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Mashup Score: 0
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is characterized by the triad of asthma, aspirin/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug sensitivity, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.1 Patients with AERD tend to have more severe respiratory disease than do patients who have asthma without AERD.1 Aspirin desensitization for the management of AERD has been shown to improve quality of…
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Mashup Score: 3
The allergen immunotherapy practice parameters third update recommendations on dose adjustment after a gap in administration during the build-up are based solely on expert opinion, and no recommendations for gaps during maintenance are given. In a previous survey among American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) members on subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy, this was addressed, but…
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Mashup Score: 0Informing risk management for patients with cow’s milk allergy based on threshold dose distributions using low dose food challenges. - 1 year(s) ago
The safe consumption of foods depends on their allergen content in relation to patient Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL) and No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL), and other factors. In the case of milk, data on LOAEL and NOAEL is limited and conflicting.
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Mashup Score: 0Effect of stepping up to high-dose inhaled corticosteroids in patients with asthma: UK Database Study - 1 year(s) ago
It is unclear whether patients with asthma benefit from stepping up to high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS).
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Mashup Score: 4Dupilumab efficacy in subgroups of type 2 asthma with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids at baseline - PubMed - 2 year(s) ago
NCT02414854.
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Mashup Score: 1Stage Migration and Lung Cancer Incidence After Initiation of Low-Dose CT Screening - PubMed - 2 year(s) ago
Implementation of LCS at four diverse healthcare systems has resulted in a favorable shift to a higher incidence of Stage I cancer with an associated decline in Stage IV disease. Overall lung cancer incidence did not increase, suggesting a limited impact of over-diagnosis.
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Mashup Score: 1Low-dose metronomic chemotherapy improves tumor control in nasopharyngeal carcinoma - PubMed - 2 year(s) ago
Low-dose metronomic chemotherapy improves tumor control in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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Mashup Score: 0Health literacy and type of education intervention predicting post-education metered-dose inhaler misuse - PubMed - 2 year(s) ago
MDI education with teach-to-goal modalities is more effective than brief intervention; however, patients with low health literacy (disproportionately affecting older patients) may benefit less from these interventions. Further investigation into tailored inhaler education is needed.
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We found that the individual response to a single-dose BDP against EIB has a predictive value for the efficacy of long-term treatment with BDP. This could support clinicians in providing personalized management of EIB in childhood asthma.
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Mashup Score: 1Dupilumab Efficacy in Steroid-Dependent Severe Asthma by Baseline Oral Corticosteroid Dose - 2 year(s) ago
Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, blocks the shared receptor component for interleukin-4/-13, key and central drivers of type 2 inflammation in multiple diseases. In phase 3 VENTURE study (NCT02528214), dupilumab vs placebo reduced oral corticosteroid (OCS) dose and improved clinical outcomes in patients with OCS-dependent severe asthma. Dupilumab efficacy in patients with varying…
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