Association Between T2-related Comorbidities and Effectiveness of Biologics in Severe Asthma

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Wechsler, Michael E
Scelo, Ghislaine
Larenas-Linnemann, Désirée ES
Torres-Duque, Carlos A
Maspero, Jorge
Tran, Trung N
Murray, Ruth B
Martin, Neil
Menzies-Gow, Andrew N
Hew, Mark
Peters, Matthew J
Gibson, Peter G
Christoff, George C
Popov, Todor A
Côté, Andréanne
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2023
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Rationale: Previous studies investigating comorbidity impact on biologic effectiveness have been relatively small, of short duration, and have not compared biologic classes. Objectives: To determine the association between T2-related comorbidities and biologic effectiveness in adults with severe asthma (SA). Methods: This cohort study used International Severe Asthma Registry data (n=21 countries, 2017-2022) to quantify pre- to post-biologic change for four outcomes (annual asthma exacerbation rate, % predicted FEV1 (ppFEV1), asthma control, and long-term oral corticosteroid daily dose [LTOCS]) in patients with/without allergic rhinitis (AR), chronic rhinosinusitis +/- nasal polyps (CRS+/-NP), NP, or eczema/atopic dermatitis (AD). Main results: Of 1765 patients, 1257, 421, and 87 initiated anti–IL-5/5R, anti-IgE, and anti–IL-4/13 therapies, respectively. In general, pre- to post-biologic improvements were noted in all four asthma outcomes assessed, irrespective of comorbidity status. However, patients with comorbid CRS+/-NP experienced 23% (95% CI 10-35%, p<0.001) fewer exacerbations/year and had 59% (95% CI: 26-102%, p<0.001) higher odds of better post-biologic control than those without CRS+/-NP. Similar estimates were noted for those with comorbid NP (22% less exacerbations and 56% higher odds of better post-biologic control). Patients with SA and CRS+/-NP had an additional ppFEV1 improvement of 3.2% (95% CI: 1.0-5.3; p=0.004), a trend that was also noted in those with comorbid NP. The presence of AR or AD were not associated with pre- to post-biologic effect for any outcome assessed. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of systematic comorbidity evaluation. The presence of CRS+/-NP or NP may be considered a predictor of biologic effectiveness in patients with severe asthma.

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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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Cardiovascular medicine and haematology

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allergic rhinitis; chronic rhinosinusitis; nasal polyposis

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Wechsler, ME; Scelo, G; Larenas-Linnemann, DES; Torres-Duque, CA; Maspero, J; Tran, TN; Murray, RB; Martin, N; Menzies-Gow, AN; Hew, M; Peters, MJ; Gibson, PG; Christoff, GC; Popov, TA; Côté, A; et al., Association Between T2-related Comorbidities and Effectiveness of Biologics in Severe Asthma, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2023

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