Future treatment for asthma. (9th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Charriot, Jeremy; Vachier, Isabelle; Halimi, Laurence; Gamez, Anne-Sophie; Boissin, Clement; Salama, Marine; Cucu-Jarjour, Alina; Ahmed, Engi; Bourdin, Arnaud
• Is Part Of: European respiratory review. Volume 25:Number 139(2016)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2016-02-09
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Electronic journals; Periodical; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0069-2015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0905-9180

Abstract

The landscape of asthma has considerably changed after 40 years of inhaled corticosteroid development and nearly 20 years since the first monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were approved. New members of pharmacological families and more effective drug-delivery devices have been designed but the proportion of uncontrolled patients, unfortunately, remains stable. The most promising treatments now rely on targeted therapies that encourage the improvement of the characterisation of our patients. These clinical (phenotype) or new biological (endotype) tools lead to palpable personalised medicine. This review examines not only the future of mAbs and other new ways of treating asthma but also describes futuristic views based on the paradigm shifts that are ready to occur. Future treatment for asthma: easier, safer, personalised http://ow.ly/V7b4h