Open AccessClinical Characteristics of Patients and Factors Associated with Switching Biologics in Asthma
Author(s) -
Machiko Matsumoto-Sasaki,
Kaoruko Simizu,
Masanobu Suzuki,
Masaru Suzuki,
Hirokazu Kimura,
Yuji Nakamaru,
Yoichi M. Ito,
Akira Honma,
Satoshi Konno
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s348513
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , intensive care medicine
Biologics have been used increasingly for the treatment of severe asthma. However, established guidelines for the selection, switching, or discontinuation of biologics do not exist. We aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of patients with asthma who required switching biologics and the factors associated with switching biologics.