Predictors of exacerbation risk and response to budesonide in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a post-hoc analysis of three randomised trials

The peripheral blood eosinophil count might help identify those patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who will experience fewer exacerbations when taking inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Previous post-hoc analyses have proposed eosinophil cutoffs that are both arbitrary and limite...

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Main Authors: Bafadhel, M, Peterson, S, Blas, D, Calverley, P, Rennard, S, Richter, K, Fagerås, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018