ArticleERJ open research2023
Benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma in real life: confirmed effectiveness and contrasted effect on sputum eosinophilia
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- Pooled it
- Real-World Effectiveness Following Benralizumab Use in Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma in Romania: A Retrospective Cohort Study (BREEZE).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Benralizumab in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma: Toward Disease Control and Evolving Treatment Paradigms.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Real-life impact of anti-IL5 therapy on exacerbation types in patients with obstructive lung disease.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Factors influencing the real-world effectiveness of benralizumab in uncontrolled asthma.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Biologics alter the relationship between exhaled nitric oxide fraction and sputum eosinophils in severe T2-high asthma patients.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Eosinophil-Driven vs. Eosinophil-Associated Severe Asthma: Practical Implications for Target Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Anti-IL-5 treatment, but not neutrophil interference, attenuates inflammation in a mixed granulocytic asthma mouse model, elicited by air pollution.Respiratory research · 2025Article
- Benralizumab Outcomes in Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma Treated in Real-Life Settings: Results of the BREEZE Study in 5 Countries From Central Eastern Europe and Baltics.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025Article
- Biologics in severe asthma: a state-of-the-art review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Review
- When patient-reported respiratory symptoms shed light on pathophysiology in adult asthma: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Review
- Article
- Real-Life Clinical Outcomes of Benralizumab Treatment in Patients with Uncontrolled Severe Asthma and Coexisting Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The effect of benralizumab on inflammation in severe asthma: a real-life analysis.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseObservational
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16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: Randomised controlled trials have shown that benralizumab, an anti-interleukin-5 receptor monoclonal antibody, reduces exacerbations and oral corticosteroid dose and improves asthma control and lung function in severe eosinophilic asthma. The aim of this study was to confirm results of randomised controlled trials in real life in a population of 73 patients with severe eosinophilic asthma treated with benralizumab for at least 12 months. Methods: Patients underwent careful monitoring of asthma exacerbations, exhaled nitric oxide fraction, lung function, asthma control and quality of life questionnaire responses and sputum induction, and gave a blood sample at baseline, after 6 months and then every year. Results: We found significant reductions in exacerbations (by 92%, p<0.0001) and oral corticosteroid dose (by 83%, p<0.001) after 6 months that were maintained over time, with 78% of patients able to stop oral corticosteroid therapy. Patients improved their Asthma Control Test (ACT) score (from 11.7±5.1 to 16.9±5.35, p<0.0001), Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score (from 2.88±1.26 to 1.77±1.32, p<0.0001) and Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score (+1.04, p<0.0001) at 6 months and this was maintained during follow-up. Only 35% and 43% of patients reached asthma control according to an ACT score ≥20 and ACQ score <1.5, respectively. We observed stable post-bronchodilation lung function over time and a significant reduction in sputum eosinophil count, with 85% of patients exhibiting sputum eosinophil counts <3% after 6 months (p<0.01) with no effect on exhaled nitric oxide fraction. Conclusion: In our real-life study, we confirm the results published in randomised controlled trials showing a sharp reduction in exacerbations and oral corticosteroid therapy, an improvement in asthma control and quality of life, and a dramatic reduction in sputum eosinophil count.
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