Global Initiative for Asthma Strategy 2021: executive summary and rationale for key changes

HK Reddel, LB Bacharier, ED Bateman… - American journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Strategy Report provides clinicians with an annually
updated evidence-based strategy for asthma management and prevention, which can be …

After asthma: redefining airways diseases

ID Pavord, R Beasley, A Agusti, GP Anderson, E Bel… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Asthma is responsible for considerable global morbidity and health-care
costs. Substantial progress was made against key outcomes such as hospital admissions …

Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on severe asthma exacerbations in children with asthma and low vitamin D levels: the VDKA randomized clinical trial

E Forno, LB Bacharier, W Phipatanakul, TW Guilbert… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Severe asthma exacerbations cause significant morbidity and costs. Whether
vitamin D 3 supplementation reduces severe childhood asthma exacerbations is unclear …

Efficacy of a house dust mite sublingual allergen immunotherapy tablet in adults with allergic asthma: a randomized clinical trial

JC Virchow, V Backer, P Kuna, L Prieto, H Nolte… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The house dust mite (HDM) sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) tablet is a
potential novel treatment option for HDM allergy–related asthma. Objectives To evaluate the …

Developing core outcome sets for clinical trials: issues to consider

PR Williamson, DG Altman, JM Blazeby, M Clarke… - Trials, 2012 - Springer
The selection of appropriate outcomes or domains is crucial when designing clinical trials in
order to compare directly the effects of different interventions in ways that minimize bias. If …

Triple vs dual inhaler therapy and asthma outcomes in moderate to severe asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LHY Kim, C Saleh, A Whalen-Browne, PM O'Byrne… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The benefits and harms of adding long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs)
to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting β 2-agonists (LABAs) for moderate to severe …

Comorbidities in difficult asthma are independent risk factors for frequent exacerbations, poor control and diminished quality of life

TR Tay, N Radhakrishna, F Hore‐Lacy, C Smith… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Little is known about how comorbidities affect difficult asthma
patients across different domains of asthma outcomes. We hypothesized that comorbidities …

Overlap syndrome of asthma and COPD predicts low quality of life

P Kauppi, H Kupiainen, A Lindqvist… - Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background. In clinical practice, patients whose airway disease shares features of both
asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain poorly recognized …

Mechanisms and management of asthma exacerbations

JM Ramsahai, PM Hansbro… - American Journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Acute asthma remains an important medical emergency, the most frequent cause of acute
admissions in children and a major source of morbidity for adults with asthma. In all ages …

Response to omalizumab using patient enrichment criteria from trials of novel biologics in asthma

TB Casale, BE Chipps, K Rosén, B Trzaskoma… - Allergy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recent efficacy studies of asthma biologics have included highly enriched
patient populations. Using a similar approach, we examined factors that predict response to …