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Racial Disparities Persist in Respiratory Disease Research, Diagnostics: Expert Panel Discussion at 2024 ATS
May 28, 2024

Pulmonology experts agreed that adopting race-neutral diagnostic and research practices could help mitigate a range of inequities faced by minority populations.

Tezepelumab Reduces Rate of COPD Exacerbations in Individuals with Wide Range of Blood Eosinophil Levels: Phase 2a COURSE Trial Findings
May 20, 2024

ATS: The biologic shows promise in a range of people with COPD, particularly those with BEC levels of 150 cells/μL and greater, according to findings released at the 2024 ATS meeting.

AstraZeneca at ATS 2024: Look for Late-Breaking Data on Novel Therapeutics for COPD
May 08, 2024

The company will present new data on effects of tezepelumab in COPD and of inhaled triple therapy Breztri on cardiopulmonary outcomes in COPD.

NAVIGATOR: Tezepelumab Reduces Asthma Exacerbations by More than Half
May 20, 2022

In our latest podcast episode, Njira Lugogo, MD, discusses NAVIGATOR data she presented at ATS 2022 that showed clinical responses to treatment with tezepelumab.

Review of Biologic Treatments for Asthma Finds Inconsistent Effects on Airway Hyperresponsiveness
May 19, 2022

ATS 2022: Findings from a literature review provide insight into the mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma.

Tezepelumab Reduces Asthma Exacerbations by More than Half, Reports NAVIGATOR Study Author
May 19, 2022

Njira Lugogo, MD, sat down with Patient Care Online to discuss findings from the prespecified exploratory analysis of the NAVIGATOR study that she presented at ATS 2022.

Real-world Data Showed Mepolizumab Reduced Exacerbations, Oral Corticosteroid Use in Adults with Severe Asthma
May 18, 2022

ATS 2022: Mepolizumab was effective in reducing asthma exacerbations and oral corticosteroid use in real-world clinical practice, according to new research.

Novel PDE4B Inhibitor Slows Lung Function Decline in IPF: Phase 2 Data from Boehringer Ingelheim
May 17, 2022

ATS 2022: The investigational PDE4B inhibitor slowed pulmonary decline in patients with IPF, both alone and with background use of approved antifibrotics.

NAVIGATOR Data Presented at ATS 2022 Show Improved Clinical Responses to Treatment with Tezepelumab vs Placebo
May 16, 2022

ATS 2022. A greater proportion of tezepelumab-treated patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma achieved on-treatment clinical responses than placebo-treated patients.

Novel Fixed-dose Albuterol-Budesonide Inhaler Significantly Reduced Exacerbation Risk in Severe Asthma
May 16, 2022

ATS 2022: A fixed dose SABA/corticosteroid combination reduced risk of exacerbation by 27% vs SABA alone in the MANDALA study.