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Efficacy and tolerability of anti-immunoglobulin E therapy with omalizumab in patients with poorly controlled (moderate-to-severe) allergic asthma

Lookup NU author(s): Gareth Ayres, Dr Bernard Higgins

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Abstract

Background: Patients with poorly controlled asthma have greater morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of omalizumab in patients with poorly controlled, moderate-to-severe allergic asthma. Methods: This was a randomized, open-label, multicentre, parallel-group study. A total of 312 patients (12-73 years) receiving greater than or equal to400 mug/day (adolescent) or greater than or equal to800 mug/day (adult) inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate, or equivalent were included. Patients received best standard care (BSC) with or without omalizumab [at least 0.016 mg/kg/IgE (IU/ml) every 4 weeks] for 12 months. results: The annualized mean number of asthma deterioration-related incidents was reduced from 9.76 with BSC alone (n = 106) to 4.92 per patient-year with omalizumab (n = 206) (P < 0.001). Mean clinically significant asthma exacerbation rates were 2.86 and 1.12 per patient-year, respectively (P < 0.001). Omalizumab-treated patients (41.4%) required rescue medication <1 day/week compared with 20.7% for BSC alone (P < 0.001). Omalizumab improved absolute forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) compared with BSC alone (2.48 and 2.28l, respectively; P < 0.05) and reduced symptom scores relative to BSC alone (decrease of 6.5 and 0.7 respectively; P < 0.001). Omalizumab was well-tolerated. Conclusions: Omalizumab administered as add-on therapy to BSC benefits patients with poorly controlled, moderate-to-severe allergic asthma.

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Author(s): Ayres JG, Higgins B, Chilvers ER, Ayre G, Blogg M, Fox H

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Allergy

Year: 2004

Volume: 59

Issue: 7

Pages: 701-708

ISSN (print): 0105-4538

ISSN (electronic): 1398-9995

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00533.x

DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00533.x

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