Fasenra frees asthma patients from oral corticosteroids
Top-line results from the Phase IIIb PONENTE study show that 62% of people with severe asthma were able to stop using oral corticosteroids (OCS) when treated with Fasenra (benralizumab).
AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) said the interleukin (IL)-5 receptor binding biologic eliminated the use of maintenance OCS use in people with a broad range of blood eosinophil counts.
The trial met both primary endpoints, with 81% of people achieving complete elimination or a reduction in daily use of OCS treatment to 5mg or less, when further reduction was not possible due to adrenal insufficiency.
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