Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2019)

Eosinophils depletion therapy for severe asthma management following favorable response to mepolizumab

  • Osamu Matsuno,
  • Seijiro Minamoto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100899
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28

Abstract

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We described three severe asthmatics whose asthma symptoms were rapidly improved by benralizumab following favorable response to mepolizumab. Benralizumab-induced eosinophil depletion contributed to clinical improvement of severe asthma after mepolizumab-induced eosinophil reduction; thus, prior favorable responses to mepolizumab may predict benralizumab efficacy. Keywords: Benralizumab, Mepolizumab, Severe asthma, Eosinophil