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ArticleClinical and experimental medicine2024

Efficacy of omalizumab in adult patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: a multicentre study in China.

Peixv Chen, Yali Yu, Li He, Chunyi Zhang, Yiting Li, Di Wu, Ying Chen, Ran Wang, Guopeng Xu, Chao Cao

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Article in Clinical and experimental medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with biologics.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Peixv Chen *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Ningbo, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, 59 Liuting Road, Ningbo, 315010, China.
Yali Yu *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang, China.
Li He *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Hubei, China.
Chunyi ZhangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Zhejiang, China.
Yiting LiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Ningbo, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, 59 Liuting Road, Ningbo, 315010, China.
Di WuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Ningbo, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, 59 Liuting Road, Ningbo, 315010, China.
Ying ChenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China.
Ran WangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China. ranwangtjmu@hotmail.com.
Guopeng XuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China. xuguopeng2046@foxmail.com.
Chao CaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Ningbo, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, 59 Liuting Road, Ningbo, 315010, China. caocdoctor@163.com.
Ningbo University · CNNanjing Medical University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNShaoxing People's Hospital · CNYangtze University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite conventional glucocorticoid and antifungal therapy, acute exacerbation and hospitalization occur frequently in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Whether omalizumab is an effective and safe treatment for adult patients with ABPA complicating asthma. Patients with ABPA complicating asthma who were treated with omalizumab from October 2019 to May 2023 were collected from five tertiary hospitals and evaluated. The frequencies of acute exacerbation and hospitalization; the number of eosinophils; the total IgE levels; and the average monthly medical dosages after 3, 6, and 12 months of omalizumab treatment were analysed, and the data before and after treatment (up to one year) were compared. The efficacy and safety of omalizumab treatment were assessed. In total, 26 patients were enrolled. The average monthly glucocorticoid dosage significantly decreased (median 0 vs. 24 mg/m) after 6 months of omalizumab treatment compared with 3 months; 73.68% of patients discontinued glucocorticoids after ≤ 12 months of treatment. Similarly, the average monthly dosage of antifungal agents was significantly decreased (median 0 vs. 3.49 g/m) after 12 months of treatment compared with 3 months. The average monthly glucocorticoid dosage (median 213.75 vs. 65.42 mg/m, P = 0.002) and the frequency of acute exacerbation (median 0.94 vs. 0.44 events, P = 0.033) were considerably reduced after omalizumab treatment. Omalizumab is effective in reducing the frequency of acute exacerbation and the necessary dosage of glucocorticoids in adult patients with ABPA complicating asthma. Patient age and BMI may affect the efficacy of treatment.

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Anti-Allergic AgentsAspergillosis, Allergic BronchopulmonaryAsthmaOmalizumabAdultChinaGlucocorticoidsHumansAnti-Allergic AgentsGlucocorticoidsOmalizumabAllergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosisAsthmaMonoclonal anti-IgERetrospective study

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