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What patient factors prompt you to consider starting dupilumab in patients with COPD?

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Pulmonology · Columbia Doctors Pulmonology

The factors I consider are recurrent exacerbations, symptoms despite triple therapy, and an eosinophil count that is greater than 300.

What is unclear is the decision regarding chronic azithromycin and/or roflumilast versus dupilumab. It looks like roflumilast was not allowed in the study, and appar...

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Pulmonology · Mount Sinai School of Medicine

I look at the history of exacerbations despite LABA/LAMA/ICS compliance.

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