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ArticleJournal of asthma and allergy2025

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.

Florin Mihaltan, Zsuzsanna Csoma, Norbert Pauk, Béla Irás, Jūratė Baukienė, Gabriela Teodorescu, Kęstutis Malakauskas, Maria Staevska

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Florin MihaltanDepartment of Pneumology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5936-9545
Zsuzsanna CsomaDepartment of Allergology, National Korányi Institute for Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Norbert PaukDepartment of Pneumology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic.
Béla IrásMedical Affairs, AstraZeneca Hungary, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0005-2412-0183
Jūratė BaukienėMedical Affairs, AstraZeneca Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Gabriela TeodorescuMedical Affairs, AstraZeneca Romania, Bucharest, Romania.
Kęstutis MalakauskasDepartment of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Maria StaevskaDepartment of Allergology, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Purpose: To describe real-world clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and outcomes of severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) patients initiated on benralizumab after treatment authorization in Central Eastern Europe and Baltic Area. Patients and Methods: BREEZE was a retrospective, medical chart review with a pre-post design conducted in 42 clinical centers from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Romania. Eligibility included diagnosis of SEA and at least one dose of benralizumab administered in real-life settings. Descriptive statistics were used in the full analysis set and key subgroups stratified by blood eosinophils (bEOS) number, maintenance oral corticosteroids (mOCS) use and prior biologics exposure and included calculation of the annualized exacerbation rate (AER) at baseline, and weeks (W) 16 and 48. Results: Of 381 patients included, 66% were female with overall mean age 56 ±12 years at benralizumab start. At baseline: median bEOS 580 cells/μL (74% bEOS>400), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV Conclusion: Our findings indicate clinically meaningful benefits of benralizumab across multiple geographies and various subgroups of patients with SEA.

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asthma controlbiological therapyeosinophilsexacerbation ratemaintenance oral corticosteroidsreal-world

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