AAAAI 2021, News
Patients with asthma who depend on oral corticosteroids (OCS) may be able to reduce the dependence or eliminate the use of OCS altogether with benralizumab.
ATS 2020
The first-in-class tyrosine kinase inhibitor masitinib decreased asthma exacerbations greater than placebo in patients with severe asthma uncontrolled by oral corticosteroids.
CHEST 2021, News
A post-hoc analysis of the VENTURE trial evaluated whether baseline oral corticosteroid dosage affected the efficacy of dupilumab in improving severe asthma outcomes.
CHEST 2021, News
NAVIGATOR trial results presented at CHEST 2021 show the effect of tezepelumab on peak expiratory flow rates in severe asthma.
CHEST 2021, News
Research presented at CHEST 2021 assessed an alternative approach to predicting COPD exacerbations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHEST 2020
The use of bronchial thermoplasty resulted in improvements in asthma control and reductions in the use of corticosteroid maintenance therapies in patients with asthma.
Features
The American Thoracic Society has released a new clinical practice guideline on the pharmacologic management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
