2024
Prospective REALITI-A study: 2-year real-world benefits of mepolizumab in severe asthma
Caruso C, Canonica G, Patel M, Smith A, Liu M, Alfonso-Cristancho R, Price R, Jakes R, Demetriou L, Valero A, Köhler T, Pilette C, Chupp G, Brusselle G, Howarth P. Prospective REALITI-A study: 2-year real-world benefits of mepolizumab in severe asthma. CHEST Pulmonary 2024, 100107. DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollow-up periodMepolizumab treatmentAdverse eventsSevere asthmaRate of clinically significant asthma exacerbationsFollow-upMonoclonal antibodies targeting interleukin-5Clinically significant asthma exacerbationsMaintenance oral corticosteroidsAssociated with sustained reductionsProportion of patientsACQ-5 scoresAsthma Control QuestionnaireForced expiratory volumeOral corticosteroidsWell-toleratedACQ-5Clinical benefitMepolizumabProspective studyWeeks 0Asthma exacerbationsInterleukin-5Expiratory volumeSustained reduction
2023
Mepolizumab Reduces Systemic Corticosteroid Use in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps
Chupp G, Alobid I, Lugogo N, Kariyawasam H, Bourdin A, Chaker A, Smith S, Sousa A, Mayer B, Chan R, Matucci A. Mepolizumab Reduces Systemic Corticosteroid Use in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023, 11: 3504-3512.e2. PMID: 37586475, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere chronic rhinosinusitisOral corticosteroid doseSystemic corticosteroidsNasal polypsChronic rhinosinusitisCorticosteroid doseSinus surgerySCS useTreatment responseLong-term adverse effectsPlacebo treatment responsePrior sinus surgeryPatient baseline characteristicsBlood eosinophil countsSystemic corticosteroid useMepolizumab efficacyCorticosteroid useWeek 52Baseline characteristicsEosinophil countClinical benefitCare treatmentMepolizumabRhinosinusitisPlacebo