Corticosteroid

Benralizumab eliminated the use of maintenance oral corticosteroids in oral corticosteroid-dependent patients with severe asthma with a broad range of blood eosinophil counts, according to high-level results of the phase 3b PONENTE trial.

Corticosteroids plus tocilizumab demonstrated superior survival outcomes compared with standard or care and corticosteroids alone, or alongside anakinra, in patients with COVID-19 cytokine storm, according to data published in Chest.

The FDA has approved Eysuvis for the short-term treatment of dry eye disease signs and symptoms, according to a press release from Kala Pharmaceuticals.

Patients with oral corticosteroid-dependent, severe eosinophilic asthma treated with benralizumab achieved greater improvements in annual exacerbation rate at 28 weeks compared with placebo, regardless of early improvement in FEV1.

A local approach for the treatment of unilateral or asymmetric uveitis and systemic therapy for bilateral uveitis are effective guidelines, but they can be interchangeable for certain patients, according to a speaker.

Multilevel home and school asthma education improved asthma control and reduced oral corticosteroid use and hospitalizations among children in a low-income community setting, according to new data published in JAMA Pediatrics.

At the virtual Euretina meeting, Quan Dong Nguyen, MD, discusses local therapies for noninfectious uveitis, an approach that avoids the side effects of systemic treatment.

A composite type-2 biomarker corticosteroid adjustment strategy did not result in a greater proportion of patients with severe asthma reducing their corticosteroid dose, according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

The combination of mogamulizumab and topical steroids conferred favorable outcomes to patients with previously treated cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, according to study results presented at Society of Hematologic Oncology Annual Meeting.

Adding lidocaine to intralesional corticosteroid injections caused more pain compared with corticosteroid injections mixed with saline, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology virtual meeting.