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Benralizumab for the add-on maintenance treatment of patients with severe asthma aged 12 years and older with an eosinophilic phenotype.
Expert review of clinical pharmacology - 1 Jul 2018
Al Efraij Khalid, FitzGerald J Mark
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INTRODUCTION: Asthma is an airway disease characterized by airway inflammation. It is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and costs to the health-care system and society. Eosinophils and interleukin-5 (IL-5) play a key role in the inflammatory response in T-helper 2-high asthma. IL-5 is pivotal for eosinophil development, maturation, and survival in tissues. Asthma severity has been related to both...
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