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Do you see GLP-1 receptor agonists as a potential adjunctive therapy in patients with T2-low asthma and obesity who remain symptomatic on ICS-LABA, prior to escalation to tezepelumab?

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Allergy & Immunology · The Allergy And Asthma Clinic Inc
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Initial research is promising but needs more data.

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Allergy & Immunology · University of Mississippi School of Medicine
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The answer may be a bit convoluted. There is a small literature that demonstrates that obese type 2 diabetes patients with asthma have better control with fewer exacerbations when taking GLP-1RAs compared to other therapies such as DPP-4I, SGLT2I, metformin, or insulin. These observations are mostly...

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