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ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2023

Biologics in severe uncontrolled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A bicentric experience.

Gianluca Bellocchi, Antonella Loperfido, Francesco Maria Passali, Stefano Millarelli, Gianluca Velletrani, Marco Perla, Loreta Di Michele, Stefano Di Girolamo

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Article in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Remission in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps treated with biologics: a real-life experience.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  6. Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in the treatment of CRSwNP in the real-life setting: a review of the literature.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gianluca BellocchiDepartment of Otolaryngology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy. gbellocchi@scamilloforlanini.rm.it.
Antonella LoperfidoDepartment of Otolaryngology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy. aloperfido@scamilloforlanini.rm.it.
Francesco Maria PassaliDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy.. passali@med.uniroma2.it.
Stefano MillarelliDepartment of Otolaryngology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy. smillarelli@scamilloforlanini.rm.it.
Gianluca VelletraniDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy.. gianluca.velletrani@ptvonline.it.
Marco PerlaDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy.. mrcperla4@gmail.com.
Loreta Di MicheleDepartment of Pulmonary Interstitial Diseases, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy. ldimichele@scamilloforlanini.rm.it.
Stefano Di GirolamoDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy.. stefano.di.girolamo@uniroma2.it.
Nini Hospital · LBUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimThe introduction of biologics in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) has allowed new therapeutic options and Dupilumab represents the first approved biological agent. Aim of this paper is to provide a multicentric study in a real-life setting of treatment with Dupilumab for severe uncontrolled CRSwNP in Italy.

methodsA retrospective data collection was performed from the departments of Otolaryngology of two major health institutions in Rome: San Camillo Forlanini Hospital and Tor Vergata University. Both centres contributed to the study providing information about patients affected by severe uncontrolled CRSwNP and treated with Dupilumab.

resultsA total of 83 patients were included in the study (43 males; 40 females; mean age: 55.8 years). Monitoring our patients, we observed improvement in reduction of nasal polyposis and nasal obstruction, respectively measured through NPS and PNIF. Concerning the CRSwNP symptoms and their impact on quality of life, we found an improvement in the olfaction, as measured respectively by SSIT-16 and SNOT-22.

conclusionsDupilumab has demonstrated broad efficacy in CRSwNP management. Further studies are needed to confirm our results and to establish biomarkers to identify endotypes and predict response to biologics treatment in CRSwNP.

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Biological ProductsNasal PolypsSinusitisBiological FactorsChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesBiological FactorsBiological Products

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