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- noun A
humanized monoclonal antibody that recognizesinterleukin -5 and is used to treat certain kinds ofasthma andwhite blood cell diseases.
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The drug is called mepolizumab, and two small studies in the March 5 issue of the
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An experimental drug called mepolizumab can prevent severe asthma attacks in people with an uncommon form of the disease that responds poorly to standard steroid medications, researchers report in two studies in the March 5
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Flood-Page P et al. A study to evaluate safety and efficacy of mepolizumab in patients with moderate persistent asthma.
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Patients getting mepolizumab also required less and less steroid medication during the study.
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Scientists from Britain and Canada also find that a simple test of sputum (coughed up matter) can reveal which patients would most likely benefit from mepolizumab.
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None of those getting mepolizumab had an emergency episode attributable to eosinophil-based asthma during the trial or in the two months afterward.
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In the Canadian study, O'Byrne and his colleagues enlisted 20 such adults and randomly assigned nine to receive monthly injections of mepolizumab over several months.
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The numbers were close to normal with mepolizumab use.
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Since mepolizumab targets eosinophils specifically, it made sense to test the drug in these patients.
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In the British trial, Pavord and his colleagues randomly assigned 29 people with severe asthma to get monthly injections of mepolizumab and 32 others to receive placebo injections.
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