Safety of eosinophil-depleting therapy for severe, eosinophilic asthma: focus on benralizumab

DJ Jackson, S Korn, SK Mathur, P Barker, VG Meka… - Drug safety, 2020 - Springer
Eosinophils play a pivotal role in the inflammatory pathology of asthma and have been the
target of new biologic treatments for patients with eosinophilic asthma. Given the central role …

Efficacy and safety of benralizumab for patients with severe asthma uncontrolled with high-dosage inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonists (SIROCCO): a …

ER Bleecker, JM FitzGerald, P Chanez, A Papi… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Eosinophilia is associated with worsening asthma severity and decreased lung
function, with increased exacerbation frequency. We assessed the safety and efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting eosinophils: severe asthma and beyond

M Caminati, F Menzella, L Guidolin, G Senna - Drugs in context, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent research in the field of bronchial asthma has mainly focused on eosinophilic disease
phenotype. Several trials proved the efficacy and safety profile of eosinophils and interleukin …

[HTML][HTML] Reductions in eosinophil biomarkers by benralizumab in patients with asthma

TH Pham, G Damera, P Newbold, K Ranade - Respiratory Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Eosinophilic inflammation is frequently associated with increased asthma
severity. Benralizumab is a humanized, afucosylated, anti–interleukin-5Rα monoclonal …

The association between blood eosinophil count and benralizumab efficacy for patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma: subanalyses of the Phase III SIROCCO and …

M Goldman, I Hirsch, JG Zangrilli… - … medical research and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Benralizumab, an anti-eosinophilic monoclonal antibody, in combination with
high-dosage inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β 2-agonists (ICS/LABA), significantly …

Adverse events of benralizumab in moderate to severe eosinophilic asthma: a meta-analysis

W Liu, X Ma, W Zhou - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Benralizumab, a humanized, anti-interleukin-5 (anti-IL-5) receptor α
monoclonal antibody that directly and rapidly depletes eosinophils, has shown significant …

Targeting the IL-5 pathway in eosinophilic asthma: a comparison of mepolizumab to benralizumab in the reduction of peripheral eosinophil counts

A Ghassemian, JJ Park, MW Tsoulis, H Kim - Allergy, Asthma & Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Mepolizumab and benralizumab are biologics approved for severe eosinophilic
asthma. Mepolizumab is an anti-interlukin-5 (IL-5) antibody while benralizumab is an anti …

Benralizumab, an anti-interleukin-5 receptor α monoclonal antibody, as add-on treatment for patients with severe, uncontrolled, eosinophilic asthma (CALIMA): a …

JM FitzGerald, ER Bleecker, P Nair, S Korn, K Ohta… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Benralizumab is a humanised, afucosylated, anti-interleukin-5 receptor α
monoclonal antibody that induces direct, rapid, and nearly complete depletion of …

The roles of IL-5 and anti-IL-5 treatment in eosinophilic diseases: Asthma, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis

H Nagase, S Ueki, S Fujieda - Allergology International, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
abstract IL-5 is the most potent activator of eosinophils and is produced by Th2 cells and
ILC2s. A role for IL-5 in eosinophil extracellular trap cell death, ie, a proinflammatory cell …

Antibodies targeting the interleukin-5 signaling pathway used as add-on therapy for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma: a review of the mechanism of action …

G Hillas, E Fouka, AI Papaioannou - Expert Review of Respiratory …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Since the discovery of eosinophils in the sputum of asthmatic patients, several
studies have offered evidence on their prominent role in the pathology and severity of …