Eosinophils depletion therapy for severe asthma management following favorable response to mepolizumab
Author(s) -
Osamu Matsuno,
Seijiro Minamoto
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
respiratory medicine case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2213-0071
DOI - 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100899
Subject(s) - mepolizumab , benralizumab , medicine , asthma , eosinophil , immunology
We described three severe asthmatics whose asthma symptoms were rapidly improved by benralizumab following favorable response to mepolizumab. Benralizumab-induced eosinophil depletion contributed to clinical improvement of severe asthma after mepolizumab-induced eosinophil reduction; thus, prior favorable responses to mepolizumab may predict benralizumab efficacy.
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