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Benefits of omalizumab as add-on therapy in patients with severe persistent asthma who are inadequately controlled despite best available therapy (GINA 2002 step 4 treatment): INNOVATE

Marc Humbert, +2 more
- pp 425-434
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The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 848 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Omalizumab.

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Terapia inmunológica en asma

TL;DR: There is no evidence of influence on the incidence of asthma, possible beneficial effect on asthma exacerbations with antiinfluenzae vaccine, and some interesting points about pharmacogenetics are seen.
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Le Rôle de l’Omalizumab dans le Traitement de l’Asthme Allergique Grave

TL;DR: Un nouveau traitement anti-immunoglobuline E (anti-IgE) contre l’asthme, l‘omalizumab, a été approuvé au Canada.
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Practical Considerations in the Management of Eosinophilic Asthma

TL;DR: Quantitative sputum cytometry is the most validated and sensitive test for diagnosis of eosinophilic asthma.
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Evaluation of impairment of health related quality of life in asthma: development of a questionnaire for use in clinical trials.

TL;DR: A questionnaire suitable for all adults with asthma and designed to be responsive to within subject change and therefore may be used as a measure of outcome in clinical trials in asthma is developed.

Allergy, rhinitis, other respiratory diseases Omalizumab, anti-IgE recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of severe allergic asthma

TL;DR: Omalizumab as discussed by the authors is a recombinant humanized anti-IgE mAb, which forms complexes with free IgE, blocking its interaction with mast cells and basophils.
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The anti-IgE antibody omalizumab reduces exacerbations and steroid requirement in allergic asthmatics

TL;DR: Results indicate that omalizumab therapy safely improves asthma control in allergic asthmatics who remain symptomatic despite regular use of inhaled corticosteroids and simultaneous reduction in Corticosteroid requirement.
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