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ReviewThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice

Biologic Agents for the Treatment of Hypereosinophilic Syndromes.

Fei Li Kuang, Amy D Klion

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Review in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Burden of hypereosinophilic syndromes in the United States: Patients' perspective.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2025
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  5. Benralizumab for acute thromboembolism in hypereosinophilic syndrome: a case report.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025
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  13. Hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting as coagulopathy.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2022
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  15. Emerging Evidence for Pleiotropism of Eosinophils.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  18. Eosinophils in skin diseases.Seminars in immunopathology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fei Li KuangHuman Eosinophil Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
Amy D KlionHuman Eosinophil Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Electronic address: aklion@nih.gov.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

Eosinophils and Eosinophil Activation in the Pathogenesis of Human DiseaseZIAAI001130 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI KLION, AMY · 2010 to 2025
$22.5M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AI999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) are a heterogeneous group of rare disorders defined by the presence of marked peripheral or tissue eosinophilia resulting in end-organ damage. Although conventional therapies, including glucocorticoids, hydroxyurea, and IFN-α, are initially effective in reducing eosinophilia and symptoms in a majority of patients with platelet-derived growth factor mutation-negative HES, the development of resistance and treatment-related toxicity are common. In contrast, targeted therapy with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib, is well tolerated but effective only in the subset of patients with HES with a primary myeloid disorder. Eosinophil-targeted biotherapeutics offer the potential of improved efficacy with few, if any, adverse effects. The aims of this review are to provide an overview of current approaches to the use of conventional HES therapies and a discussion of existing biotherapeutics that target eosinophils and their potential use in the treatment of HES. With the continuing expansion of eosinophil-targeted biotherapeutics, the future for patients with eosinophilic disorders is promising.

Indexed as

Biological FactorsEosinophilsHumansHydroxyureaHypereosinophilic SyndromeImatinib MesylateInterferon-alphaBiological FactorsHydroxyureaImatinib MesylateInterferon-alphaHypereosinophilic syndromeIL-5Monoclonal antibody

Identifiers

PMID29122152
PMCPMC5718167
OpenAlexW2766870926

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