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The data revealed the most common indications for short-term corticosteroid use to be upper respiratory tract infections, spinal conditions, and allergies.
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Fasenra is indicated for the add-on maintenance treatment of patients with severe asthma aged 12 years and older, and with an eosinophilic phenotype.
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Male patients exhibited the highest rates of oral steroid prescriptions.
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"Immunomodulatory therapy should be considered early, because NSAIDs or a short course of oral corticosteroids may be sufficient for symptom remission in recent-onset cases, whereas those with long-standing symptoms often require more intensive and prolonged immunotherapeutic interventions," the authors write.
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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.
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Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with inadequately controlled severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). The sBLA included data from two phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (SINUS-24…
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The FDA has approved Nucala (mepolizumab; GlaxoSmithKline) for injection as add-on maintenance treatment of patients with severe asthma aged ≥12 years.
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Dupixent is also being assessed in other allergic/inflammatory conditions, including pediatric atopic dermatitis, pediatric asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, eosinophilic esophagitis, grass allergy, and peanut allergy.
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Omalizumab therapy was associated with reduced exacerbation and hospitalization rates in US clinics, according to findings from the prospective multicenter observational registry PROSPERO study
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Based on the pathophysiological and clinical characteristics of N-ERD, anti-IL 5 therapy may be effective in this patient subgroup.