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ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2023

Biologics and Hypereosinophilic Syndromes: Knowledge Gaps and Controversies.

Fei Li Kuang, Paneez Khoury, Peter F Weller, Michael E Wechsler, Amy D Klion

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Article in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 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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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fei Li KuangDivision of Allergy Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill. Electronic address: feili.kuang@northwestern.edu.
Paneez KhouryLaboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
Peter F WellerDivision of Allergy and Inflammation, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Michael E WechslerDepartment of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo.
Amy D KlionLaboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · USHadassah Medical Center · ILNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · 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
Deciphering the roles of eosinophils and T lymphocytes in EGIDK23AI171085 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Fei Li Kuang · 2023 to 2026
$764k
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI001130NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI171085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) are a heterogeneous group of disorders defined by blood and/or tissue hypereosinophilia and clinical manifestations attributable to the eosinophilia. Although various clinical subtypes of HES have been described, the general approach to therapy in all subtypes has focused on the reduction of blood and tissue eosinophilia to improve symptoms and halt disease progression. Until recently, this typically involved the use of corticosteroids and/or other immunosuppressive or cytotoxic drugs with significant toxicity. Whereas imatinib, the first targeted therapy approved for treatment of HES, has dramatically changed the prognosis of patients with primary (myeloid) forms of HES, it is ineffective in patients with other HES subtypes. For these nonmyeloid patients with HES, the development of eosinophil-targeting biologics (most notably, mepolizumab, the first biologic approved for the treatment of HES) has been transformative. Nevertheless, important issues remain with respect to the efficacy and safety of these biologics in the treatment of the varied subtypes of HES. Moreover, with the increasing number of commercially available biologics with direct or indirect effects on eosinophils, questions related to the choice of initial biologic, potential reasons for biologic failure, and treatment options in the setting of incomplete response are becoming increasingly common.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBiological ProductsHypereosinophilic SyndromeBiological FactorsHumansImatinib MesylateAntineoplastic AgentsBiological FactorsBiological ProductsImatinib MesylateBenralizumabDupilumabEosinophilMepolizumabReslizumabTargeted therapy

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PMID37507068
PMCPMC10527987
OpenAlexW4385285304

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