Severe Asthma

SAN DIEGO — Patients with moderate to severe asthma who were treated with rilzabrutinib showed a reduction in loss of asthma control events, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

The use of a skin tape strip at age 2 months can identify infants who are at risk for developing food allergy, according to a recent study.

The FDA approved the use of Fasenra for the treatment of severe asthma in children aged 6 to 11 years, AstraZeneca announced in a press release.

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Sputum neutrophil percentage and levels of eotaxin-1, IL-5 and eosinophil peroxidase may be used to predict remission among patients with severe asthma 1 year after anti-IL-5 therapy, according to a study published in CHEST.

HONOLULU — Adults with severe asthma in the United States experienced a slightly lower mortality rate than prior data showed of similar patients in Europe, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Black children were more likely to require EMS and receive bronchodilator treatment for an asthma episode than white children, but were less likely to receive EMS transport, according to a study published in Prehospital Emergency Care.

Mepolizumab and benralizumab were associated with prolonged reductions in oral corticosteroid use among real-world patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, according to data in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Individual nation results from the Severe Asthma Index indicate that the disease remains inadequately prioritized around the world, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.