Efficacy and Safety Study of Benralizumab to Reduce OCS Use in Patients With Uncontrolled Asthma on High Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus LABA and Chronic OCS Therapy

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to confirm if benralizumab can reduce the use of maintenance OCS in systemic corticosteroid dependent patients with severe refractory asthma with elevated eosinophils.

Timeline

Start

2014-04-28

Primary completion

2016-08-08

Completion

2016-08-08

Publications

• Background Nair P, Wenzel S, Rabe KF, Bourdin A, Lugogo NL, Kuna P, Barker P, Sproule S, Ponnarambil S, Goldman M; ZONDA Trial Investigators. Oral Glucocorticoid-Sparing Effect of Benralizumab in Severe Asthma. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 22;376(25):2448-2458. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1703501. Epub 2017 May 22.
• Menzies-Gow A, Hoyte FL, Price DB, Cohen D, Barker P, Kreindler J, Jison M, Brooks CL, Papeleu P, Katial R. Clinical Remission in Severe Asthma: A Pooled Post Hoc Analysis of the Patient Journey with Benralizumab. Adv Ther. 2022 May;39(5):2065-2084. doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02098-1. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
• Menzies-Gow A, Corren J, Bel EH, Maspero J, Heaney LG, Gurnell M, Wessman P, Martin UJ, Siddiqui S, Garcia Gil E. Corticosteroid tapering with benralizumab treatment for eosinophilic asthma: PONENTE Trial. ERJ Open Res. 2019 Sep 25;5(3):00009-2019. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00009-2019. eCollection 2019 Jul.
• Chupp G, Lugogo NL, Kline JN, Ferguson GT, Hirsch I, Goldman M, Zangrilli JG, Trudo F. Rapid onset of effect of benralizumab on morning peak expiratory flow in severe, uncontrolled asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 May;122(5):478-485. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.02.016. Epub 2019 Feb 23.

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