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RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
卷 102, 期 1, 页码 71-76出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.08.006
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severe asthma; omalizumab; anti IgE; effectiveness; treatment; real life
Objective: To describe omalizumab (Xolair (R)) effectiveness in the first patients treated on compassionate grounds before its commercialisation in France. Methods: In a historic-prospective study, data were obtained by questionnaire from the physicians whose patients had received a nominative temporary use authorisation (ATU) for omalizumab from July 2003 to January 2006. Anonymised patient data regarding demographics, asthma-related treatments and events in the year previous to the start of omalizumab treatment as well. as the details of omalizumab treatment itself were obtained at inclusion. Follow-up data at more than 3 months following inclusion were also obtained and regarded asthma-related treatment (including omalizumab), events and undesirable effects suspected to be linked to omalizumab treatment. Results: Data were obtained for 147 of the 154 patients treated via ATU. 31.3% received inappropriate monthly doses of omalizumab. Of the 28 patients (19%) who discontinued for unsatisfactory therapeutic effect, 7 were treated for less than the 16 weeks recommended to evaluate efficacy and 9 who were treated for a longer period of time were underdosed. During the treatment period and compared to the previous year, patients with follow-up data at 5 months or more had experienced 62% fewer exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids, 65% fewer emergency department visits and 29% fewer hospitalisations per year. The nature of adverse effects reported was similar to that reported in omalizumab clinical trials. Conclusion: Results strongly suggest that omalizumab in the first patients treated in real-life setting provided a similar benefit to that observed in clinical trials. Underdosing of patients may limit this therapeutic effect. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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