1. Severe asthma and long-term Benralizumab effectiveness in real-life
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B, Sposato, M, Scalese, G, Camiciottoli, G E, Carpagnano, C, Pelaia, P, Santus, G, Pelaia, G, Palmiero, M, Di Tomassi, M C, Ronchi, P, Cameli, E, Bargagli, L, Ciambellotti, S, Rizzello, R, Sglavo, A, Coppola, L G, Lacerenza, M, Gabriele, D, Radovanovic, A, Perrella, A, Ricci, and P, Rogliani
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Male ,severe asthma ,small airways ,long-term ,Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna ,Settore MED/10 - Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio ,Infant ,effectiveness ,lung function ,Benralizumab ,oral corticosteroids ,Asthma ,Eosinophils ,Child, Preschool ,Disease Progression ,Humans ,symptoms ,Anti-Asthmatic Agents ,real-life ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Long-term efficacy of Benralizumab in real life is not clearly known. We assessed the long-term effectiveness persistence to anti-IL-5R treatment in a group of severe eosinophilic asthmatics.We retrospectively analyzed 95 individuals affected by severe asthma (36 males ̶ 37.9%; mean age 58.1 ± 12.2) treated with Benralizumab (mean time 19.7 ± 7.2 months, range 12-35). Outcomes were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of patients' treatment periods.Mean baseline blood eosinophils were 897.5 ± 720.1 cells/μL (11 ± 5.6%) decreasing to 7.4 ± 20.6 cells/μL (0.97 ± 0.26%; p0.0001) after Benralizumab. FENO likewise decreased from 63.9 ± 68.4 to 28.4 ± 23.6 ppb, while FEV1% significantly improved (p0.0001). Mean FEF25-75 also increased from 45.8 ± 24.6% to 60.7 ± 24.6%, whereas RAW dropped from 202.15 ± 109.6% to 135.2 ± 54.75% (p0.0001). Also, lung volumes greatly decreased. ACT/ACQ significantly improved, while exacerbations number fell from 4.1 ± 2.4, before anti-IL-5R, to 0.33 ± 0.77, after treatment (p0.0001). Rhinitis severity levels and SNOT-22 also changed favorably. Patients that took long-term OCs were 71.6% before treatment, decreasing to 23.2% after Benralizumab (p0.0001), with an OCs dose reduction from 14.8 ± 8.9 to 1.45 ± 2.8 mg/day (p0.0001). 51.6% of subjects used SABA as needed before Benralizumab, falling to 4.2% after treatment. Several patients showed a reduction of ICS doses, SABA use and maintenance therapy step-down. Clinical/biological response with anti-IL-5R remained constant or even improved in terms of exacerbations or maintenance therapy reductions over time. On the contrary, FEF25-75% improvement slowed down in the long-term. No relationship was found between baseline blood eosinophil number and therapeutic response.Long-term Benralizumab effectiveness persistence in all outcomes in real life was confirmed.
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- 2022