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Is there a role for biologics to improve lung function in patients who have severe asthma with daily symptoms and reduced lung function but do not experience frequent exacerbations?
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Pulmonology · University of Louisville
Biologic therapy in severe asthma not only reduce exacerbation but also improve lung function based on several RCT.
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Pulmonology · University of Rochester Medical Center
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with different phenotypes and treatment should target these phenotypes. Before going down the path of biologics I would optimize treatment for other comorbidities that are known asthma mimickers: ILO, Obesity, GERD, rhinosinusitis, etc. In cases of TH2-driven asthma...