A Clinical Study of Omalizumab in the Treatment of Allergic Asthma(ESSENCE)

The Efficacy and Safety of Omalizumab in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Allergic Asthma:A Retrospective Single-center Clinical Trial

Allergic asthma being the most widespread and easily identifiable phenotype, accounting for 60-80% of cases.Previous studies have reported that nearly 90% of patients with severe asthma were cases of allergic asthma, in which Immunoglobulin E (IgE) plays a critical role.Omalizumab was approved as an anti-IgE humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of patients with poorly controlled moderate-to-severe asthma, and was the first targeted drug used in the field of asthma treatment.The drug was launched in mainland China in August 2017.whereas,the clinical application experience, effects, and relevant data in the domestic population still lacking.The aim of this study was to observe the efficacy and safety of omalizumab, and to investigate whether baseline clinical characteristics and biomarkers can predicted response and adherence to treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Moderate-to-severe asthma patients aged ≥ 14 years who met the criteria of the Asthma Group of the Chinese Thoracic Society (Guidelines for bronchial asthma prevention and management, 2020 edition)-moderate asthma was defined as those who could achieve complete control using grade 3 therapy, and severe asthma was defined as fully or incompletely controlled with grade 4 or 5 asthma medications.
• History of asthma exacerbations induced by allergen exposure , elevated total serum IgE and positive specific IgE test or positive skin prick test.
• Treatment with omalizumab.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient of omalizumab.
• Asthma exacerbation in the baseline.
• Combined with diseases that severely affect ventilation,such as bronchiectasis, lung cancer, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), acute respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),etc.
• Receiving other biologically targeted therapies (e.g., anti-interleukin (IL)-5 monoclonal antibody, anti-IL-4 monoclonal antibody, anti-IL-13 monoclonal antibody, anti-IL-5 receptor α (IL-5Rα) monoclonal antibody, etc.)