Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults

C Porsbjerg, C Ulrik, T Skjold, V Backer… - European clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Although a minority of asthma patients suffer from severe asthma, they represent a major
clinical challenge in terms of poor symptom control despite high-dose treatment, risk of …

Mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma: a real-world snapshot on clinical markers and timing of response

M Caminati, L Cegolon, A Vianello… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Few studies have provided real-world evidence of mepolizumab efficacy and
safety. We aimed to evaluate mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma in daily clinical …

The importance of real-life research in respiratory medicine: manifesto of the Respiratory Effectiveness Group: Endorsed by the International Primary Care Respiratory …

N Roche, A Anzueto, SB Anticevich… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are universally considered as the gold standard for
evaluating the efficacy of treatments. Their main strength is that, through randomisation, they …

Effectiveness and response predictors of omalizumab in a severe allergic asthma population with a high prevalence of comorbidities: the Australian Xolair Registry

PG Gibson, H Reddel, VM McDonald… - Internal Medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Severe asthma is a high impact disease. Omalizumab targets the allergic
inflammatory pathway; however, effectiveness data in a population with significant …

[HTML][HTML] The North-Western Italian experience with anti IL-5 therapy amd comparison with regulatory trials

D Bagnasco, M Milanese, G Rolla, C Lombardi… - World Allergy …, 2018 - Springer
Background The severe forms of asthma represent a major burden, because of severity of
symptoms, costs and impact on everyday life. Recently, Mepolizumab (MEP) was approved …

[HTML][HTML] Benralizumab efficacy in late non-responders to mepolizumab and variables associated with occurrence of switching: a real-word perspective

M Caminati, A Marcon, G Guarnieri, J Miotti… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Overlapping eligibility to different biologics for severe asthma is still challenging, especially
when addressing the same target. We aimed to characterize severe eosinophilic asthma …

[HTML][HTML] SANI-Severe Asthma Network in Italy: a way forward to monitor severe asthma

G Senna, M Guerriero, PL Paggiaro, F Blasi… - Clinical and Molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Even if severe asthma (SA) accounts for 5–10% of all cases of the disease, it is currently a
crucial unmet need, owing its difficult clinical management and its high social costs. For this …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and safety of mepolizumab in severe refractory eosinophilic asthma: results in clinical practice

O Montero-Pérez, MB Contreras-Rey… - Drugs in …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways with symptoms that vary over
time and intensity, sometimes leading to disability or even death. Eosinophilic asthma …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of omalizumab in severe asthmatics across ages: a real life Italian experience

B Sposato, M Scalese, M Latorre, N Scichilone… - Respiratory …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background This retrospective study aimed at evaluating long-term effects of Omalizumab in
elderly asthmatics in a real-life setting. Methods 105 consecutive severe asthmatics (GINA …

[HTML][HTML] Drop-out rate among patients treated with omalizumab for severe asthma: literature review and real-life experience

M Caminati, G Senna, G Stefanizzi, R Bellamoli… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2016 - Springer
Background In patients with asthma, particularly severe asthma, poor adherence to inhaled
drugs negatively affects the achievement of disease control. A better adherence rate is …