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ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2022

Appraisal of the Real-World Effectiveness of Biologic Therapies in Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease.

Hannah Wangberg, Samantha R Spierling Bagsic, Lilliana Osuna, Andrew A White

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Article in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hannah WangbergDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, Calif.
Samantha R Spierling BagsicScripps Health, Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, San Diego, Calif.
Lilliana OsunaScripps Health, Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, San Diego, Calif.
Andrew A WhiteDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, Calif. Electronic address: White.Andrew@scrippshealth.org.
Scripps Health · US

Funding

Scripps Translational Science InstituteUL1TR002550 · NCATS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI TOPOL, ERIC JEFFREY · 2018 to 2022
$28.9M
Scripps Clinical and Translational Science HubUM1TR004407 · NCATS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI Eric Jeffrey Topol · 2023 to 2026
$24.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002550NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004407
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are no head-to-head studies for patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) comparing any of the 5 Food and Drug Administration-approved respiratory biologic therapies.

objectiveExplore outcomes in subjects with AERD using biologic therapies in a real-world clinic setting.

methodsA retrospective pilot study was conducted for subjects with AERD who had been prescribed omalizumab (anti-IgE), mepolizumab (anti-IL-5), reslizumab (anti-IL-5), benralizumab (anti-IL-5 receptor alpha [anti-IL-5Rα]), or dupilumab (anti-IL-4 receptor alpha [anti-IL-4Rα]). Clinical outcomes pre- versus postinitiation of biologic therapy were explored including symptoms, 22-item sino-nasal outcome test scores, systemic corticosteroid and antibiotic prescriptions, and emergency room visits related to AERD.

resultsOf the 74 subjects, 58.1% (n = 43) had used 1 biologic, though many (41.9%, n = 31) trialed more than 1 biologic. Of the 50 subjects who had used anti-IL-4Rα therapy, 98% (49 of 50) still had this therapy prescribed at study completion compared with 48.6% (17 of 35) and 26.9% (7 of 26) of those who used anti-IgE and anti-IL-5 and anti-IL-5 receptor alpha (anti-IL-5/IL-5Rα) therapy, respectively. Among those on anti-IL-4Rα therapy, there was a significant reduction in median total 22-item sino-nasal outcome test scores (51 to 19, P = .0002), corticosteroid bursts (2 to 0, P < .0001), and median number of antibiotic courses for respiratory disease (1 to 0, P = .0469) prebiologic versus postbiologic initiation. No statistically significant difference in those outcomes was observed for individuals on anti-IgE or anti-IL-5/IL-5Rα therapy.

conclusionsAnti-IL-4Rα therapy led to significantly higher rates of clinical improvement in AERD when compared with anti-IL-5/IL-5Rα and anti-IgE biologic therapies. Prospective studies would help clarify best practices for the use of biologic therapies in AERD.

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Asthma, Aspirin-InducedNasal PolypsRhinitisAspirinBiological TherapyChronic DiseaseHumansPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesAspirinAspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)AsthmaBenralizumabBiologicChronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP)DupilumabMepolizumabNasal polypsNSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD)OmalizumabReslizumab

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PMID34597850
PMCPMC8837666
OpenAlexW3202509427

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