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Perspectives in Therapy of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Jacek Brzost1, Katarzyna Czerwaty2, Karolina Dżaman2
1The Children's Memorial Health Institute, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
The recent classification of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) focusses on investigating underlying immunopathophysiological mechanisms. Primary CRS is subdivided based on endotype dominance into type 2 (that relates mostly to the Th2 immune response with high levels of IL-5, IL-13, and IgE), or non-type 2 (that corresponds to the mix of type 1 and type 3). The treatment selection of CRS is dependent on endotype dominance. Currently, the majority of patients receive standardized care-traditional pharmacological methods including local or systemic corticosteroids, nasal irrigations or antibiotics (for a selected group of patients). If well-conducted drug therapy fails, endoscopic sinus surgery is conducted. Aspirin treatment after aspirin desensitization (ATAD) with oral aspirin is an option for the treatment in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) patients. However, in this review the focus is on the role of biological treatment-monoclonal antibodies directed through the specific type 2 immune response targets. In addition, potential targets to immunotherapy in CRS are presented. Hopefully, effective diagnostic and therapeutic solutions, tailored to the individual patient, will be widely available very soon.
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