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Difficult asthma: assessment and management, Part 2.

Christopher H Fanta1, Aidan A Long

  • 1Partners Asthma Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. cfanta@partners.org

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Summary

Severe asthma management requires comprehensive strategies, including trigger avoidance and patient education. Approved and potential therapies exist, but novel treatments are needed for therapy-resistant asthma subtypes.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Allergy and Immunology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Severe asthma presents significant morbidity and risk of life-threatening exacerbations.
  • Management necessitates a multifaceted approach including environmental control, patient education, and close provider communication.
  • Current therapeutic options are limited for severe, therapy-resistant asthma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current management strategies for severe asthma.
  • To discuss approved and non-approved therapeutic interventions.
  • To highlight the need for novel therapies for specific asthma subtypes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of current management guidelines and therapeutic options for severe asthma.
  • Categorization of approved, non-approved, and potentially toxic therapies.

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  • Identification of specific patient subtypes with therapy-resistant asthma.

    • Main Results:

    • Approved treatments include zileuton, omalizumab, and bronchial thermoplasty.
    • Potentially beneficial non-approved therapies include high-dose inhaled corticosteroids, tiotropium, macrolides, and vitamin D.
    • Steroid-sparing agents like methotrexate are reserved for clinical trials.
    • Specific subtypes like aspirin-sensitive and eosinophilic asthma require targeted approaches.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective management of severe asthma requires a comprehensive, individualized approach.
    • While several therapeutic options exist, novel treatments are crucial for addressing therapy-resistant asthma.
    • Further research into the pathobiology of severe asthma is needed to develop innovative therapies.