Successful simultaneous targeting of IgE and IL-5 in a severe asthmatic patient selected for lung transplantation

We report a case of severe uncontrolled allergic and eosinophilic asthma in which omalizumab had led to a fast remission. After 18 months, mepolizumab was added to omalizumab because of increased blood eosinophils and a deterioration of asthma control. Asthma was then under control for the next 18 m...

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Main Authors: Karl-Christian Bergmann, PhD, MD, Jörg-Wilhelm Oestmann, MD, Jean Bousquet, MD, PhD, Torsten Zuberbier, PhD, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193945512200045X