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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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Mepolizumab (Nucala) For Severe Eosinophilic Asthma.

TL;DR: Mepolizumab (Nucala) for severe eosinophilic asthma and a second line treatment is in development for moderate to severe asthma patients with a history of severe asthma.
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Effectiveness of omalizumab on patient reported outcomes, lung function, and inflammatory markers in severe allergic asthma

TL;DR: It is concluded that omalizumab shows effectiveness in severe allergic asthma in a real life setting, by reducing exacerbation rate, improving patient perspective outcomes and airway calibre, together with reducing type-2 airway inflammation.
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Moving towards precision care for childhood asthma.

TL;DR: The optimal treatment strategy for children with asthma is not yet defined and likely dependent on many patient and disease characteristics, so better definition of asthma phenotypes and better targeting of therapy based on individual patient phenotypes are likely to improve asthma treatment in the future.
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Moving toward consensus on diagnosis and management of severe asthma in adults

TL;DR: The definition, prevalence and immunopathology of severe asthma is reviewed, the asthma phenotypes, clinical features and comorbidities are described, the diagnosis and personalized asthma treatment are described and a treatment approach based on literature publications, personalized medicine and marketed biologic treatment options is offered.
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FENOMA Study: Achieving Full Control in Patients with Severe Allergic Asthma.

TL;DR: The asthma control achieved by patients with severe allergic asthma treated with omalizumab is highlighted, with relevant benefits on the burden of the disease both on patients and the healthcare system.
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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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