Targets in the use of biologics for asthma
Asthma is a heterogeneous illness. Despite a vast array of treatment options, a significant proportion of patients with asthma continues to lack control of their illness. We now have a new class of asthma therapy in our armamentarium: biologic agents. Presently, the current pricing
for all of the biologic agents exceeds measures of cost-effectiveness. Optimal patient selection, through phenotypic indices, is the only likely way to allow these agents to be cost effective. This review examined the literature regarding biologic agents, which stressed attempts at optimizing
choice.
Keywords: ICS; LABA; asthma; asthma therapy; biologics; phenotyping; treatment
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: December 1, 2019
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