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Treatment with masitinib, a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, significantly reduces the rate of severe asthma exacerbations in patients with severe asthma uncontrolled by oral corticosteroids, according to data from a phase 3 study.

Findings from a phase 3b trial showed that a majority of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma treated with benralizumab (Fasenra; AstraZeneca), an interleukin-5 antagonist, were able to eliminate or reduce oral corticosteroid (OCS) use. The open-label, single-arm PONENTE trial assessed the efficacy and safety of reducing OCS use after initiating treatment with benralizumab in nearly…

GlaxoSmithKline announced that the primary endpoint for its Phase 3 study of mepolizumab was met for the reduction in the frequency of exacerbations, in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma.

Consistent reductions in asthma attacks and improvements in lung function across a broad population of uncontrolled asthma patients.

The disease can be life threatening. Phase 3 study results released last March demonstrated Rituxan substantialy improved pemphigus vulgaris remission rates and successful tapering.

The designation was based on data from the Phase 2b PATHWAY trial that evaluated 3 doses of tezepelumab as add-on therapy in patients with a history of asthma exacerbations and uncontrolled asthma receiving inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β-agonist with or without oral corticosteroids and additional asthma controllers vs placebo.

Genentech announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Rituxan (rituximab) for the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris.

The primary endpoint was met with 75% of the benralizumab group reducing their OCS doses compared to 25% in the placebo group. Additionally, 52% of the benralizumab group who had optimized baseline OCS doses of ≤12.5mg/d were able to completely stop OCS use.

AstraZeneca announced that two pivotal Phase 3 registrational trials for benralizumab achieved their primary endpoint, demonstrating significant reductions in the annual asthma exacerbation rate compared to placebo.

The submission was based on data from the double-blind, placebo-controlled VOYAGE trial.