Stratified approaches to the treatment of asthma

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-291

  Holgate, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biologics; Biomarkers; Stratification; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALTRAKINCEPT; AMG 317; ANRUKINZUMAB; BECLOMETASONE; BENRALIZUMAB; CETIRIZINE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DACLIZUMAB; FEXOFENADINE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IMA 026; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 9; KELIXIMAB; LORATADINE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MEPOLIZUMAB; MONTELUKAST; NEDOCROMIL; NITRIC OXIDE; OMALIZUMAB; OX40 LIGAND; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; QAX 5676; RESLIZUMAB; SALMETEROL; SLOW REACTING SUBSTANCE; TNX 650; TOBACCO SMOKE; TRALOKINUMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASPIRIN EXACERBATED RESPIRATORY DISEASE; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAST CELL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUCUS SECRETION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH2 CELL; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

ASTHMA; BIOLOGICS; BIOMARKERS; STRATIFICATION; TREATMENT;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879105693     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12036     Document Type: Article

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