Article ; Online: Mepolizumab prefilled syringe for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma: focus on the pediatric population.
Expert review of respiratory medicine
2022 Volume 16, Issue 8, Page(s) 857–865
Abstract: Introduction: Eosinophil-targeted therapy with mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma has significantly improved asthma control and patient quality of life though administration in children had been restricted to health-care provider reconstitution ... ...
Abstract | Introduction: Eosinophil-targeted therapy with mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma has significantly improved asthma control and patient quality of life though administration in children had been restricted to health-care provider reconstitution of a lyophilized powder into a solution with in-clinic administration until recently. Here, we profile the newly FDA-approved use of mepolizumab as a prefilled syringe for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma in children aged 6-11 years old, allowing for home administration. Areas covered: A literature search was conducted on PubMed using keywords such as mepolizumab, severe asthma, eosinophils, IL-5, anti-IL-5, children, pediatric, prefilled syringe, and home administration in several combinations. Published literature through July 2022 including clinical trials and prescribing information for mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma, particularly for use in children and as administration as a prefilled syringe, is reviewed. Expert opinion: Asthma affects a significant number of children worldwide, and having efficacious, tolerable, targeted precision therapies for this population is crucial. Mepolizumab remains the only targeted anti-IL-5 therapy approved for pediatric asthma down to 6 years of age. The innovation of the prefilled syringe will enable home administration, which would decrease the burden of treatment, and could potentially increase adoption of therapy. |
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MeSH term(s) | Anti-Asthmatic Agents ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; Asthma/drug therapy ; Child ; Eosinophils ; Humans ; Powders/therapeutic use ; Pulmonary Eosinophilia/drug therapy ; Quality of Life ; Syringes |
Chemical Substances | Anti-Asthmatic Agents ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; Powders ; mepolizumab (90Z2UF0E52) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-08-05 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2479146-5 |
ISSN | 1747-6356 ; 1747-6348 |
ISSN (online) | 1747-6356 |
ISSN | 1747-6348 |
DOI | 10.1080/17476348.2022.2109465 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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