Biologics in the treatment of asthma in children and adolescents - 03/03/23
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Severe asthma in childhood confers substantial patient- and society-level burdens. Although biologics have been available for the management in adults and adolescents for nearly 20 years, research on the efficacy and safety of biologics in children and adolescents has lagged. Fortunately, more recent research specifically in children has provided an evidence base for biologic use in this age group. Most children with severe asthma demonstrate a type 2 inflammatory phenotype, the primary target of currently approved biologics. Three biologics, omalizumab, mepolizumab, and duplilumab, are Food and Drug Administration–approved for children as young as 6 years, whereas benralizumab and tezepelumab are approved for adolescents older than 12 years. All these agents reduce the rates of severe asthma exacerbations, whereas their effects on pulmonary function vary across agents. Safety profiles are reassuring, although additional long-term safety data in children are still needed. The choice of a biologic agent follows a careful assessment of other factors that contribute to uncontrolled asthma and includes biomarkers of blood eosinophils, fractional exhaled nitric oxide, allergic sensitization, and IgE levels. This review focuses on the underlying pathophysiology of childhood asthma, an approach to phenotyping patients, and the efficacy, safety, and use of biologics in children and adolescents with severe asthma.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : Childhood asthma, severe asthma, biologics
Abbreviations used : Feno, ICS, OCS, ppb, T2
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Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: L. B. Bacharier is a member of the Global INitiative for Asthma Science Committee; reports grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech/Novartis, Merck, Teva, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Avillion, WebMD/Medscape, Sanofi/Regeneron, Vectura, Circassia, OM Pharma, and Kinaset; fees for Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) from AstraZeneca, DBV Technologies, and Vertex; and royalties from Elsevier outside the submitted work. D. J. Jackson reports personal fees for consulting from Avillion, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, Regeneron, Sanofi, OM Pharma, and for DSMB from Pfizer; and grant funding from the NIAID, NHLBI, NIH Office of the Director, GlaxoSmithKline, and Regeneron. |
Vol 151 - N° 3
P. 581-589 - mars 2023 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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