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Mepolizumab therapy improves the most bothersome symptoms in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundHypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is characterized by persistent elevated blood and/or tissue eosinophil levels and eosinophil-mediated organ damage.
Florence Roufosse, Joseph Butterfield, Jonathan Steinfeld, Jane H. Bentley, Robyn von Maltzahn, Namhee Kwon, Linda Nelsen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial Toxicity Associated with Biological Medicines: A Scoping Review

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Financial toxicity, defined as the economic burden experienced by patients due to medication and other healthcare costs and their consequences, such as material, psychosocial and behavioral effects, represents a significant concern for individuals receiving biological medicines.
Laura Sara Maria Saarukka, Kamilla Yamileva, Kari Linden, Anniina Simonen, Anna‐Riia Holmström   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term safety of mepolizumab for up to ∼10 years in patients with severe asthma: open-label extension study

Annals of Medicine
Objectives Long-term safety monitoring of mepolizumab is necessary to support real-world use for the treatment of severe asthma. This Long-Term Access Program assessed the safety and benefit:risk of mepolizumab in pediatric, adolescent, and adult ...
Ian Pavord, Robert Chan, Nicola Brown, Peter Howarth, Martyn Gilson, Robert G. Price, Jorge Maspero   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective treatment with mepolizumab in a patient with severe eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis complicated with small intestine perforation

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is systemic vasculitis caused by eosinophilia affecting small to medium-sized blood vessels, which damages the organs.
Mari Sato, Masakiyo Yatomi, Ikuo Wakamatsu, Shogo Uno, Chiharu Hanazato, Tomomi Masuda, Koichi Yamaguchi, Haruka Aoki-Saito, Norimitsu Kasahara, Yosuke Miura, Hiroaki Tsurumaki, Kenichiro Hara, Yasuhiko Koga, Noriaki Sunaga, Takuhisa Okada, Hayato Ikota, Takeshi Hisada, Toshitaka Maeno   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

New and developing non-adrenoreceptor small molecule drugs for the treatment of asthma [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) alone or in combination with an inhaled long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) are the preferred long-term treatment for adults and adolescents with symptomatic asthma.
Thomson, Neil C.
core   +1 more source

Novel Organelle‐Based Intracellular Immunity With Mechanistic and Therapeutic Implications

Barrier Immunity, EarlyView.
A conceptual framework illustrating how PAMPs/DAMPs initiate barrier, innate, adaptive, and intracellular immune responses, with organelle‐based intracellular immunity serving as a central integrator linking metabolism, inflammatory signaling, and therapeutic interventions to restore immune homeostasis.
Keman Xu, Shih‐Yu Hung, Fatma Saaoud, Ying Shao, Yifan Lu, Juanjuan Liu, Bo Yuan, Haiyan Xiang, Hong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mepolizumab for hypereosinophilic syndrome: effectiveness and safety from real-world evidence

Frontiers in Immunology
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare condition characterized by elevated eosinophil levels and related symptoms of eosinophil-mediated organ damage. We reviewed the effectiveness and safety of mepolizumab for the treatment of HES.
Elvira Mora, María Laura Fox, María Laura Fox, Angelina Lemes, Beatriz Velasco, Jesús María Hernández-Rivas, Jesús María Hernández-Rivas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Baseline Therapy and Flare Reduction in Mepolizumab-Treated Patients With Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
BackgroundCurrent standard-of-care treatments for hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) include oral corticosteroids (OCS) and immunosuppressive/cytotoxic (IS/CT) therapies.
Andreas Reiter, Guillaume Lefevre, Maria C. Cid, Namhee Kwon, Eleni Mavropolou, Steven W. Yancey, Jonathan Steinfeld   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel Therapeutics for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: From Empirical Bronchodilation to Precision Medicine

Respirology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains the third leading cause of death worldwide, and conventional bronchodilator‐based therapies have limited efficacy in preventing exacerbations and disease progression. The 2024–2026 period represents a historic inflection point: three mechanistically distinct agents received Food and Drug ...
Naoya Fujino, Hisatoshi Sugiura
wiley   +1 more source

Personalized medicine with biologics for severe type 2 asthma : current status and future prospects [PDF]

, 2017
Asthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide and poses a large socioeconomic burden, particularly in the 5% to 10% of severe asthmatics. So far, each entry of new biologics in clinical trials has led to high expectations for treating all severe ...
Blanchetot, Christophe, Brusselle, Guy, de Haard, Hans, Godar, Marie, Lambrecht, Bart   +4 more
core   +3 more sources