Targeted therapy of bronchial asthma in children

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the clinical efficacy of targeted therapy with omalizumab in children with moderate to severe uncontrolled bronchial asthma. Materials and methods: 7 children receiving omalizumab therapy in a hospital and polyclinic of the Ufa City Children’s Clinical Hospital No. 17 were under observation. In accordance with the instructions for use, the monoclonal antibody drug omalizumab was administered subcutaneously every 2-4 weeks. The dosage of the drug was determined based on the child’s body weight and the initial level of serum IgE. The anamnesis of life and disease, the results of instrumental and laboratory research methods, the results of AST and c-AST tests were studied in all the children studied. Results: against the background of therapy with omalizumab in children, there was a significant decrease in the frequency of daytime symptoms (p=0.0179), a decrease in the frequency of night symptoms (p=0.0233), increased physical activity (p=0.0179), a decrease in the need for bronchodilators (p=0.0179), an increase in FEV1 according to spirography (p=0.0431), a decrease in the volume of basic anti-inflammatory therapy with a decrease in the dose of IGCS in 71.43% of patients (p=0.0425), a significant increase in the number of AST and c–AST test scores: before treatment 12 [10; 13] points, against the background of treatment - 23 [20; 25] points, (p=0.0277). During the follow-up period of therapy with omalizumab, no serious adverse reactions were detected. Conclusion: thus, targeted therapy using omalizumab is clinically effective in children with moderate to severe uncontrolled bronchial asthma.

Keywords

• bronchial asthma
• targeted therapy
• omalizumab
• children