ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2020
Real-life experience with benralizumab during 6 months.
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- Real-world efficacy of treatment with benralizumab, dupilumab, mepolizumab and reslizumab for severe asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2022Pooled it
- Oral Corticosteroids Dependence and Biologic Drugs in Severe Asthma: Myths or Facts? A Systematic Review of Real-World Evidence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Recent Developments in Monoclonal-Antibody-Based Biologic Therapy for Severe Refractory Eosinophilic Asthma.Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Patient response and remission in respiratory disease: Special focus on severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Review
- Biologics in severe asthma: a state-of-the-art review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Review
- SingleNucleotide Polymorphisms as Biomarkers of Mepolizumab and Benralizumab Treatment Response in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Observational
- Benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma by previous biologic use and key clinical subgroups: real-world XALOC-1 programme.The European respiratory journal · 2024Observational
- Benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma in real life: confirmed effectiveness and contrasted effect on sputum eosinophiliaERJ open research · 2023Article
- Achieving clinical outcomes with benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma patients in a real-world setting: orbe II study.Respiratory research · 2023Article
- Long-term effectiveness of benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma patients treated for 96-weeks: data from the ANANKE study.Respiratory research · 2023Article
- Exploring the Interaction between Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Biologic Treatment in Severe Asthma: A Systematic Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Impact of Anti-IL5 Therapies on Patients with Severe Uncontrolled Asthma and Possible Predictive Biomarkers of Response: A Real-Life Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Observational
- An early Indian experience with benralizumab - A compendium on severe asthma cases: a case series.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Biologics and airway remodeling in severe asthma.Allergy · 2022Review
- Interpretation of Clinical Efficacy of Biologics in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps via Understanding the Local and Systemic Pathomechanisms.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2022Review
- ChAracterization of ItaliaN severe uncontrolled Asthmatic patieNts Key features when receiving Benralizumab in a real-life setting: the observational rEtrospective ANANKE study.Respiratory research · 2022Observational
- A Comparative and Comprehensive Review of Antibody Applications in the Treatment of Lung Disease.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of Switching to Benralizumab in Severe Refractory Eosinophilic Asthma.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Article
- Reliability, Satisfaction and Effectiveness of Benralizumab Home Self-Administration in Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma in Real-World Practice: The Auto-Benra Study.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Article
- Real-world study in severe eosinophilic asthma patients refractory to anti-IL5 biological agents treated with benralizumab in Spain (ORBE study).BMC pulmonary medicine · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundBenralizumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the human interleukin-5 (IL-5) receptor (IL-5R), thereby preventing IL-5 from binding to its receptor and inhibiting differentiation and maturation of eosinophils in the bone marrow. Because of its recent marketing approval, sufficient real-life evidence is lacking to confirm the efficacy and safety data from clinical trials. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of benralizumab for the treatment of severe refractory eosinophilic asthma in a real-world cohort of patients.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional multicentre study of consecutive patients with severe refractory eosinophilic asthma who received treatment with benralizumab during at least 6 months. Patient follow-up was performed in specialised severe asthma units.
resultsA total of 42 patients were enrolled and treated with benralizumab. Asthma control, as measured by the asthma control test (ACT), improved in all patients both at 3 months of treatment compared with baseline (13.9 ± 4 vs 20.1 ± 3.7, p < 0.001) and at 6 months of treatment compared with the results obtained at 3 months (20.1 ± 3.7 vs 21 ± 2.7, p = 0.037). Similarly, the number of emergency department visits decreased both at 3 months compared with baseline (1 [IR:0.7] vs 0 [IR:0.75], p < 0.001) and at 6 months compared with the results at 3 months (0 [IR:0.75] vs 0 [IR:0], p = 0.012). Reductions in the number of oral corticosteroid cycles, percentage of corticosteroid-dependent patients, and mean daily dose of oral or inhaled corticosteroid were also evidenced. Finally, mean lung function improvement was 291 mL (p < 0.001), and FEV1% improved both at 3 months compared with baseline (64.4 ± 9.3 vs 73.1 ± 9.1, p < 0.001) and at 6 months compared to 3 months (73.1 ± 9.1 vs 76.1 ± 12, p = 0.002). Side effects were mild and did not lead to treatment discontinuation.
conclusionsThis study confirms the efficacy and safety of benralizumab in a real-life setting with improved asthma control and lung function, and a reduced oral and inhaled corticosteroid use as well as fewer emergency department visits. In addition to a rapid initial improvement, it appears that patients continue to improve during the first 6 months of treatment.
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