Molecular targets for biological therapies of severe asthma

C Pelaia, C Crimi, A Vatrella, C Tinello… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Asthma is a heterogeneous respiratory disease characterized by usually reversible
bronchial obstruction, which is clinically expressed by different phenotypes driven by …

Omalizumab and IgE in the control of severe allergic asthma

Y Gon, S Maruoka, K Mizumura - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Omalizumab, a human immunoglobulin (Ig) G1 antibody against IgE, is a therapeutic agent
for bronchial asthma. The Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines indicate that the use of …

Real-world experience with dupilumab in severe asthma: one-year data from an Italian named patient program

R Campisi, C Crimi, S Nolasco, B Beghè… - Journal of asthma …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Dupilumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting IL-4Rα recently licensed for
severe asthma (SA). A Named Patients Program (NPP) was created in Italy before its …

Novel biological therapies for severe asthma endotypes

C Pelaia, G Pelaia, C Crimi, A Maglio, AA Stanziola… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe asthma comprises several heterogeneous phenotypes, underpinned by complex
pathomechanisms known as endotypes. The latter are driven by intercellular networks …

[HTML][HTML] Economic burden of severe asthma treatment: A real-life study

J López-Tiro, A Contreras-Contreras… - World Allergy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Individuals with severe asthma represent 5%–10% of the general asthmatic
population. Despite the use of biologic drugs during clinical management, inadequate …

Personalized medicine in asthma: Current approach and future perspectives

S Nolasco, C Crimi, R Campisi - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases, affecting over 300 million
people worldwide [1]. It is defined by intermittent bronchospasms that cause symptoms such …

Bronchial asthma as a cardiovascular risk factor: a prospective observational study

M Kreslová, O Kirchnerová, D Rajdl, V Sudová… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Asthma as a chronic inflammatory disorder has been suggested as a risk factor
for endothelial dysfunction (ED), but studies on the association between asthma and …

Tezepelumab for asthma

S Nolasco, C Pelaia, G Scioscia, R Campisi… - Drugs Today, 2022 - access.portico.org
The epithelium, once simply considered a protective barrier against harmful agents, has in
recent times gained considerable relevance as an entity that can pro mote and regulate …

Factors related to biologic adherence and outcomes among moderate-to-severe asthma patients

OL Osazuwa-Peters, MA Greiner, A Oberle… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Adherence barriers to asthma biologics may not be uniform across
administration settings for patients with moderate-to-severe asthma. Objective To examine …

Adherence to asthma biologics: implications for patient selection, step therapy, and outcomes

JT Maddux, JW Inselman, MM Jeffery, RW Lam… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about adherence to asthma biologics. Research Question Is
adherence to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) associated with subsequent asthma biologic …