Allergo J Int. 2016;25:11-17. doi: 10.1007/s40629-016-0093-5. Epub 2016 Feb 11.
Allergo journal international
Marek Lommatzsch, Paul Stoll
PMID: 27069845 PMCID: PMC4792349 DOI: 10.1007/s40629-016-0093-5
Novel treatment strategies are currently emerging for patients with inadequately controlled asthma despite good adherence and trigger avoidance. These strategies serve primarily to reduce or completely avoid long-term oral corticosteroid therapy. A number of these options have already been implemented in practice or will soon be authorized for the treatment of asthma, while others still need to prove their clinical practicability, safety and efficacy. The present article provides an overview of the broad spectrum of novel inhaled, oral, systemic, and invasive treatment strategies for asthma.
Keywords: biologics; inhaled therapy; specific immunotherapy; step-up treatment scheme; thermoplasty