonal antibody tralokinumab does not decrease corticosteroid use among patients with severe uncontrolled asthma.
The anti-interleukin-5 monoclonal antibody mepolizumab has durable safety and efficacy profiles over an average 3.5 years of follow-up in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, indicate findings from the COLUMBA open-label extension study.
Results of a real-world study suggest that changing from a dry powder inhaler to a pressurized metered-dose inhaler is not associated with compromised treatment outcomes among patients with asthma.
Systemic corticosteroid treatment reduces blood eosinophil counts and low levels are maintained for weeks after treatment is discontinued, show real-world data.
Researchers estimate that 2% of patients with adult-onset eosinophilic asthma could benefit from treatment involving antibodies against the interleukin-5 pathway.
Researchers estimate that 2% of patients with adult-onset eosinophilic asthma could benefit from treatment involving antibodies against the interleukin-5 pathway.
Research findings can reassure patients with mild asthma that the long-term prognosis is good, with only a tenth of patients transitioning to more severe disease over 10 years.
High blood eosinophil counts are associated with airflow obstruction and lung function decline in patients with asthma, but also in people without respiratory symptoms, population-based study findings show.
Repeated exacerbations in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma may be associated with accelerated deterioration of lung function, study findings show.
Researchers have been unable to find a reliable rule for identifying patients who are likely to benefit from continued long-term mepolizumab treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma.
Researchers have found that the group 2 innate lymphoid cell phenotype is more heterogeneous than previously thought, with a surface marker and gene expression profile that is highly dynamic.
Results of a study conducted in mouse models of allergy suggest that B cells have an important role in propagating T-helper cell-mediated responses to house dust mites.