2023
Remission outcomes in severe eosinophilic asthma with mepolizumab therapy: Analysis of the REDES study
Pavord I, Gardiner F, Heaney L, Domingo C, Price R, Pullan A, Oppenheimer J, Brusselle G, Nagase H, Chupp G, Pizzichini E, Bañas-Conejero D, Howarth P. Remission outcomes in severe eosinophilic asthma with mepolizumab therapy: Analysis of the REDES study. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1150162. PMID: 37122713, PMCID: PMC10131245, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1150162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere eosinophilic asthmaClinical remissionEosinophilic asthmaRemission definitionsClinical practiceAsthma Control Test scoresBetter ACT scoresProportion of patientsSubset of patientsACT scoreMepolizumab therapyMepolizumab treatmentOral corticosteroidsPrior exacerbationsOC useSevere asthmaBaseline characteristicsExpiratory volumeLung functionRemission outcomesMedical recordsDisease progressionTreatment outcomesRemissionTreatment goals
2022
Asthma exacerbations during the pandemic: Time to rethink clinical markers
Ortega H, Katz L, Chupp G. Asthma exacerbations during the pandemic: Time to rethink clinical markers. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Global 2022, 2: 97-100. PMID: 36281240, PMCID: PMC9581642, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2022.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary end pointAsthma exacerbationsClinical studiesClinical markersEnd pointCOVID-19 pandemicClinical trial enrollmentCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicNitric oxide levelsRecent clinical reportsDisease 2019 pandemicPrior exacerbationsPlacebo armFuture exacerbationsTrial enrollmentClinical trialsOxide levelsExacerbationClinical reportsClinical practiceCOVID-19Prior yearPandemicEnrollmentBest predictor